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With less than one month until the next UN climate conference, COP29, which will be held in Baku from 11 to 22 November, Azerbaijan is finalising the agenda. Hosting such a prestigious international conference for the first time in the region is a great responsibility, and COP29 initiatives demonstrate Azerbaijan’s focus on critical issues to tackle…
Executive Summary: Azerbaijan announced its application for BRICS membership on August 20, which has been backed by Russian leaders and emphasizes Azerbaijan’s goal of strengthening ties with China following the China-Azerbaijan joint strategic partnership declaration in July. The increased importance of the South Caucasus region and Azerbaijan’s potential membership in BRICS places it in a…
On October 21, the presentation of the Think Tanks Platform and its online portal (think-tanks.az) was held in Azerbaijan. The Think Tanks Platform is a network of think tanks in Azerbaijan specializing in political, economic, domestic, environmental, and other critical areas. The main purpose of establishing the platform is to encourage the activities of think…
After the Second Karabakh War concluded in 2020, diplomatic negotiations and the peace process in the South Caucasus resurfaced. Armenia’s “legal diplomacy” has emerged as a key component of its foreign policy strategy, aimed at reinforcing its position in the region and counterbalancing Azerbaijan’s new status. This new approach is grounded in the manipulation of legal documents…
“Today… peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not only possible but within reach,” said Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan optimistically on September 26 at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Armenian officials seek to persuade the international community that “Azerbaijan continues to resist signing a peace agreement… For this vision to become a reality, Azerbaijan…
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The Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) and the Royal United Services Institute, RUSI, co-organized a roundtable titled “The COP29 Summit: Navigating Climate Change, Peace, and Security” with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in London. The roundtable was…
In September, it was announced that China has joined Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia as a partner in the Middle Corridor Initiative, with the China Railway Container Transport Corporation (CRTC) participating in the project. The decision followed extended talks over several months and was confirmed during the 8th International Silk Road Expo, held in Xi’an from…
COP29, which will be held at the Baku Olympic Stadium from November 11 to 22, 2024, will be the largest event Azerbaijan has organized to date and the first in broader region. The Host Country Agreement and other important documents have already been signed between the Government of Azerbaijan and the Secretariat of the United…
On October 3, 2024, the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) and Nakhchivan State University co-organized an event titled “The Organization of Turkic States on the 15th anniversary of the Nakhchivan Agreement.” Participants of the event first visited the monument of Azerbaijan’s National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the city center and laid flowers…
