Azerbaijan’s Peacekeeping Role in a Changing Security Order
Azerbaijan’s peacekeeping policy reflects continuity rather than realignment. Drawing on experience in Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and UN missions, Baku is assessing future roles through a pragmatic lens: national interest, operational safety, strategic autonomy and cooperation with international institutions without compromising sovereign decision-making or regional balance in a shifting security order.
Why Bern Is Reproducing Moscow’s Narratives on Karabakh
Swiss initiatives around Karabakh, presented in humanitarian terms, risk preserving the conflict’s outdated logic. By focusing selectively on Armenian return, using separatist terminology and proposing special mechanisms, Bern risks echoing Moscow’s preference for an unfinished dispute, while undermining Azerbaijan-Armenia peace efforts, sovereignty and territorial integrity in the South Caucasus.
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Azerbaijan as a “Network State”: The Digital Geopolitics of the New Eurasia
Azerbaijan is steadily expanding its role from a transport and energy hub into a digital network state linking Europe and Asia through data corridors, fiber-optic infrastructure and emerging data centers. The article explores cybersecurity risks, energy advantages and human capital challenges shaping Baku’s place in the new Eurasian digital architecture.
European Parliamentary Resolutions and the Limits of External Influence on the Post-Conflict Dynamics in the South Caucasus
European parliamentary resolutions targeting Azerbaijan have triggered a strong diplomatic response from Baku, raising concerns over sovereignty, territorial integrity, and external interference in the peace process with Armenia. The timing, coinciding with EU negotiations, suggests potential political pressure, while highlighting broader tensions around post-conflict realities and competing narratives in the South Caucasus.
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