About

The Baku Network was founded as an independent, non-governmental organisation specialising in the strategic analysis of international events and processes that affect Azerbaijan’s security and national interests. Our primary focus is on key regions, including the post-Soviet space, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, Oceania, and the Middle East. The team consists of highly skilled experts with global perspectives and extensive international experience.

Mission and Objectives

Baku Network strives to become a leading platform for analytical discussions on a broad range of topics — from global processes and geopolitics to issues concerning domestic and foreign policy, security, economic development, and public strategy. Our goal is to influence strategic dialogue both within Azerbaijan and on the global stage, driven by the desire to understand the present and future global challenges.

In an increasingly volatile world, it is crucial for Azerbaijan to swiftly adapt to changes and anticipate long-term consequences. Our research focuses on complex contemporary issues such as artificial intelligence, cyber threats, and hybrid warfare. The regions surrounding the South Caucasus, such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East, remain areas of heightened tension where new patterns of conflict have emerged. Baku Network addresses these issues, as well as unresolved post-Soviet conflicts and energy security, within a wider analytical framework.

We are not confined to producing written analyses alone. We also organise video conferences, discussions, interviews, and tele-bridges, actively involving viewers and readers in public discourse. Our aim is to broaden the scope of how we share our insights, through educational and analytical videos, debates, and lectures, fostering a vibrant exchange of ideas among experts and students. We are committed to becoming a leading centre for advanced research, attracting professionals from diverse fields.

Core Principles

Baku Network is grounded in the principles of objectivity and independence in its research. Our mission is to provide an accurate representation of global events, free from bias or political inclination. We support Azerbaijan’s national interests through a balanced, fact-based approach, ensuring that our analyses are informed, impartial, and rooted in independent thought.

Council of the “Baku Network” Expert Platform

  1. Elchin Agajanov — Director of the “Baku Network” Expert Platform, Honored Journalist

  2. Tural Ganjali – Member of the National Assembly

  3. Sevil Mikayilova – Deputy Director of the “Baku Network” Expert Platform, Member of the National Assembly

  4. Tofig Abbasov – Deputy Director of the “Baku Network” Expert Platform, Honored Journalist

  5. Sahil Karimli – Deputy Director of the “Baku Network” Expert Platform, Honored Journalist

  6. Farhad Taghizade – Lieutenant General (ret.)

  7. Shair Ramaldanov – Military Expert, Colonel (ret.)

  8. Fariz Ismayilzade – Vice Rector of ADA University

  9. Kamran Imanov – Chairman of the Board, Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

  10. Farhad Amirbayov – Financial Expert

  11. Farid Shafiyev – Chairman of the Board, Center of Analysis of International Relations

  12. Fakhri Abbasov – Chairman, Public Association of Veterans of Azerbaijani Special Services

  13. Kamal Abdulla – Rector of the Azerbaijan University of Languages, Academician

  14. Tofig Gahramanov – Former Vice President for Strategic Development, SOCAR

  15. Adalat Muradov – Rector of UNEC (Azerbaijan State University of Economics)

  16. Aleksandr Sharovski – Chief Director, Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theater, People’s Artist

  17. Soltan Mammadov – Head of the International Relations Department, Heydar Aliyev Foundation; Member of the National Assembly

  18. Rizvan Huseynov – Historian, Political Analyst, Military Expert

  19. Aygun Aliyeva – Executive Director, Agency for State Support to NGOs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

  20. Revan Hasanov – Executive Director, Baku International Multiculturalism Center

  21. Aydin Jafarov – Deputy Secretary General, CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Council

  22. Asaf Hajiyev – Secretary General, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)

  23. Namig Aliyev – Head of the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy, Academy of Public Administration under the President of Azerbaijan; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

  24. Chingiz Abdullayev – Writer, Publicist, First Secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers, Doctor of Law, People’s Writer

  25. Govhar Bakhshaliyeva – Doctor of Philology, Professor, Full Member of ANAS, Director General of the Institute of Oriental Studies

  26. Urkhan Alakbarov – Rector of the Academy of Public Administration, Academician

  27. Kamil Salimov – Head of the Department of Criminalistics and Forensic Expertise, Faculty of Law, Baku State University; Doctor of Law, Professor

  28. Ilham Mammadzade – Director General, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, ANAS

  29. Aziz Alakbarli – Chairman of the Western Azerbaijan Community; Member of the National Assembly

  30. Ramin Mammadov – Chairman of the Youth Union of the Western Azerbaijan Community; Member of the National Assembly

  31. Murad Sadaddinov – Political Analyst, Human Rights Specialist

  32. Anton Gromov – Political Scientist, Expert on Eurasian Security; Head of the “Astraea” Association; Specialist on Russia–China–North Korea Relations and Information Warfare

  33. Daniel Reed – Senior Analyst, Center for Strategic Technologies and Security (CSST), Washington

  34. Khalid Teymur Akram – Director, Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future

  35. Li Huailiang – Director, Institute for a Community with Shared Future (ICSF), Communication University of China

  36. Muhammad Attar Javed – Representative, Pakistan House Think Tank

  37. Peter M. Tase – Expert on the South Caucasus, Professor

  38. David William Parry – British Ph.D. in Philosophy

  39. Jean-Michel Brun – Editor-in-Chief, La Gazette du Caucase

  40. Frank Musmar – Political Analyst, Texas State University