On the 16th of September of 2011 in Baku Park Hyatt hotel The Center for National and International Studies held the conference “ The identity searches of the Turkic states in the 21st century: back to the pre modern times?” and presentation of the book “The Identity dilemmas of the Turkic states in the 21st century ” (CNIS, 2011). The conference was concluding the series of the round tables, conducted by the CNIS during the 2010-2011 years with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy. (more...)


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The EU policy in the region from the Mediterranean to the Baltic, from the Caspian to the Black Sea and the realities of the region was the topic of the workshop on “The EU approach towards the Caspian: soft power or realpolitik?”, held by the Center for National and International Studies at the Hyatt Regency on September 7, 2011. The objectives of the conference were to consider the EU's role within the Caspian region and get local feedback from those living and working in the region as to the state of play of subregional cooperation in Europe's outermost Sea. Local stakeholders and representatives...


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The conference on “National and Civic Identities” was hosted in Ismayilli region, Lahich settlement by Center for National and International Studies on June 25, 2011. Leyla Aliyeva, President of the CNIS has opened the conference with a foreword “Above all Lagich is dear to us also because the founder of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic M. E. Rasulzadeh has found a shelter here when fleeing from Bolsheviks’ persecution”. The Turkish guest speaker from the Ankara Univerisity, Dr. Tashansu Turker has opened a speech with “multiculturalism” policy in Turkey. “While people who moved...


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Should Azerbaijan join NATO? It was the topic of the roundtable on "NATO: Political and military alliance of the 21st century" organized by the Center for National and International Studies and the Embassy of Romania , NATO Contact Point Embassy in Azerbaijan on June 15, 2011. In her opening speech at the conference Leyla Aliyeva, President of the Center for National and International Studies emphasizes that in 1990s Azerbaijan was weaker, but had a consistent and firm policy of rapprochement with NATO. (more...)


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  A Conference on “Eurointegration and the way of settlement of the conflicts” organized by the Center for National and International Studies was held in Lenkoran city on May 28. In her opening speech at the conference Leyla Aliyeva, President of the Center for National and International Studies emphasizes that 93 years before, on that day of 1918 the first democratic state – Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was established. “Despite the difficulties, ADR always adhered the policy of integration with Europe.” (more...)


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