Authors

Dr. Farid Shafiyev

Ambassador, Chairman of the Center for Analysis of International Relations and Multiculturalism (AIR Center)

The Armenian Church and the Fragile South Caucasus Peace

When Faith Becomes a Frontline: A row over two monasteries in Garabagh reveals who still stands in the way of reconciliation, and who benef...

Sovereignty Through Diversification: Azerbaijan’s Response to the Challenges of a Fragmented World

An expanded version of remarks delivered during the panel session “Creative Resilience: Lessons in Geopolitical Maneuvering on Europe&rsq...

Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan reshape Eurasia

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the chair of the People's Council of Turkmenistan, paid a two-day visit to Azerbaijan on July 16-17, 2025. Berdimuha...

Azerbaijan Expands Green Energy Production

Executive Summary: Azerbaijan connected the 100-megawatt Gobustan solar plant to the grid...

When “Research” becomes a political narrative: Questions for Baku Research Institute

The article titled “The Unbearable Cost of Azerbaijan’s Territorial Integrity”, published on the Baku Research Institute website,...

Opinion: A changing "Organisation of Turkic States"

Until recently, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) could best be understood in terms of identity, language, culture, and economic collaboratio...

OTS Expands Agenda From Connectivity to Security

Executive Summary: The fifth meeting of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) security council secretari...

An Emerging Strategic Axis Between Georgia and Turkmenistan

Relations between Tbilisi and Ashgabat are taking on new geopolitical content against the backdrop of Irakli Kobakhidze’s recent visits to As...

Strategic Partnership: The Evolution of UAE-Azerbaijan Relations

Since regaining independence in 1991, Azerbaijan has prioritized developing relations with the ...

When Narrative Replaces Context: Bias In Western Media Coverage Of Azerbaijan – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The piece uses “strategic narrative” (Miskimmon, O’Loughlin, Roselle) to ...

Behind the headlines: How Armenian lobbying shapes Western narratives on Azerbaijan

In recent years, particularly following ...

Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan Elevate Relations to Alliance

Executive Summary: Baku and Bishkek elevated their relationship to an alliance at the end of July during a...

Economic, trade, and transport cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia

AIR Center advisor Nurad Mammadov’s article entitled “Economic, trade, and transport cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia” w...

Bilateral European Cooperation Recasts Transatlantic and Regional Security

The relationship between the United States and ‘Europe’, a broad term which increasingly requires clarification, remains an integral pa...

Between hope and concern: the path ahead for the South Caucasus

Any normalisation process between two states that involves leaving behind conflict, bloodshed and deadlock in favour of cooperation and interdepend...

AIR Center Hosts Event on the Legacy of Caucasian Albania in Azerbaijani Statehood

The Center for the Analysis of International Relations and Multiculturalism (AIR Center) has held an event on the topic “The Legacy of Caucasian Albania in Azerbaijan’s history of statehood,” Trend’s correspondent reports from the event. The primary objective was to conduct academic discussions centering on the views regarding the heritage of Caucasian Albania expressed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, on September 15, while receiving a delegation comprising members and observers of the Council of Heads of Muslim Religious Authorities of the Organization of Turkic States, co-organizers of the Yahya Bakuvi International Conference, and members of the Supreme Religious Board of the Caucasian Peoples. The event also addressed issues reg...

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