(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 these countries and the Union. Even as each member state has pursued its own interests within this cooperation, the Kremlin has carefully and jealously watched from the sidelines. Moscow’s policy throughout this period was to prevent countries it considered parts of its own “backyard” to gravitate toward Brussels. […]
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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