On-going alterations in the Special Relationship – bound for strategic divergence?

The Labour party’s return to power in July 2024 was accompanied with a lot of uncertainty, with Keir Starmer and his team adopting a deliberately ambiguous campaign strategy to present itself as the candidate of common sense and pragmatism in contrast to the instability that characterized the final years of Conservative rule. This extended to…

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EU and Central Asia: the significance of the Samarkand summit for Azerbaijan

The author began by highlighting the holding of the EU-Central Asia summit on April 3-4, 2025, in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. The summit marked the beginning of a new strategic partnership between the sides, with the summit focusing on cooperation in the spheres of trade, transport, energy, digital communications and the management of water resources….

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Azerbaijan got mixed signals from the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit

The EU and five Central Asian countries held their inaugural high-level summit on April 4 in Samarkand, marking a watershed moment in Brussels’ engagement with the region amid shifting power dynamics in wider Eurasia. In addition to its contribution to deepening political ties between the EU and Central Asia, the meeting produced concrete deliverables on…

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Peace without women? The missing voices in the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process

Introduction We are witnessing global ‘culture wars’ between conservative and progressive-minded individuals across the globe. The recent political developments in the United States, a global leader in promoting universal human rights, and the European Union countries have significantly altered the global political and cultural landscape. The rise of conservative-minded individuals globally has caused an alarm…

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Azerbaijan Seeks Trilateral Partnership with Israel and U.S.

As global political tensions intensify, the previously blurred lines of state alignments are becoming clearer. In the South Caucasus and the broader Middle East, this is observed in the emergence of new alliances and the strengthening of existing ones, with far-reaching implications for regional stability and international relations. While Georgia remains in geopolitical limbo due…

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Germany eyes deepening bilateral ties with Azerbaijan

The ongoing geopolitical turmoil in Europe has reshaped traditional security dynamics in the region. Following the Trump administration’s economic and security policies toward the European Union (EU), EU member states have had to rethink their global strategies and regional engagements, writes Shahmar Hajiyev, head of department at the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center)….

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Growing Footprint of the Turkish Capital in China

Economic relations between Türkiye and China have expanded considerably over the past three decades, evolving beyond trade to encompass mutual investment. While Chinese investments in Türkiye have typically drawn more attention, Turkish capital flowing into China has also steadily increased. Although Turkish investments remain less diversified and extensive than their Chinese counterparts, several Turkish companies…

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Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, Vol 90, No 1 (2025) – The Influence of Average Annual Climatic Indicators on Agricultural Productivity: Considering the Threshold Effect

Summary   The article examines the effects of average annual temperatures, the average annual amount of precipitation and carbon emissions per capita on changes in the overall indicator of productivity in agriculture. The volume produced per one ha of agricultural land in real (physical) terms based on the data for six decades is considered. Econometric…

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The “Turkish Economic Outlook” 2024 edition has been published

The Turkic World Research Center, operating under the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication, in cooperation with the Organization of Turkic States presents the latest edition of the Turkic Economic Outlook for the 4th quarter of 2024, available in 8 languages. This quarterly report delivers an in-depth data on dynamics of the economic…

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