Politics
The Baku–Ankara Alliance in the Face of New Geopolitical Realities
By Rovshan Pashazadeh Relations between Azerbaijan and Türkiye are built on shared history, culture and national values, as well as mutual political and economic interests. Described by Heydar Aliyev as “One Nation, Two States”, this partnership has evolved into a
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Trump’s Promises Put to the Test
By Rovshan Pashazadeh Donald Trump’s return to the White House was widely seen as the beginning of a new chapter in international relations. During his election campaign, he pledged to end wars, protect America’s economic interests and restore the country’s
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Russia and the Organization of Turkic States: Opportunities and Risks
By Yücel Karauz, Former Turkish Military Attaché to Azerbaijan (2011–2013). Introduction Russia’s membership in the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) might, at first glance, increase the organization’s geographic and economic weight. Yet the question goes beyond relations between Russia and
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Strategic Transformation of Russia Along the South Caucasus Axis and Its Implications for the Turkic World
By Yucel KarauzIntroduction and Strategic Framework Mainstream Western strategic analyses arguing that Russia is “weakening, declining, or hurtling toward inevitable collapse” are incomplete and fail to align with ground realities. Moscow continues to project global and regional influence far beyond
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Europe in the Shadow of Glasnost and Perestroika
By Dr. Carsten Sander Christensen From Gorbachev’s opening of the Soviet system to today’s European dilemmas over Ukraine Few political reforms of the twentieth century had consequences as far beyond their original purpose as Mikhail Gorbachev’s ‘glasnost’ and ‘perestroika’. Introduced
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Four and a Half Years of Full-Scale War
By Oleksandr Fediienko, Head of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Government Communications, and Cryptographic Information Protection of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence. Four and a half years of full-scale war have changed not only
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“Eternal Friendship” — Baku and Tashkent Are Shaping a New Geopolitical Axis in Eurasia
By Mushvig Mammadli is a Member of the Milli Majlis (National Assembly) . To view President Ilham Aliyev’s state visit to Uzbekistan merely as another stage in the relations between two brotherly nations would significantly underestimate its geopolitical scope. In
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The Zangezur Knot Around Iran’s Neck? Generals Issue Warnings as the Caravan Moves On…
By Farhad Mammadov, for haqqin.az The recent anniversary of the peace summit involving Azerbaijan, Armenia and the United States, held at the White House last August, together with new statements issued by Washington, Baku and Yerevan in this context, has
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3 Nations, 4 Chokepoints: The Future of Global Maritime Power After the Mecca Defense Pact
By Abdul Quddoos, journalist. In the final decade of the 20th century, India began presenting itself as a potential regional sea power and a possible guardian of global maritime trade between East and West. Over the following 25 to 30
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The Migration Crisis at Ceuta – Why Europe Was Paralyzed
By Dr. Carsten Sander Christensen At the beginning of August 2026, Europe witnessed one of the most dramatic migrations emergencies since the refugee crisis of 2015. Within a matter of days, an estimated 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the
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