Analysis

INTRODUCTIONFour years have passed since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This period has been marked both by

(Prepared within the framework of KHAR Center’s research project “Authoritarian Regimes and Transregional Influence Mechanisms”)IntroductionUnlike its neighbors, Hungary and Slovakia,

IntroductionThe visit of the Vice President of the United States, James David Vance, to the South Caucasus has concluded. This

IntroductionIn recent years, Turkiye has sought to present itself on the international political stage as the “center of negotiations,” the

IntroductionPoland is an Eastern European country that has built its security doctrine around the Russian threat and views Moscow’s defeat

IntroductionEastern Europe has historically been one of the regions most heavily exposed to Russian influence. Particularly after 2014, when Russia

IntroductionThe point that the Azerbaijani ruling elite most frequently boasts about in foreign policy—and considers its greatest achievement—is its policy

Araz Aliyev – researcher, analyst Founding member of the Third Republic PlatformIntroductionFrom 29 November 2025, the day when another wave of

IntroductionAlthough Turkiye claims neutrality in the Russia–Ukraine war, the political and geographical conditions it finds itself in make the sustainability

(This article is prepared within the KHAR Center’s “Authoritarian Regimes and Transregional Influence Mechanisms” research series.)IntroductionGermany and France are the

(This article is prepared within the KHAR Center’s research series on Azerbaijani authoritarianism)✍️ Elman Fattah – Director of the KHAR

Introduction When explaining Azerbaijan’s foreign policy course during the period up to 2020, it is notable that terms such as “balanced,”

IntroductionThe deepening alliance among Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China is becoming an increasingly serious strategic threat to the West.

IntroductionAt the end of September, the Serbian government was highly optimistic that signing a new gas deal with Russia would

(This article was prepared within the framework of KHAR Center’s research project “Authoritarian Regimes and Transregional Influence Mechanisms.”)IntroductionFor years considered

(This article was prepared within the framework of KHAR Center’s research project “Security and State Architecture”)In this article, KHAR Center

(This article was prepared within the framework of KHAR Center’s research project “Authoritarian Regimes and Transregional Mechanisms of Influence”.)IntroductionUntil the

 (This paper was prepared within the framework of post-Soviet authoritarianism research)The causes and dynamics of authoritarian consolidation observed in the