Elsevier Digital Commons Explores Partnership with Social Research Center

On February 17, 2025, an online meeting was held with the staff of the Social Research Center at the initiative of Elsevier Digital Commons, a globally recognized leader in academic research, scientific analytics, and information. The meeting brought together Yasemin Solay, Elsevier Digital Commons Regional Partnership Manager, and Hossam Ashour, Research Consultant at Elsevier, along with Professor Tahira Allahyarova, a member…

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Global Perspectives Lecture Series

Prof. Tom Sauer from the University of Antwerp, the next speaker of our “Global Perspectives Lecture Series” discussed how emerging technologies and advanced weapons are reshaping nuclear arsenals and global security. Prof. Sauer said that emerging technologies are not just changing the way we think about nuclear weapons; they are redefining the future of global…

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The AIR Center hosted a presentation of the book titled “Armenian nationalist irredentism and the Karabakh wars”

On February 5, 2025, the AIR Center hosted a presentation of the book titled “Armenian nationalist irredentism and the Karabakh wars.” In his opening remarks, Chairman of the Board of the AIR Center Farid Shafiyev emphasized that certain narratives promoted by Armenia and the Armenian diaspora—such as the claim that the events leading to the…

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Baku hosted the international conference titled “France and the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict”

On January 31st, 2025, the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) organized an international conference titled “France and the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.” In his introductory remarks, Chairman of the Board of the AIR Center, Farid Shafiyev, stressed that the cool down in the bilateral relations is solely the responsibility of France. He noted that…

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BISR and SRC Sign MoU

On January 27, 2025, a meeting was held in Minsk between Oleg Makarov, Director of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR), and Zahid Oruj, Chairman of the Board of the Social Research Center (SRC). During the discussions, both parties emphasized their commitment to strengthening expert cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic…

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Rusif Huseynov visits Brussels within EU Visitors Program (EUVP)

On 2-6 December 2024, Topchubashov Center`s Director Rusif Huseynov partook in the EU Visitors Program (EUVP) and held a series of meetings with bureaucrats dealing with South Caucasus and particularly Azerbaijan in the EU agencies, such as European Parliament and European Commission. Besides the EUVP agenda, Rusif Huseynov attended NATO HQ and several Brussels-based think…

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Murad Muradov hosts researcher from Hankuk University (Korea)

On 5 December, Topchubashov Center’s Deputy Director Murad Muradov met with the Director of the Center for International Area Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Korea), Dr. Jun Young Kand. They presented each other the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations and discussed academic exchange, joint research projects and events, as…

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