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Anar Valiyev

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Dean and Associate Professor, School of Public and International Affairs
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ADA University, Baku
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Public Policy of Post-Soviet Republics, Democracy and Governance, Urban Development and Planning
COVID-19 Implications for Azerbaijan: Momentum Immobilized by a Perfect Storm
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COVID-19 Implications for Azerbaijan: Momentum Immobilized by a Perfect Storm

  • January 29, 2021
  • Anar Valiyev
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Global events related to the COVID-19 pandemic have affected all countries in Central Eurasia, with many experiencing signs of recession in late 2020. The forced quarantine regimes…
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The Myth of Syrian Mercenaries in Karabakh Debunked in Eight Parts

  • November 6, 2020
  • Anar Valiyev
(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) From the beginning of the escalation of the conflict in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, some accusations were aired in several European and Russian mainstream media about the…
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A battle for transportation routes in the Russian neighborhood: Is there a place for small states?

  • May 5, 2020
  • Anar Valiyev
(International Politics) Abstract: Driven by an increased interest in enhancing connectivity, great powers are in the competition to implement their transportation projects. Meanwhile, small states located in the crossroad of the…
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Ten Years of Eastern Partnership in Azerbaijan: Time to Take Serious Steps

  • December 18, 2019
  • Anar Valiyev
(NYU Jordan Center) In 2009, Azerbaijan and five other former Soviet republics signed Eastern Partnership initiative with the European Union. This agreement marked the beginning of a new era of cooperation between…

Azerbaijan Through the Prism of BRI: China’s Mounting Interests and Influence in the Region

  • October 28, 2019
  • Anar Valiyev
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) With the diminishing engagement of the United States in the South Caucasus[1] and the weak position of the EU as it deals with Brexit,[2] other world…
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10 Years of Eastern Partnership in Azerbaijan: Still a long way to go

  • September 19, 2019
  • Anar Valiyev
(Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung) 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Eastern Partnership initiative with six former Soviet Republics – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The direction of…
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Azerbaijan’s foreign policy towards Russia since independence: compromise achieved

  • February 21, 2019
  • Anar Valiyev
(Southeast European and Black Sea Studies) (Co-authored by Narmina Mamishova) Abstrasct: Discussions of post-Soviet countries’ policies towards Russia have been largely dominated by two mainstream neorealist approaches on states’ alignment choices – balancing…
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U.S. Disengagement from the South Caucasus: The Throne Is Never Vacant

  • October 26, 2018
  • Anar Valiyev
(PONARS Policy Memo) Over the last ten years, the United States has been gradually disengaging from the South Caucasus. This has tremendously affected the countries of the region, especially Georgia and…
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Do citizens of the former Soviet Union trust state institutions and why: The case of Azerbaijan

  • September 5, 2017
  • Anar Valiyev
(Communist and Post-Communist Studies) This study examines the trust in political institutions in Azerbaijan using the data from the survey Caucasus Barometer (CB) conducted by the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC)…

Последствия Брекзита для Азербайджана: Пострадает ли интеграция между востоком и западом?

  • May 17, 2017
  • Anar Valiyev
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