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Politika Azerbejdžana na Balkanu
Azerbaijan’s Balkan Policy

Author(s): Hamza Karčić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Atlantska inicijativa: Udruženje za promicanje euroatlantskih integracija BiH
Keywords: Azerbaijan; Azerbaijani Foreign Policy; Khojaly; Balkans; economic development; investments

Summary/Abstract: Azerbaijan’s foreign policy in the Balkans over the past five years is the focus of this article, which argues that Azerbaijan no longer limits its foreign policy to its immediate neighborhood. In conceptual terms, Azerbaijan is seeking to play a greater role than that of Brzezinski’s proverbial geopolitical pivot. Its foreign policy aims in the Balkans are to strengthen alliances with the aim of supporting its territorial integrity, institutionalize the memory of the Khojaly massacre, increase investment in the region, bolster cooperation in the energy sector, and promote the historical and cultural heritage of Azerbaijan.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 14-15
  • Page Range: 15-20
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English