Sultan Zahidov is a leading adviser at the Center of Analysis of International Relations. He received a bachelor's degree in international relations from Baku State University and a master's degree in global political economy from the University of Kassel (Germany). Then he began his doctoral studies in international relations at Baku State University. He is the author of numerous scientific and analytical articles on international security, US foreign policy, international relations in the Middle East, and the foreign policy of Azerbaijan. At the same time, he teaches international security, Azerbaijan's foreign policy, and other subjects at the Faculty of International Relations and Economy of Baku State University.