Vusal Guliyev is a Sinologist, TCSOL Specialist, and Policy Analyst specializing in the geopolitical affairs of Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific region. He currently works as a Leading Advisor at the Baku-based Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) and serves as the Head of the Shanghai Office at AZEGLOB Consulting Group. 

Moreover, he holds affiliations as a Geopolitical Analyst and Associate Expert with several policy research institutes, including the Topchubashov Center, the Caspian-Alpine Society, Khazar University China Studies Center, and the European Geopolitical Forum. A graduate of Shanghai International Studies University, he previously held long-term Visiting Research Fellowships at Ankara University, Harvard University, and Boğaziçi University. He was additionally nominated to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for Spring 2026.

He has authored numerous academic and analytical articles in Azerbaijani, Turkish, English, and Chinese, examining the socio-political, socio-economic, and scientific-technological dynamics of Wider Eurasia, with a particular focus on the South Caucasus, Central Asia, Greater China, and the broader East Asia region.