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In 2024, Armenia and Azerbaijan have made substantial progress toward resolving their decades-long conflict, even as critical hurdles remain unresolved. Negotiations are currently divided into three main tracks: the peace agreement, border demarcation and connectivity. Each track has seen varying levels of success. Peace agreement The first track focuses on peace agreement negotiations, which have been…
Abkhazia is facing a severe recession. Recent protests over October’s investment deal and the scandal of President Bzhaniya’s Russian estates coincided with a deepening energy crisis. These events are profoundly linked, showing once again Moscow’s leverage in the region. On October 30, Abkhazia and Russia’s Economic Ministers, Kristina Ozgan and Maxim Reshetnikov, signed a controversial…
The Socio-Economic Analysis Department performed its duties in 2024 in accordance with the national objectives detailed in the “Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities for Socio-Economic Development” document, along with the obligations stemming from the UN’s “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and the priorities established in the Charter of the Social Research Center (SRC)….
In 2024, the Media and Communication Department of the Social Research Center (SRC) actively fulfilled the tasks set out in the Center’s Charter. The department’s activities included media coverage of surveys, events and publications, promotion of content on social networks, management of the SRC website and social media accounts, preparation of both public and confidential…
In 2024, the Department of Internal Policy Analysis conducted studies on the most pressing issues of the domestic socio-political agenda, in accordance with the organization’s Charter. As part of its activities, the department prepared both public and closed reports, briefs, analytical materials, and recommendations. In 2024, the department achieved the following results: Section I: Two books…
In 2024, the department achieved the following results: Section I: One book and 12 articles were published (including two abroad). Section II: 15 analytical reports and documents, 11 overview documents, 17 briefings, and 17 analytical documents based on surveys were prepared, along with the completion of 11 monitoring assessments. Section III: 65 interviews for the media, official statements,…
In 2024, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, continued to demonstrate significant political achievements, solidifying the country’s position on the international stage while addressing key domestic issues. Among the most notable successes of 2023 was the restoration of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over Karabakh, a result of years of struggle for territorial integrity. This paved the way…
The December 2024 edition of the IRMO Brief, authored by Gulkhanim Mammadova, deals with the 29th Conference of Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), held from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. This year’s COP has tried to address the persistent challenges of global…
On December 10, the Center for Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), a Baku-based political think tank closely affiliated with the Azerbaijani government, held a high-level international conference titled “The Main Obstacle to a Peace Agreement Between Azerbaijan and Armenia.” The conference identified the territorial claims in Armenia’s constitution against Azerbaijan as the primary obstacle to peace….
On 14 December, Eurasia Partnership Foundation, Azerbaijan and Topchubashov Center presented their collection of articles on Bosnia and Herzegovina. The publication is part of the Study Trips initiative of the Eurasia Partnership Foundation, Azerbaijan: during the study trip, a cohort of Azerbaijani students visited Bosnia and Herzegovina this fall. Experts of Topchubashov Center, the partner…
