Politics
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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The Zangezur Corridor: A Geopolitical Turning Point in the South Caucasus and a New Strategic Axis for Eurasia
By Yujel Karauz, Turkish Military Attaché to Azerbaijan (during 2011/13) The South Caucasus has historically been one of the world’s most strategically contested regions. Situated between Europe and Asia and connecting the Black Sea, the Caspian Basin, Russia, Türkiye, Iran,
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In the Foreseeable Future, Türkiye’s Founding Position Will Be Further Consolidated as Global Crises Deepen
An interview with Prof. Dr. Mehmet Seyfettin EROL, President of ANKASAM (Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies) for Azerbaijan Today magazine. Questions prepared by Ali Askerli. A.T.: The ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have significantly reshaped
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Russia’s Strategic Goals in the South Caucasus: Regional Order, Not a Bloc Frontier
By Alexey Naumov, Expert at Russia’s International Affairs Council For Moscow, the South Caucasus is not a peripheral theatre. It is a direct strategic neighborhood linking the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Middle East and Central Asia. Russia’s central
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Is Türkiye’s Role in NATO Growing? What Came Out of the Erdoğan–Trump Meeting?
By Mustafa Gurbuz, Journalist. The 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government, held in Ankara and watched closely around the world, highlighted not only the revision of the security doctrines of NATO member states—particularly in Europe—but also the
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