...Separated by nearly half the circumference of the globe and long divided by the political dichotomy of the Cold War, Azerbaijan and the United States in many ways seem an odd pair. Yet in the international order that has taken shape since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, these two countries have gradually realized that they share a similar global outlook and that many of their differences are complementary. Indeed, they are undoubtedly natural allies. Small, but resource-rich, Azerbaijan has for centuries served as a bridge between Europe and Asia, a link between East and West, and a convergence point of diverse forms of Christianity (Orthodox/Apostolic/Heretical) and diverse forms of Islam (Shiah/Sunnah). At the beginning of the 21st century the country is at the epicenter of global energy issues (and thus geopolitics) and is poised to serve as a hub of international trade and services between Europe, Russia, China, and the Middle East. Still, Azerbaijan is a country in transition. Like the rest of the independent states that formed in the wake of the Soviet empire’s demise, Azerbaijan is establishing and coming to terms with its political identity and role in the post-Cold War international framework. While the country’s abundance of natural resources and strategic location are great assets, they are also a liability, and Azerbaijan faces threats from regional powers on its road to becoming a modern, independent and democratic state. The United States is an important...
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...Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, while having a short borderline with Turkey to the northwest. Azerbaijan has an ancient and historic cultural heritage. The country was among the birthplaces of mankind and is located at the heart of ancient civilizations. Furthermore the country is known to be among the most progressive and secular Islamic societies. Aside from having been the first Muslim country to have operas, theater plays, and a democratic republic, Azerbaijan today is among the Muslim countries where support for secularism and tolerance is the highest. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the first democratic and secular republic in the Muslim world, was established in 1918, but was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1920. Azerbaijan regained independence in 1991. The Constitution of Azerbaijan does not declare an official religion but the majority of people adhere to the Shia branch of Islam, although Muslim identity tends to be based more on culture and ethnicity rather than religion and Azerbaijan remains as one of the most liberal majority-Muslim nations. The pre-Turkic Azerbaijani population spoke...
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...Country Briefings: Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia Marvin Labre Sarah Garstecki Kalle Stenbaek Trenton Norton Table of Contents Economic Environment………………………………………………………………………....3 Azerbaijan…………………………………………………………………………….....3 Saudi Arabia………………………………………………………………………….....5 Political and Regulatory Environment...………………………………………………………..6 Azerbaijan………………………………………………………………………………6 Saudi Arabia………………………………………………………………………….....6 Cultural and Societal Framework………………………………………………………………7 Azerbaijan………………………………………………………………………………7 Saudi Arabia………………………………………………………………………….....9 Technological Environment…………………………………………………………………....10 Azerbaijan………………………………………………………………………………10 Saudi Arabia…………………………………………………………………………....10 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………...10 References………………………………………………………………………………………12 Economic Environment Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is a developing country that is heavily dependent on the exportation of gas and oil for its economic status. Other forms of sustainable economic consistency are from non-export organizations such as construction, banking, and real estate (CIA: World Factbook). Even in times of various economic trends, the country maintains its middle-class economy through the increase/decrease of the prices of their main resources. It’s from the positively consistent results that the government permits pervasive corruption and structural economic inefficiencies from these local companies to pose as an obstacle to their...
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... Professor Ronald M. Castillo 3POL1 THE TUG OF WAR: Armenia vs. Azerbaijan The Relevance of Institutionalism and Functionalism to the Nogorno – Karabakh Conflict I. Introduction War is one the many words that is being frequently use nowadays. People hear or see the word “war” anywhere and everywhere. There wouldn’t be a day that there is no news about the different conflict in the Middle East or a news paper headline that doesn’t have any updates about what is going on in the other side of the world. Thus, the impact and intensity of the word has been become lesser and lesser as the time past. Ironically, the word “war” has been as famous as the word “love” or “peace”. The clash between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan is a territorial dispute about the region of Nogorno – Karabakh (BBC, 2012). It a long-ago issue that was set aside and forgotten through time. After all the years that it was buried in a pile of issues of much more prominent states, it seemed to be like a mummy that has risen from the dead. In the recent years, the conflict between the two states reopened and became more dangerous and violent. The conflict became more violent resulting to numbers of casualties (BBC, 2015). This paper aims to provide a possible solution to the escalating conflict between the Republic of Armenia and the republic of Azerbaijan. The researcher will utilize two different theories of international relations. As for the mainstream...
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...BP in Azerbaijan Sustainability Report 2013 bp.com/caspian Building a stronger, safer BP About our report This report covers the calendar year ending 31 December 2013. In some instances significant events from 2014 have been included. Unless otherwise specified, the text does not distinguish between the activities of BP p.l.c. and those of its subsidiaries and affiliates. References in this report to ‘us’, ‘we’ and ‘our’ relate to BP in Azerbaijan unless otherwise stated. When we cite ‘BP in Azerbaijan’ we refer to operations in Azerbaijan only. If we refer to ‘BP AGT’ we are including all our activities in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. Specific references to ‘BP’ and the ‘BP group’ mean BP p.l.c., its subsidiaries and affiliates. All dollar amounts are in US dollars. All gas volumes are indicated in standard cubic metres or standard cubic feet. The report is issued annually by BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Limited in its capacities as operator and manager of the joint operating company for the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli field, as manager of The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Company and by BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited in its capacities as operator of the Shah Deniz field and as technical operator of The South Caucasus Pipeline Company. For this report each of these entities has provided information relevant to its project and statements applicable to its project. Front cover imagery The Sangachal terminal is one of the world’s largest integrated oil and...
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...For exclusive use , 2015 9-201-067 REV: MAY 4, 2010 BENJAMIN ESTY MICHAEL KANE BP Amoco (B): Financing Development of the Caspian Oil Fields One of the many challenges facing the Finance Group after the BP/Amoco merger in 1998 was to evaluate and, if necessary, restructure the company’s global investment portfolio, including its 34% share of the Azerbaijani International Oil Consortium (AIOC). The 11-firm consortium was in the process of developing oil fields in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea (Exhibit 1 identifies the AIOC members). As of March 1999, AIOC had completed the $1.9 billion Early Oil Project, which was producing 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd). The next three stages, known as the Full Field Development Project, were expected to cost an additional $8 to $10 billion and would bring total production to 800,000 bpd by 2005.1 Before the merger, BP and Amoco held the two largest interests in AIOC (17% each), yet they had chosen different strategies for funding their shares of the Early Oil Project. Whereas BP had used general corporate funds, Amoco was one of five AIOC partners that had raised $400 million of project finance with assistance from two multilateral agencies. Now, as a merged entity, the Finance Group had to reassess the firm’s financial strategy for the Early Oil Project and determine the best way to finance the Full Field Development Project. While it was possible to continue with a dual financing strategy,...
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...How does labeling works in Azerbaijan? If we look around us, we can notice that most of the products we use have icons on them, which we call labels or sustainable certification. This term refers to standards related to some issues like food, social and environmental, and it is taken by companies to show off their quality and performance to some people. This so called “labeling” started in 1980s and 90s when some labels, called “Ecolabels”, were introduced to the world. However, after 90s, the number of these labels has rapidly increased. There are two premises of these sustainable standards. First, they began to appear in the places where legislation was not so powerful, and these places demanded some action. Especially, NGO movements around the world needed these actions that were also supported by the consumer. The most interesting factories like Nike, Levi Strauss and other famous brands helped to create the welfare standards. Second, in order to show the truth about both environmental and organic values of products, which helped to increase the number of labels tremendously. We can show FLO International as an example that gained huge success and sales in the world because of their product. Other example is Forest Stewardship Council’s Standards (FSC) used for many products made from trees. However, there are some problems between consumers and B2B standards that lead many buyers to buy only something with a certain label: for example to buy books with only FSC mark...
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...Fuad Rahimov f.rahimov@yahoo.com Residence: + (994) (12) 478 77 25 Cellular: + (994) (70) 733 77 57 Address: Zigh Street 39/2, Baku, Azerbaijan Personal Data Date & Place of Birth: March, 1988, Baku Nationality: Azeri Marital Status: Single Work Experience Geology Institute of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Position: High Laborant, Baku, Azerbaijan “Geology institution” 14.08.2012 – 03.09.2012 Position: BP Summer Field Course/Geologist Responsibilities:. * To carry out prospecting in the Absheron Peninsula. * To study the geological conditions of the Absheron Peninsula * To compile maps * Study rock samples, minerals and fossils to determine any presence of * Petroleum deposits. Professional Profile * * Team player * Analytic thinking * Solid educational background * Ability to work under high level of pressure * Ability to achieve results under tight deadline * PC-friendly * Unbiased * Factual * Open-minded personality * Ability to hold sophisticated brainstorming sessions * Very well organized * Ability to pay the attention to small details Education Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (Master degree-correspondence) Faculty: Geological exploration Discipline: Geological prospecting and exploration of oil and gas fields 2011-2013 ...
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...officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası), is the largest country in the Caucasus region located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, while having a short borderline with Turkey to the northwest. Azerbaijan has an ancient and historic cultural heritage, including the distinction of being the first Muslim-majority country to have operas, theater and plays. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was established in 1918, but was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1920 as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. Azerbaijan regained independence in 1991. Shortly thereafter, during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, neighboring Armenia occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, its surrounding territories and the enclaves of Karki, Yukhary Askipara, Barkhudarly and Sofulu. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic emerged in Nagorno-Karabakh after the ceasefire of 1994 and is not diplomatically recognized by any other state. As such, the region, effectively independent since the end of the war, is considered de jure a part of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is a unitary constitutional republic. It is one of the six independent Turkic states, being an active member of the Turkic Council and the TÜRKSOY community. Azerbaijan has diplomatic relations...
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...natural allies of SAPP/SAPA, and would use them much as the NVA used the Viet Cong in order to facilitate their political goals in the region. Their strengths are their strategic missile capabilities, ethnic ties, their ability to coordinate insurgency in Azerbaijan; and most important, their offensive military proximity to their objectives in the KURA basin. Their weaknesses include their sustainment ability and extended LOCs, and they don’t have significant bridging capabilities. They also know that time is limited to achieve their regional goals, and recognize that US/coalition reinforcement of Azerbaijan may limit their strategic aims. This is why the JTF commander thinks they will likely seize the oilfields and sue for peace on their terms rather than an all out attack to seize Baku. Our strengths include coalition support and a better strategic communications posture, our power projection capabilities, and overall joint fires. Our significant weaknesses include the extended LOCs from our current APODs/SPODs through Georgia along one route into Azerbaijan; and more importantly, our operational reach is limited vis a vis Ahurastan. We also need to be concerned with the possibility of CBRNE. We know that Azerbaijan does not have the capability to prevent the Ahuris from seizing the oilfields...
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...İllik Hesabat Ìöíäÿðèæàò / Contents Ìöøàùèäÿ Øóðàñû Ñÿäðèíèí ìöðàæèÿòè Letter of the Chairman of Supervisory Board Èäàðÿ Ùåéÿòè Ñÿäðèíèí ìöðàæèÿòè Letter of the Chairperson of Executive Board 2008-æè èëäÿ Àçÿðáàéæàí èãòèñàäèééàòû Economy of Azerbaijan in 2008 2008-æè èëäÿ Àçÿðáàéæàí áàíê ñåêòîðó Banking sector of Azerbaijan in 2008 Áàíê Ðåñïóáëèêà ùàããûíäà öìóìè ìÿëóìàò General information about Bank Respublika 2008-æè èëäÿ Áàíêûí ÿñàñ ìàëèééÿ ýþñòÿðèæèëÿðè Main financial indicators of the Bank in 2008 Êðåäèò ñèéàñÿòè Loan policy Ðèñêëÿðèí èäàðÿ åäèëìÿñè Risk management Áåéíÿëõàëã ÿìÿêäàøëûã International cooperation Ìöøòÿðè õèäìÿòè âÿ ìöøòÿðèëÿðëÿ ÿëàãÿëÿð Customer service and customer relations Ìàðêåòèíã ôÿàëèééÿòè Marketing activity Èíñàí ðåñóðñëàðû Human resources Тюрflмfl ширкflтлflр Subsidiaries Консолидасийа олунмуш малиййfl щесабатлары Consolidated Financial Statements 5 7 9 13 17 21 27 31 35 39 43 47 51 55 3 Èëëèê ùåñàáàò / Annual report Ùþðìÿòëè õàíûìëàð âÿ æÿíàáëàð, 2008-жи или Азflрбайжанын сосиал-игтисади щflйатында, банк секторунун вfl Банк Республика-нын инкишафында даща бир flламflтдар ил кими гейд етмflк олар. Ил flрзиндfl юлкflдfl Цмуми Дахили Мflщсулун реал щflжми 10,8%, банк секторунун цмуми активлflри исfl 52,8% артмышдыр. Дцнйадакы игтисади бющрана бахмайараг бу эюстflрижилflр Азflрбайжан игтисадиййатынын вfl банк секторунун инкишафыны эюстflрир. Юлкflдfl апарыжы банклардан олан Банк Республика 2008-жи илдfl инкишафыны давам етмишдир вfl бир чох малиййfl эюстflрижилflри...
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...Kanan A. Jafarov Jlt, Cluster E, Global Lake View Tower, Flat No. 1307, Dubai 340581, UAE Mobile: | +97 1506 565 039 | Email: | kenan.jafarov@gmail.com | Professional Profile A dedicated and experienced business development professional with over 10 years’ management expertise within the Oil, Supply, Trade and Logistics industries. An enthusiastic and highly self-motivated individual who remains flexible to the changing demands of business environments, is able to develop and implement new initiatives with a particular talent for implementing projects to open and manage strategic supply routes within the Caspian and Black seas. Has experience with pipeline solutions, ensuring effective delivery of all contractual terms for multinational customers. Is able to think both laterally and strategically in order to produce innovative ideas and feasible plans for cost-effective solutions. Has excellent abilities in driving and motivating teams in order to deliver internal efficiencies, identifying opportunities for personnel development as required. Has a hands-on management style and effective communication skills, working with people at all levels to deliver results. Objective Now looking for a new and challenging position which will fully utilise existing skills and experiences, while enabling further career development. Career Summary 2010 – Present | Commercial / Business Development Manager, Milio International Ltd, Dubai, UAE. | * Responsible for the management...
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...Muslim Ascendency After the tragic collapse of the Muslim world during the thirteenth and fourteenth century, the Muslim worlds history was reversed. It was during the thirteenth and fourteenth century that the Muslim world lost its long reigning dominance. It was regained after the death of Timur Lang. The Muslim world emerged into a period of ascendency. For the next few centuries, 14th-17th centuries, the Muslim world expanded dramatically. Islam became deeply rooted in the regions as diverse as West Africa, East Africa, Central Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asia. It was due to the large expansion, strong economic and political power and influence, and remarkable intellectual culture that the Muslim world became hegemonic. One can see how the Muslim world had such a strong power by scrutinizing the Ottoman Empire and their dramatic expansion, strong economic and political power, and intellectual advances. The rebirth of the Ottoman Empire, after the death of Timur Lang, became the most powerful development in the Muslim world. In the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire was one of the two most powerful empires in the world, expanding the Empire severely. In 1517, the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamlukes, during the battles in Syria and Egypt. The Mamlukes did not use gunpowder weapons because of the cavalrymen, consequences led to downfall. This victory for the Ottoman was massive; Selim now gained control over the holy sites, or hijaz, including Mecca and Medina...
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...Muslim and Arab Stereotyping By Western Media Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements Of ENG216/246 Course By Ismail Yousry … 111645 Under Supervision of Dr. Ghada El Akhdar Muslim and Arab Stereotyping By Western Media Industrial Engineering MSA University Table Of Contents ABSTRACT………………………………………………………...……3 I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………3-4 II.LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………….5-9 III.DISCUSSION………………………………………………………9-11 IV.CONCLSUION………………………………………………………11 REFRENCE………………………………………………………………12 ABSTRACT This research objectively is talking about the negative growing relationship between Arab Muslims and the western world particularly after the world trade Centre attack, Arab phobia have been a part of the western culture. For centuries the Arab has played the role of villain, seducer of our women, hustler and robber-the barbarian waiting at the gates of development. Currently in the 20th century, Arab as seen as terrorists, murderers and enemies due to how media presents them, new images has been emerged to the whole world thanks to Hollywood film makers, this study also aims to reveal the truth image of the Arab Muslim world and to prove the unfair attitude against Arab and Muslims made by the media that was not careful to appear neutral and unbiased. I.INTRODUCTION Who exactly are the Arabs and Muslims? When we use both of these terms, we Are talking about more...
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...Feminism in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia Insert Name Institution Course Date Feminism in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia Feminism is a type of movement for women, which is aimed at establishing, defining and defending their opportunity in an equal establishment. This will comprise of economic, political and social rights for women. The whole concept has been attracted with the rights for women with the focus being the issues relate d to women. This has always been with the aim of promotion of gender equity. Moreover, the feminist theory implies that women should be provided equal roles with the men and thus gives them equal rights to property, contract and voting (Chodorow, 1989). There are other feminists who advocate for opposing sexual harassment, domestic violence, and assaults that are related to sex. On the other hand, in work places the idea is to have rights such as equal pay and career opportunities such as promotion. Feminism in Azerbaijan The whole idea of feminism in Azerbaijan was initiated in 1934. During this, time women started to have equal opportunities in the programs of the political parties. Women had the chance of holding higher positions and this was an opportunity of empowering women in the republic of Azerbaijan. After women were granted the important positions in the soviet administrative, the participation of women in politics was enhanced which encouraged them to take up more roles that are important. Moreover, one...
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