Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan

The Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Prezidenti yanında Strateji Araşdırmalar Mərkəzi; abbreviated SAM) is a government non-profit analytical center based in Azerbaijan. It was established on 12 November 2007 by decree of the President of Azerbaijan. On 8 February 2008, by order of President Ilham Aliyev, Elhan Nuriyev was appointed director of the Center. The Center was created to coordinate strategic research conducted in Azerbaijan and to provide scientific-analytical information to Azerbaijani state governance bodies. Its mandate covers analysis of domestic, foreign, and economic policy as well as current regional and global processes, and it works to inform society about issues in politics, economics, security, and development. The Center is organized into departments, including a Domestic Policy Analysis Department, a Foreign Policy Analysis Department, and a Department of Economic Analysis and Global Issues. These units conduct conceptual and scientific research on internal political trends, international relations, and economic developments, producing recommendations and analytical documents. SAM maintains international partnerships and joint projects with a range of foreign organizations, including the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Berlin), the London-based Conflict and State-Building Information Network, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (London), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University (Washington, D.C.), the French Institute of International Relations (Paris), the French Institute for International and Strategic Studies (Paris), the Hudson Institute (Washington, D.C.), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Berlin), the Carnegie Moscow Center (Moscow), the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Kazakhstan (Almaty), the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (Moscow), the Unity for Russia Foundation (Moscow), the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington, D.C.), the German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin), the Center on Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (New York), the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (Ankara), and the Centre for European Strategic Studies (Brussels). Priority research areas include domestic and foreign policy, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan's energy, oil and gas strategy, economic and political development, and national security. As a result of its research and analysis, SAM publishes journals and articles in Azerbaijani, Russian, and English. Its publications include "Azerbaijan Focus," "Strateji təhlil" (Strategic Analysis), "Analitik Baxış" (Analytical View), "SAM-ın Icmalı" (SAM Review), "SAM-ın Şərhləri" (SAM Comments), and "Caucasus International." In 2016, one issue of "SAM Comments" was dedicated to the evolution of the OSCE's role, titled "The Failure of the OSCE: From a Regional Security Organization to a Political Instrument," authored by SAM senior research fellow Kamal Makili-Aliyev. The Center also continuously publishes books, including titles such as "Political Parties in Azerbaijan," "The South Caucasus: Territorial Integrity, Geopolitical Struggle and Energy," and "Hard Trials for Peoples: The Geopolitics of the Caucasus."

The Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan was established on 12 November 2007 by decree of the President of Azerbaijan. It was created as a government non-profit analytical center with the purpose of coordinating strategic research conducted in Azerbaijan and providing scientific-analytical information to Azerbaijani state governance bodies. On 8 February 2008, by order of President Ilham Aliyev, Elhan Nuriyev was appointed director of the Center. The Center's mandate includes analyzing domestic, foreign, and economic policy as well as current regional and global processes, and informing society about issues in politics, economics, security, and development. It is organized into departments such as the Domestic Policy Analysis Department, the Foreign Policy Analysis Department, and the Department of Economic Analysis and Global Issues. These departments conduct scientific and conceptual research on internal political trends, international relations, and economic developments, producing recommendations and analytical documents. Over the years, SAM has developed international partnerships and joint projects with numerous foreign organizations, including the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Berlin), the London-based Conflict and State-Building Information Network, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (London), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University (Washington, D.C.), the French Institute of International Relations (Paris), the French Institute for International and Strategic Studies (Paris), the Hudson Institute (Washington, D.C.), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Berlin), the Carnegie Moscow Center (Moscow), the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Kazakhstan (Almaty), the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (Moscow), the Unity for Russia Foundation (Moscow), the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington, D.C.), the German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin), the Center on Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (New York), the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (Ankara), and the Centre for European Strategic Studies (Brussels). Priority research areas include domestic and foreign policy, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan's energy, oil and gas strategy, economic and political development, and national security. SAM publishes journals and articles in Azerbaijani, Russian, and English. Its publications include "Azerbaijan Focus," "Strateji təhlil" (Strategic Analysis), "Analitik Baxış" (Analytical View), "SAM-ın Icmalı" (SAM Review), "SAM-ın Şərhləri" (SAM Comments), and "Caucasus International." In 2016, one issue of "SAM Comments" was dedicated to the evolution of the OSCE's role, titled "The Failure of the OSCE: From a Regional Security Organization to a Political Instrument," authored by SAM senior research fellow Kamal Makili-Aliyev. The Center also continuously publishes books, including titles such as "Political Parties in Azerbaijan," "The South Caucasus: Territorial Integrity, Geopolitical Struggle and Energy," and "Hard Trials for Peoples: The Geopolitics of the Caucasus."

• Established by decree of the President of Azerbaijan.

• Elhan Nuriyev appointed director by order of President Ilham Aliyev.

• One issue of "SAM Comments" dedicated to the evolution of the OSCE's role, authored by Kamal Makili-Aliyev.

Government-affiliated analytical center providing strategic research and policy advice to Azerbaijani state bodies and informing the public on politics, economics, security, and development.

• Azerbaijan Focus

• Strateji təhlil (Strategic Analysis)

• Analitik Baxış (Analytical View)

• SAM-ın Icmalı (SAM Review)

• SAM-ın Şərhləri (SAM Comments)

• Caucasus International

• Political Parties in Azerbaijan

• The South Caucasus: Territorial Integrity, Geopolitical Struggle and Energy

• Hard Trials for Peoples: The Geopolitics of the Caucasus

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