Western orientation in Azerbaijan's foreign policy

• Název v anglickém jazyce: Western orientation in Azerbaijan's foreign policy
• Klíčová slova: Foreign policy, the South Caucasus, economic integration, international relations.
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Foreign policy, the South Caucasus, economic integration, international relations.
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2011/2012
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra politologie (23-KP)
• Vedoucí / školitel: Mgr. Markéta Žídková, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 15.05.2012
• Datum zadání: 15.05.2012
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 14.09.2012 08:00
• Místo konání obhajoby: IPS FSV UK, U kříže 8/661 158 00 Praha 5 – Jinonice
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 02.08.2012
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 14.09.2012
• Oponenti: prof. PhDr. Emil Aslan, Ph.D.

Seznam odborné literatury

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ON THE APPROVAL OF THE REGULATIONS ON THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN." Http://mfa.gov.az. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2004.
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Předběžná náplň práce

The aim of this thesis is to study complex nature of the Azerbaijani Foreign policy and to analyze relations of Azerbaijan with other countries in regional and global context in order to determine which countries are more prioritized. The author concluded that the balanced Foreign policy is no longer pursued and its orientation is now changed towards West. The study had also determined the reasons behind the Western orientation. Thesis concluded that Azerbaijan pursues economic integration with the West as well as sustains political dominance in the South Caucasus region.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

As one of the first soviet states gaining independence, Azerbaijan was undergoing intensive changes in its domestic and foreign policies during the last 20 years. Located on the crossroads of important transport routes for Central Asian natural resources such as gas and oil, the country is surrounded by Russia to the north, Iran to the south and Turkey to the west providing possibilities to transport Caspian oil to Europe without passing through Russia or Iran. Azerbaijan deserves special consideration as a pivotal country with the largest population in the South Caucasus. Today this secular state with Muslim majority has close contacts with the Islamic world, while it is simultaneously influenced by neighbouring Christian countries oriented towards Western culture.
The Caucasus-Caspian region has become the epicentre of large-scale events such as Russian-Georgian War of 2008 along with the ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In this region, one may observe the clash between local, regional and global political interests of Russia, Western Europe, USA, as well as the powerful nations of the East - Iran, Turkey and other nations aspiring to the role of regional leaders. The growing attention to the region indicates China and Japan. All of this undertakes the Caucasus-Caspian regional system of political relations as geopolitical "locus" of several large-scale projects that require cooperation of the entire continent (Burov 2008).

ABSTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. FOREIGN POLICY DETERMINANTS
1.1. Development of Azerbaijani national identity under the Russian Empire
1.2. The first Azerbaijani Democracy
1.3 Sovietization of Azerbaijanis
1.4 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

CHAPTER 2. AZERBAIJAN’S FOREIGN POLICY UNDER ALIYEV’S
2.1 Balanced foreign policy of Heydar Aliyev
2.2. Shift of the foreign policy under Ilham Aliyev

CHAPTER 3. THE LAST AND LASTING SHIFT: PERSPECTIVE OF WESTERN ORIENTATION
3.1 Prospects of relations between Azerbaijan and EU
3.2 Azerbaijan and USA relations

CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY