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The bombing of Iran by Israeli Air Forces on June 13, combined with an operation of eliminating the top rank of Iranian military and security officials, heralded the start of another major conflict in the world already living through the greatest wave of violence since World War II, and plunged the larger region in completely…
On 17 June 2025, Topchubashov Center`s Director Rusif Huseynov joined a panel at Budapest Global Dialogue 2025. In the panel titled “Global Crossroads: the CEE, the Balkans and the Caucasus in the New World Order,” he spoke about nations of the afore-mentioned regions as bridge states—linking diverse civilisations, geopolitical blocs, connectivity models, and economic systems;…
In the most extensive attack on Iran since the country’s 1980-88 war with Iraq, Israeli forces have launched multiple waves of nationwide bombings. The attack is ongoing and believed to be the opening shots of a wider campaign to degrade Iran’s military command structure, ability to retaliate, and reconstitute destroyed nuclear and missile sites. The…
On 11 June 2025, Topchubashov Center`s Director Rusif Huseynov joined virtually the 2025 APRI Forum organized by the Yerevan-based Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia (APRI Armenia). As a speaker of the panel named “Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations: Prospects for Progress,” Rusif Huseynov delivered the view from Azerbaijan on prospects for the Armenia-Azerbaijan talks and regional peace. Moderated by…
On 4 June 2025, Dr. Gökhan Çınkara, the Director of the Global and Regional Studies Center at Necmettin Erbakan University in Ankara paid a visit to Topchubashov Center and was hosted by Rusif Huseynov, Center`s director, Mahammad Mammadov, Center`s Research Fellow, and Vusal Guliyev, Center`s Expert and Air Center`s Research Fellow. During the meeting the…
The echoes of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s historic visit to Baku in April still resonate across the Araz River. Among the many aspects of this visit, what caught the attention of political analysts and region observers alike was Pezeshkian’s unexpected yet symbolic use of “poetry diplomacy.” His recitation of verses from Mahammadhossein Shahriyar’s iconic poem…
Pakistan’s foreign policy continues to evolve in response to shifting regional dynamics, global realignments, and domestic imperatives. A critical dimension of Islamabad’s external engagement is its growing focus on the Central Asian Republics (CARs)—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—whose geopolitical, economic, and strategic relevance has increased markedly since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Pakistan…
On 27 May 2025, Topchubashov Center`s Director Rusif Huseynov joined “Energy Forum 2025: Shaping a Secure and Sustainable Energetic Future in Central and South-East Europe,” a conference organised by Gnosis Institute, OCECCD and the Climate Policy Institute. Held in Budapest Center of Matthias Corvinus Collegium, the event brought together representatives of governments and state agencies,…
On 26 May 2025, Topchubashov Center`s director Rusif Huseynov paid a visit to Eurasia Center of the John von Neumann University, Hungary. During his meeting with the researchers of the Eurasia Center, the parties explored cooperation opportunities.
On 27 May 2025, Dr. Constantinos Filis, a renowned Greek expert, Director of the Institute of International Affairs and Associate Professor at the American College of Greece, and Dimosthenis Korallis, Deputy Head of Mission at the Greek Embassy in Baku, visited Topchubashov Center and were hosted by Deputy Director Murad Muradov and Research Fellow Mahammad…
