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COUNTRIES HAVING SECULARISM AS A CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE
Introduction There is no questioning that countries implementing secularism and providing an equal approach to people from all religions or non-religious people have more chance to become democratic. There is no doubt that almost
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CIVIL AND DEMOCRATIC INTEGRATION PROCESS: TURKIC NATIONS SETTING EXAMPLE
Experts hailed the Baku Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (Turkic Council) as a great success. The heads of state and government made very interesting speeches at the event. They discussed a more
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EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY AND THE ROLE OF AZERBAIJAN
If there is one concept that has made its mark on the last 400 years of world economic policy, it is the concept of security. Since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, this concept
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REVIVING AN ANCIENT ROUTE: THE ROLE OF THE BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY
Though the initial idea about the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway project was raised in the early 1990s, it was not taken seriously due to regional instability and economic difficulties. However, with the realization of the
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WAVE OF TERRORIST ATTACKS IN CENTRAL ASIA: EXPERTS’ FORECASTS
After the Middle East, the Central Asia is suggested as the next action theatre for the radical groups. Many politicians are concerned about that. ISIS is said to be on the offensive in certain
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SCO AND BRICS AHEAD OF NEW DECISIONS
The most notable event of this political summer of 2015 will certainly be the joint Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in Ufa, Russia. On
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WHY DID THE BALTIC STATES DID BUILD STRONG STATEHOOD BUT THE CIS COUNTRIES FAILED?
Background and Problem: State building is a process referring to the development of an organization capable of effectively commanding authority over a national territory, an entity that can enforce laws and provide basic services
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IRAN IN THE CENTRAL ASIA: CURRENT SITUATION AND PROSPECTS
Certain changes in the foreign policy of the official Tehran is speculated upon and its performance in the Central Asia direction is a separate subject. This is a region where Iran has traditionally played
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RUSSIA-CHINA-IRAN TRIANGLE: NEW ALLIANCE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Emergence of a political crisis in Ukraine provoked by the ongoing ideological struggle between Russia and the West has impelled creation of new alliances on the international arena. The modern era also referred to
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CASPIAN PLANS OF THE “CHINESE DRAGON”
Recent years have seen dynamically growing China’s resurging aspiration towards the ”great geo-economic game” – advancing in the direction of oil and gas fields in the energy resources rich Central Asia, and particularly the
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