REGIONAL SECURITY DYNAMICS: AZERBAIJAN

Authors

  • Hayk Kocharyan Center for Civilization and Cultural Studies, Yerevan State University
  • Sona Sukiasyan

Keywords:

National Security Concept, Regional Security, Military Doctrine of Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Caucasus, Azerbaijan Security Policy.

Abstract

This research discusses Azerbaijan’s security and military dynamics, the influence of recent political and military development and processes in the Middle East and South Caucasus regions on Azerbaijan's security environment by analyzing Azerbaijan’s National Security Concept documents (hereinafter referred to as Concept/NSC,) and Military Doctrine (hereinafter referred to as Doctrine/MD,) and President Ilham Aliev’s speeches. The main issues discussed in this paper are as follows:  Understanding the challenges and the threats defined in Azerbaijan’s NSC and MD,  Clarifying Azerbaijan's priorities in its security policy and implementation,  Indicating how recent political and military developments in the Middle East and South Caucasus regions influence Azerbaijan's security environment.

Author Biographies

Hayk Kocharyan, Center for Civilization and Cultural Studies, Yerevan State University

Dr. Hayk Kocharyan is a Senior Fellow Researcher at the Center for Civilization and Cultural Studies at Yerevan State University, with a focus on security and political developments in the South Caucasus and the Middle East region. Dr. Kocharyan also acts as the Head of Arabic Studies Department of Yerevan State University. Dr. Kocharyan is a regular contributor to the local and regional media and provides expertise on political and security issues in the South Caucasus and the Middle East. Dr. Kocharyan holds a Doctorate Degree in History from the Institute of Oriental Studies at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, as well as an MA Degree in Arabic Studies from Yerevan State University. Dr. Kocharyan also spent substantial time conducting research at CEU and the Universities of Cairo and Damascus.

Sona Sukiasyan

Ms. Sona Sukiasyan is currently an analyst, article writer and monitoring specialist at the Armenian Razm.info analytical news website focusing on the military and politics of Turkey and Azerbaijan. Ms. Sukiasyan participated in a number of social, educational and scientific programs, summer schools and conferences locally and abroad, including “YavaşGamats” summer school in Turkey; “Islam in Russia” summer school at the European University of St. Petersburg; Student Research Initiatives within the project “Strategies for Armenian-Georgian Cooperation through Academia and Student Inclusion -2.” Ms. Sukiasyan obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Turkish studies from Yerevan State University, where she is currently pursuing her Master's Degree.

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Published

2017-09-29

How to Cite

Kocharyan, H. ., & Sukiasyan, S. . (2017). REGIONAL SECURITY DYNAMICS: AZERBAIJAN. Analytical Bulletin of Armenian and Regional Studies, 2(11), 73–93. Retrieved from https://analytical-bulletin.cccs.am/index.php/ab/article/view/75

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 11 (2017): Analytical Bulletin

Section

Articles