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On 14 January 2025, Topchubashov Center Director Rusif Huseynov met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Sekerinska during her visit to Azerbaijan, which also included a meeting with Azerbaijani experts. The meeting was attended by Alexander Vinnikov, Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Tbilisi, and focused on regional developments in the South Caucasus, including…
On January 3, the U.S. launched a lightning-speed operation in Venezuela, which lasted for about two and a half hours and ended with the capture of the country’s president Nicolas Maduro together with his wife. The couple was brought to New York where they are indicted with drug smuggling and will face a trial soon….
On 9 October 2025, US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) has imposed secondary sanctions which target Russian oil and gas sectors and extend their pressure on NIS (Naftna Industrija Srbije), the main Serbian energy company, because of the majority share owned by the Russian Gazprom Neft (44.85 per cent) and JSC Intelligence (11.3 per cent)….
Located on the shores of the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan has, over the past two decades, been transitioning from a purely regional actor into a state with a distinct voice on the global stage. Its growing presence and influence at the World Economic Forum offer a clear illustration of this shift. Rich in energy resources, yet…
On 19 January 2025, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Marianne de Jong, together with Senior Policy Officer Shahla Balakishiyeva, paid a visit to the Topchubashov Center and were hosted by the Center`s Director Rusif Huseynov and Deputy Director Murad Muradov. The parties exchanged views on regional developments,…
The idea of transforming oil capital into human capital, articulated years ago, is today presented with broader and deeper substance aligned with global challenges. The key point emphasized by President Ilham Aliyev is that natural resources are not an end in themselves, but a means, and that the main guarantors of sustainable development are science,…
The recent meeting in Washington between Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, coupled with the official announcement of the implementation framework for the TRIPP initiative, signals the entry of the South Caucasus peace process into a qualitatively new phase. While previous stages were largely dominated by political declarations and…
In recent years, transformations in global and regional politics have elevated US-Azerbaijan relations to a qualitatively new level. In particular, the conclusion of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in 2020 with Azerbaijan’s victory, followed by intensified competition among global powers, has generated new geopolitical realities in the South Caucasus. Against this complex global and regional backdrop, Azerbaijan…
The South Caucasus is entering a phase of geopolitical recalibration that is both overdue and transformative. For more than three decades, the region was locked in a structural paralysis shaped primarily by the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. The Karabakh conflict created a logic of fragmentation that dictated political behavior: Armenia’s reliance on Russia hardened, Azerbaijan’s access to…
On 13 January 2025, Topchubashov Center Director Rusif Huseynov participated in the meeting of the Peace Bridge Initiative, a direct communication platform bringing together representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian civil society. The meeting was attended by members of the initiative and representatives of Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations (NGOs), who discussed the activities of the Peace Bridge…
