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MILITARY COOPERATION AND SECURITY POLICIES OF AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY

MILITARY COOPERATION AND SECURITY POLICIES OF AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY

upa-admin Aralık 18, 2013 0

1. Introduction Although military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey dates back to the early 1990s, it eventually failed to progress in parallel with the security paradigm emerging in the world and the region. There

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ARMENIA BETWEEN “RUSSIAN HAMMER” AND “WESTERN ANVIL”

ARMENIA BETWEEN “RUSSIAN HAMMER” AND “WESTERN ANVIL”

upa-admin Kasım 20, 2013 0

Debate goes on about the potential outcome of official Yerevan’s decision to join the Customs Union (CU). Armenian experts primarily criticize the leadership of the country on this issue. They have become sensitive in

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BIDZINA IVANISHVILI: BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN – PRIME MINISTER?

BIDZINA IVANISHVILI: BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN – PRIME MINISTER?

upa-admin Kasım 2, 2013 0

Georgia’s richest person Bidzina Ivanishvili serves as the country’s prime Minister since 25 December 2012. On several occasions, Ivanishvili has declared his intention to quit the job after the presidential elections in the country on 27 October, 2013;

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MISTAKE OF THE U.S. IN THE CAUCASUS: ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN IN A “SINGLE MOULD”

MISTAKE OF THE U.S. IN THE CAUCASUS: ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN IN A “SINGLE MOULD”

upa-admin Ekim 25, 2013 0

Washington has recently been drawing criticism in connection with its policy on the South Caucasus. This criticism largely emanates from the lack of differentiated approach to the regional states. Modern geopolitical realities prove to

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AZERBAIJAN, TURKMENISTAN AND KAZAKHSTAN: THE THREE PROMISING HYDROCARBON STATES OF THE CASPIAN REGION

AZERBAIJAN, TURKMENISTAN AND KAZAKHSTAN: THE THREE PROMISING HYDROCARBON STATES OF THE CASPIAN REGION

upa-admin Temmuz 29, 2013 0

Azerbaijan: A Brief Information of the Country’s Energy Policy As a land­locked energy exporter, Azerbai­jan’s oil export infrastructure crosses neighboring states before accessing world markets.[1] Baku’s preference of an east-west route through Georgia and

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SOUTH CAUCASUS: NEW GEOPOLITICAL GAMES AND CONFIGURATIONS

SOUTH CAUCASUS: NEW GEOPOLITICAL GAMES AND CONFIGURATIONS

upa-admin Temmuz 23, 2013 0

Geopolitical rivalry between the large powers of the world is being supplemented with the new content. So far, it has been more pronounced in the Middle East. Nevertheless, the sequence of events indicates that

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TURKEY-BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION (BSEC) RELATIONS

TURKEY-BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION (BSEC) RELATIONS

upa-admin Mayıs 14, 2013 0

Introduction The end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s was a period of major changes that dramatically upset strategic balances, brought an end to an era of bipolarity and as a

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