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27 March 2025, Murad Muradov participated in a conference in Tbilisi with his paper dedicated to the potential role of renewable energy cooperation for sustainable peace in the South Caucasus. The event, titled “Professional Dialogue and Empowering Young Researchers: Regional Cooperation on Energy Security”, was held by WEG (World Experience for Georgia) and UNDP Office…
Executive Summary: Israel announced on March 6 that it is in discussions with the United States to establish trilateral cooperation with Azerbaijan, deepening long-standing ties between Israel and Azerbaijan in security, energy, and diplomacy. This trilateral initiative positions Azerbaijan as a bridge between the Middle East, the South Caucasus, and the West, following high-level visits…
The evolving dynamics of Russia-USA relations have sent shockwaves through the post-Soviet space, with the South Caucasus emerging as a critical region to observe the fallout. Recent negotiations between the United States and Russia, particularly those aimed at resolving the war in Ukraine, have exposed fault lines in international diplomacy that carry profound lessons for…
On March 13, the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia simultaneously announced that they reached an agreement on the text of the ongoing peace agreement between the two countries, which means that Armenia has accepted the last two demands put forward by Azerbaijan in the context of the draft peace agreement. Azerbaijan called for changes…
On 13 March, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, announced that Armenia had agreed to the last two of the total 17 provisions of the draft “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia”—meaning that, currently, the final text of this document has been approved by the parties. This result…
The intensifying geopolitical competition among major global powers has heightened security and economic vulnerabilities worldwide, contributing to the erosion of the post-Cold War international order and exposing the limitations of international legal frameworks. Consequently, the Caspian region has become a key arena for geopolitical maneuvering, with dominant states seeking to integrate regional actors into exclusive…
The political landscape of the South Caucasus has undergone significant changes over the past four years. The decades-long conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia entered a new phase following Azerbaijan’s 44-day war in 2020, which resulted in the liberation of its territories from occupation. Historically, this region has been a focal point of competing geopolitical interests,…
This year, Topchubashov Center`s deputy director Murad Muradov participates in the Raisina Young Fellows Programme, an annual ten-day policy workshop jointly organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India’s biggest think tank, and ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius (Germany) which takes place on 14-24 March. The Forum has brought together 55 participants from 38 countries,…
Although the cessation of armed hostilities is essential in ensuring that a ‘just’ peace is achieved, guaranteeing accountability for committing respective crimes and legal violations during a given conflict is indispensable. The Armenia-Azerbaijan case is a primary example of this, with the interests of the suffering side, in this case, Azerbaijan, not receiving enough worldwide…
The last few days have served as a useful re-cap of the current reality in the peace negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Various statements by each country’s Foreign Affairs Ministries suggest that the overall outlook on signing a peace treaty is perhaps more optimistic than ever before. However, as stated by President Ilham Aliyev during…
