SAM is the first government-affiliated think-tank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Cavid Valiyev
Research areas:
Turkish domestic and foreign policy
Tomris Valiyeva
Research areas:
Azerbaijan’s relations with the EU states
Tahira Allahyarova
Research areas:
Domestic policy priorities, nation-building,
modernization, domestic social policy,
education and religious issues
Mesiagha Mohammedi
Research areas:
Iranian domestic and foreign policy
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Afsana Mammadova
Research areas:
Socio-political, security and religious transformations in the Middle and Near East, conflict dynamics, the socio-cultural and economic environment of the region
Ilgar Gurbanov
Research areas:
European Union, energy Security (natural gas, pipelines, risks), regional Security (South Caucasus)
Fuad Chiragov
Research areas:
The US domestic and foreign policy, national security, Georgian domestic and foreign policy
Mahir Humbatov
Research areas:
Economy, finance and banking, globalization, international organizations and international financial institutions
Gulmira Rzayeva
Research areas:
Energy security in the South Caucasus region, Azerbaijan’s energy policy
Shahmar Hajiyev
Research areas:
Energy security issues, energy economics, renewable energy sources, green business and green technology
Rauf Garagozov
Research areas:
National identity, collective memory, alteration of historical narratives and attitude in conflict resolution, post-conflict reconciliation
Elnara Garibova
Research areas:
European Union Law, the State Law and Constitutional Law
Orkhan Bagirov
Research areas:
Macroeconomics, regional and global economic relations
Shabnam Maharramova
Research areas: Alternative energy, sustainable development, innovative technologies
Ayaz Rzayev
Research areas: Socio-political and regional security issues in Eastern Europe, the foreign policy of East European countries, dynamics of regional conflicts
Afgan Veliyev
Research areas:
Sociological analysis of political, social and public issues in domestic policy; researching contemporary, cultural and democratic society-building processes through scientific methods