Azerbaijan

BETWEEN TURKEY, RUSSIA, AND PERSIA: PERCEPTIONS OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA AT THE TURN OF THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES

By Emil Souleimanov April 27, 2012

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This article traces the emergence of the modern national identities of Azerbaijanis and Armenians back to the last quarter of the nineteenth century. In doing so, it emphasizes the ways national identities were shaped by Azerbaijani and Armenian intellectual elites, reflecting their historical heritage of being parts of Turkish, Persian, and Russian empires. Accordingly, the evolution of mutual perceptions of Azerbaijanis and Armenians vis-à-vis their imperial neighbors--and vice versa--is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Central Asia, Iran, MERIA Journal Volume 16, Number 01 (March 2012), Regional , Russia/USSR, Turkey

DEALING WITH AZERBAIJAN: THE POLICIES OF TURKEY AND IRAN TOWARD THE KARABAKH WAR (1991-1994)

By Emil Souleimanov October 28, 2011

This article explores the policies of Turkey and Iran toward the Armenian-Azerbaijani war over Nagorno-Karabakh during the 1991-1994 period. It identifies Azerbaijan as a key nation in the region, one rich in oil and natural gas and with which both the Turks and Persians historically shared language, culture, and religion. As the cornerstone of the post-Soviet policies of both regional powers in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan was crucial for Ankara and Tehran as they sought to safeguard their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Azerbaijan, MERIA Journal Volume 15, Number 03 (September 2011), Regional Security, Turkey

Azerbaijan-Turkey-Israel Relations: The Energy Factor

By September 4, 2008

Volume 12, No. 3 - September 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 4 of 7 AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY-ISRAEL RELATIONS: THE ENERGY FACTOR Alexander Murinson* TRANSFORMATION OF SECURITY With the end of the Cold War, there was a paradigmatic shift in concepts of security due not only to geopolitical changes(in light of the fall of the Communist system) but also to exhaustion of--or increased competition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Israel, MERIA Journal Volume 12, Number 03 (Sep 2008), Turkey

Azerbaijan and the Challenge of Multiple Identities: In Search of a Global Soul

By December 2, 2007

ï»¿ AZERBAIJAN AND THE CHALLENGE OF MULTIPLE IDENTITIES: IN SEARCH OF A GLOBAL SOUL Alireza Asgharzadeh* This article focuses on emerging Azerbaijani identity and its competing versions in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran, and in the diaspora. The Republic of Azerbaijan has over eight million people compared with more than 20 million Azeris in Iran. The two groups have ethnic, linguistic, and historical ties but also different experiences, giving them both a common … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Iran, MERIA Journal Volume 11, Number 04 (Dec 2007)

Azerbaijan: Islam in a Post-Soviet Republic

By December 1, 2005

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Filed Under: Azerbaijan, MERIA Journal Volume 09, Number 04 (Dec 2005), Russia/USSR