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Sep 23, 2017, 12:53 PM

How does Baku become a Caucasian peace mediator?

Following the first official meeting between the U.S Marine Corps General Joe Dunford and Russia’s Valeri Gerasimov in February 2017, Baku host another high-level meeting on September 8 between General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and...

Jul 8, 2017, 12:02 AM

Is Nagorno-Karabakh region gathering new clouds of War?

On 4th of July in 2017, a new violence has erupted in the line of contact (LoC) of Azerbaijani – Armenian troops in Nagorno-Karabakh region. Reportedly, as a result of heavy artillery shell in Fizuli direction, namely Alkhanli village,...

Feb 9, 2017, 1:14 PM

The case of Lapshin: How it will affect Azerbaijan – Israel partnership?

On 8th of February of 2017, a plane carrying Russian travel-blogger Alexander Lapshin landed at Baku International Airport. Alexander Lapshin, who was detained in Belarus a month ago at the request of Azerbaijan, is charged with violating the country’s legislation by...

Feb 2, 2017, 11:24 AM

Is the Iran – Armenia railway project an illusion?

The construction of a railroad connecting Armenia with Iran was first promised by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in an address to the National Assembly (parliament) in October 2008. Financing the construction, however, was a problematic issue: while Iranian officials...

Dec 20, 2016, 11:31 AM

Hard choice of Riyadh: How did OPEC agree on the cut of oil production?

On November 30, OPEC secured a cut in oil production from 33.8 million barrels a day (b/d) to 32.5 million b/d. As cheap oil from the global oil glut created budgetary shortfalls in oil-producing countries across the world, the severe...

Oct 16, 2016, 2:21 AM

Endless crisis of Great powers in Syria

Right aftermath, when Russia has deployed its S-300 and S-400 long-range missile systems in its naval base in Tartus, some concerns were raised as it may be seen as a new phase of US – Russian confrontation in the...

Sep 13, 2016, 11:29 PM

The future of Kurdish dream in Syria

In the shadow of a new escalation of civil war in Syria, three new challenges occurred, which would have an undeniable impact on the Middle East region. Firstly, the enlargement of Russian military intervention in Syria (within the involvement...

Jul 17, 2016, 6:22 AM

Why does Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Georgia strengthen military cooperation?

On 5th of May, following a private trilateral meeting in Qabala city, Azerbaijani Defence Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, Georgian Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli and Turkish National Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz agreed to hold joint military exercises on enhancing the...

Jun 8, 2016, 1:50 PM

What after the Fallujah campaign?

The official Baghdad on 22nd of May declared that it launched a large-scale military operation in a rebellious city of Fallujah against Islamic State militants, with the involvement of sophisticated armoured vehicles, artillery, and U.S led air forces. Apparently,...

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About Me

Fuad is a foreign affairs analyst, who has been published and quoted widely by well-known Forbes, Jerusalem Post, EurActive, Turkey Institute, Strategic Thought Institute, Aljazeera Turkey and etc. His area of expertise includes military/security and religious radicalism issues. He is the author of “Syria 1946-2012″ book which traces the long political history of Assad's regime in Syria (2012) and “Tunisian model of Democracy in Arab world” (2015) devoted to the study of democratization process of Tunisia and it's role in the Arab Spring. He holds M.A degree in Diplomacy and Political science