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Dr. Farid Shafiyev

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

From "5+1" to Six-State Unity: Azerbaijan’s Central Asian Unity

Over the past five to six years, Azerbaijan’s gravitation towards east has manifested in various formats, including Organization of Turkic St...

Moving Towards the Common Future: Stepping into A Breakthrough

2025 is coming to an end. It has brought new developments into the normalization processes not only between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but also betwee...

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...

Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections: A view from Azerbaijan

Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections produced a result whose significance extends well beyond the country's borders. With Civil Contr...

Azerbaijan’s Emerging Role In Context Of WUF13 And Post-Conflict Sustainable Urban Development – Analysis

The thirteenth session of the United Nations World Urban Forum (WUF13), held in Baku, is not merely a high-level international gathering; it is als...

From Conflict Management to Institutional Peacebuilding: Reflections on the Emerging Security Architecture of the South Caucasus

What we seem to be witnessing now is a historically significant transformation in the South Caucasus. For years the region has been viewed in the c...

Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan Partnership Gains Momentum

Executive Summary: Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have been advancing their bilateral relations. Uzbekistan&rsq...

Georgia’s Investment Landscape: Stability, Growth, and Opportunities

According to the report of the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the volume of foreign investments in the third quarter of the current year ha...

Prospects in a New Era of Azerbaijan-Syria Relations

Azerbaijan and Syria share a deep bond rooted in historical and cultural ties. This bond traces back to the era of the Silk Road and has continued ...

From Shatterbelt To Strategic Pivot: U.S.-Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership As A Blueprint For Caucasian Peace – OpEd

Situated at the crossroads of civilizations, cultures, and major transportation corridors stretching from east to west and north to south, and endo...

Toward Historic Peace In The South Caucasus Amid Instability In The Middle East – Analysis

Introduction The global geopolitical architecture is undergoing a period of profound and consequential transformation. W...

Regional States Consolidate the Resilience of the Middle Corridor (Part 1)

Executive Summary: On May 8, KTZ Express and Pasifik Eurasia organized the transportation of a container t...

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...

Türkiye-Italy relations: strategic convergence and new opportunities

As the European Union (EU) continues to struggle to properly recognise Türkiye's importance for the European security architecture, Ankara...

AIR Center Hosted Event on “New Geopolitical Realities in the South Caucasus: Azerbaijan and the Peace Agenda”

On June 11, 2026, the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) hosted an event titled “New Geopolitical Realities in the South Caucasus: Azerbaijan and the Peace Agenda.” The event was held as the final stage of the article competition organized by the Center on the same topic. Moderated by AIR Center’s Leading Advisor, Sultan Zahidov, the event aimed to discuss the new geopolitical realities emerging in the South Caucasus, analyze Azerbaijan’s regional peace and cooperation agenda, and promote the scientific and analytical activities of young researchers. In his opening remarks, AIR Center's Chairman of the Board Farid Shafiyev highlighted the importance of the article competitions regularly organized by the Center. He emphasized that new geopolitical realities are emerging in the South Caucasus and that Azerbaijan pla...

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Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections: A view from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s emerging middle power status and the growing global significance of the C6 format discussed at SCO Think Tank Forum

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AIR Center Hosted Event on “New Geopolitical Realities in the South Caucasus: Azerbaijan and the Peace Agenda”

Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections: A view from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s emerging middle power status and the growing global significance of the C6 format discussed at SCO Thi...

AIR Center Chairman addressed the SCO Think Tank Forum-FULL SPEECH

Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan Partnership Gains Momentum

Regional States Consolidate the Resilience of the Middle Corridor (Part 1)

Türkiye-Italy relations: strategic convergence and new opportunities

Digitalization Of The Middle Corridor: Azerbaijan And The OTS Connectivity Agenda – OpEd

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Yalchin Rafiyev, the Lead Negotiator for COP29, discusses Azerbaijan's vision and strategy.

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From Conflict Management to Institutional Peacebuilding: Reflections on the Emerging Security Architecture of the South Caucasus

Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections: A view from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan Partnership Gains Momentum

Regional States Consolidate the Resilience of the Middle Corridor (Part 1)

Türkiye-Italy relations: strategic convergence and new opportunities

Digitalization Of The Middle Corridor: Azerbaijan And The OTS Connectivity Agenda – OpEd

Opinion: "Azerbaijan’s decision to interweave the global urban development agenda with its own post-conflict recovery story was deliberate and, on reflection, relevant"

Azerbaijan’s Emerging Role In Context Of WUF13 And Post-Conflict Sustainable Urban Development – Analysis

Meloni Visits Baku to Cement the Italy–Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership

Authors

Dr. Farid Shafiyev

From "5+1" to Six-State Unity: Azerbaijan’s Central Asian Unity

Dr. Gulshan Pashayeva

Moving Towards the Common Future: Stepping into A Breakthrough

Javid Valiyev

Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan reshape Eurasia

Vasif Huseynov

Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections: A view from Azerbaijan

Matin Mammadli

Azerbaijan’s Emerging Role In Context Of WUF13 And Post-Conflict Sustainable Urban Development – Analysis

Yunis Gurbanov

From Conflict Management to Institutional Peacebuilding: Reflections on the Emerging Security Architecture of the South Caucasus

Roza Bayramli

Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan Partnership Gains Momentum

Mirzayeva Nasiba

Georgia’s Investment Landscape: Stability, Growth, and Opportunities

Lala Khalilzade

Prospects in a New Era of Azerbaijan-Syria Relations

Sultan Zahidov

From Shatterbelt To Strategic Pivot: U.S.-Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership As A Blueprint For Caucasian Peace – OpEd

Fuad Abdullayev

Toward Historic Peace In The South Caucasus Amid Instability In The Middle East – Analysis

Vusal Guliyev

Regional States Consolidate the Resilience of the Middle Corridor (Part 1)

Nurad Mammadov

Economic, trade, and transport cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia

Maryam Ismayilova

Bilateral European Cooperation Recasts Transatlantic and Regional Security

Huseyn Sultanli

Türkiye-Italy relations: strategic convergence and new opportunities

Events

AIR Center Hosted Event on “New Geopolitical Realities in the South Caucasus: Azerbaijan and the Peace Agenda”

Azerbaijan’s emerging middle power status and the growing global significance of the C6 format discussed at SCO Think Tank Forum

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