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The year 2025 marked a period of adjustment and consolidation in Azerbaijan’s foreign policy. From its immediate vicinity to neighboring regions, Baku approached its external environment not as a challenge to be reacted to, but as an emerging architecture to be proactively shaped in line with its vital interests. The formalisation of peace with Armenia…
Before the 2020 Karabakh War, the Armenia–Azerbaijan Track 2 diplomacy existed more as an aspiration than a lived reality. Dialogues were episodic, heavily mediated by third parties, geographically distant from the region, and largely disconnected from actual decision-making. Mutual visits were rare to the point of being unthinkable – exceptional and often sensationalized – and…
Brain drain represents the erosion of a country’s scientific and intellectual foundations and, ultimately, the loss of its future social potential. Yet the core issue lies not in migration as a whole, but in the brain drain embedded within today’s global migration flows. The loss generated by mass population movements does not exert the same…
People–state unity is one of the core foundations of state resilience. Azerbaijan translated this principle into concrete action during the Karabakh war, gaining a clear strategic advantage. Strong internal consensus enabled the country to mount a firm and coordinated response to external threats. This synergy enhances the effectiveness of economic policymaking. Through social programs that…
As Western sanctions on Russia intensify, targeting not only the country’s financial apparatus but also major companies and energy champions such as LukOil, Rosneft, and Gazprom Neft, the Black Sea has become the most dynamic fault line in Europe’s reconfigured energy landscape. The accelerated withdrawal of these Russian companies from the region is not simply…
According to the report of the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the volume of foreign investments in the third quarter of the current year has more than doubled compared to the previous year. Economic experts in Georgia note that despite the tensions arising from parliamentary elections last year, local government elections this year, and ongoing…
Azerbaijan’s entry into the C6 comes at a moment when the Black Sea and the Caspian are becoming more closely connected through transport, energy, and diplomatic initiatives. The new format gives political structure to a set of developments that were already unfolding in practice, from expanding port links to coordinated work on the Middle Corridor….
When looking into the demographics of Georgia, the first thing that comes into attention is the country’s multiethnic profile. According to the latest population census, Georgia’s total population amounts to more than 3.7 million people, of which 86.8% are ethnic Georgians. Meanwhile, the country harbors many ethnic minorities such as Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Russians, Ossetians, Yazidi…
In 2025, Azerbaijan has moved beyond its traditional role as a regional actor and emerged as a country with meaningful influence in the wider geopolitical landscape. Policies introduced in the post-conflict period have brought economic and political stability, strengthening the country’s international standing in a noticeable way. Azerbaijan’s foreign policy priorities have been substantially recalibrated….
As a result of the cooperation between the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC), the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijan Insurers Association, a new textbook titled “InsurTech” has been published. The textbook was prepared under the scientific supervision of Vusal Gasimli, Executive…
