{"id":1682,"date":"2026-01-05T10:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/think-tanks.az\/eng\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:19:42","slug":"politicon-writing-competition-winners-awarded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/think-tanks.az\/eng\/archives\/1682","title":{"rendered":"Politicon Writing Competition winners awarded"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-text\">\n<p>On 22 December 2025, Topchubashov Center hosted a meeting with the winners of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicon.co\/en\/events-opportunities\/188\/politicon-writing-competition\">Politicon Writing Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Within the framework of the competition, a large number of articles were submitted to Politicon. Among these submissions, articles that stood out for their quality and content were published on the website, and four of them were selected as winners of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The evaluation process was conducted based on the following three main criteria:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Originality of ideas and uniqueness of the writing<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Clarity of arguments and their logical coherence<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Reliance of the research on credible sources<\/p>\n<p>The winners of the competition were the following authors and articles:<\/p>\n<p><b>1st place:<\/b>\u00a0Maharram Akbarov \u2014 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicon.co\/en\/analytics\/199\/neo-metternich-or-richelieu-syrias-place-in-the-middle-east-order\">Neo-Metternich or Richelieu? Syria\u2019s Place in the Middle East<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>2nd place:<\/b>\u00a0Inja Aliyeva \u2014 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicon.co\/en\/essays\/193\/the-european-unions-approach-to-arctic-indigenous-communities\">The European Union&#8217;s Approach to Arctic Indigenous Communities<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>3rd place:<\/b>\u00a0Anvar Ismayilli \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/politicon.co\/en\/analytics\/194\/clashing-visions-the-global-contest-of-competing-geopolitical-projects\">Clashing visions: the global contest of competing geopolitical projects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>4th place:\u00a0<\/b>Gulay Karimli \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicon.co\/az\/essays\/196\/piri-reis-and-his-mysterious-map\">Piri R\u0259is v\u0259 onun sirli x\u0259rit\u0259si<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Topchubashov Center thanks all participants and congratulates the winners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-pdfs my-4\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"carouselIndicators\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-bs-ride=\"true\">\n<div class=\"carousel-indicators\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"carousel-inner\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item active\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"d-block w-100 slider-img\" src=\"https:\/\/top-center.org\/uploads\/img\/posts\/2025\/12\/31\/event-secondarypng-1767176911.png\" alt=\"images\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"carousel-control-prev\" type=\"button\" data-bs-target=\"#carouselIndicators\" data-bs-slide=\"prev\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Previous<\/span><\/button><button class=\"carousel-control-next\" type=\"button\" data-bs-target=\"#carouselIndicators\" data-bs-slide=\"next\"><\/button><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 22 December 2025, Topchubashov Center hosted a meeting with the winners of the\u00a0Politicon Writing Competition. 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