Azerbaijan’s Macro-economy Prospects

The Republic of Azerbaijan has 75-80 percent GDP of South Caucasus Region (SCR). Its macro-economy is strong, stable and sustainable, its current and future prospects are very healthy in which the non-oil sector will be further productive and strengthened. According to various published reports of IMF & World Bank (2006-2017) its national economy outperformed other…

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The Foreign Policy Challenges

As elaborated in previous writings, the foreign policy subject is tough, enormously challenging and sometimes risky business when it comes to addressing the interstate relations and play around in the very thin area of maneuvering. In that con­text, table diplomacy is the effective art for avoiding wars and conflicts and this is accomplished by negotiation,…

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DPS-The GE Way!

In the annals of corporate philosophy, Jack Welch is generally held in very high esteem. His company, General Electric (GE), even more so. Their success makes both of them prime candidates to be evaluated against the previously defined paradigm of doctrine, policy and strategy. GE has great pedigree. In 1889, Thomas Edison had business interests…

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Reliving the Past

A call from the Vice Chief of Air Staff asking me if I wanted to fly the F-16 got an immediate positive response, notwithstanding the fact that I had last flown the F-16 three decades ago. The stated objective was for a few retired veterans to assess the capabilities of the much modified fighter, as well…

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Cracks in CPEC

Pakistan and China being strategic partners strongly rejected a report by the Financial Times (FT) about China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and resolved to expand cooperation in diversified fields of mutual interest. The FT report had alleged that Pakistan is looking to renegotiate its position in the Beijing’s Belt-Road Initiative (BRI). CPEC is the combination…

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United States – Iran Diplomatic Breakup and the Future of International Non – Proliferation Regime

The future of global non-proliferation regime has always remained dependant on the ongoing politics between states. An undeniable combination of violent politics con-structed on political inflexibilities of states and consistently emerging incompatible behaviours of leaders always hindered the scope of global non-proliferation regime. Such trends are persistently occurring in the nuclear politics where leading state…

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