Vusal Gasimli delivered the opening speech at the “Turkic States InsurTech Summit 2025” event

I sincerely welcome you to the “Turkic States InsurTech Summit 2025”! Today, we are not only celebrating a new event but also marking the beginning of a new phase in the history of insurance and technology in the Turkic world. One of the main objectives of this summit is to define a joint roadmap toward…

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Post-conflict Azerbaijan transforms into a confident regional power

During the post-Soviet period, Azerbaijan experienced territorial fragmentation, faced various geopolitical challenges, and relied on support from external powers.  Nearly 20 per cent of its lands were occupied and destroyed by Armenia, and close to 700,000 citizens were displaced. Peace negotiations repeatedly failed as Armenia, emboldened by its alliance with Russia, ignored international law and…

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Gulkhanim Mammadova speaks at the Workshop of the PfP Consortium in Austria

On October 24, Gulkhanim Mammadova, a researcher from the Topchubashov Center, took part in the panel titled “AI-Mediated Ontological Security: National Identities and Sustainable Peace in the South Caucasus.” During the panel, she presented her paper, “Ontological Security and the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Post-2020 Identity Crises and Paths to Peace.” The panel was held as part…

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Topchubashov Center Director visits Armenia

On 21-22 October 2025, Topchubashov Center`s Director Rusif Huseynov visited Yerevan, Armenia as part of an Azerbaijani delegation participating in a roundtable discussion between experts from both countries. The discussion was organized as a joint initiative by representatives of civil society from Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the support of official structures from both countries During…

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Vusal Gasimli spoke at the “PeşəFest-2025” event

Vusal Gasimli, Executive Director of the Center for Analysis and Communication of Economic Reforms (CAERC) Speaks at the Final Event of “PeşəFest-2025” in Baku Vusal Gasimli, Executive Director of the Center for Analysis and Communication of Economic Reforms (CAERC), delivered a speech at the final event of “PeşəFest-2025” held in Baku, organized by the State Employment…

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The strategic significance of the SOCAR–IP acquisition for Italy and the new European energy order

The announcement made on 23 September 2025 regarding the purchase of Italian Petroli (IP) by Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR signifies more than merely a corporate deal. It illustrates the transformation of the Italian and European energy sectors. Two years after the rupture with Russian hydrocarbons, the continent’s energy map is redrawn through diversification, new…

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