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1 online resource (24 pages .) |
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IAI working papers ; 1511 |
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IAI working papers ; 1511.
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| Summary |
Observers of post-Soviet Eurasia have extended various explanations for Azerbaijan's decision to enter the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in May 2011. Yet, rather than representing a drastic shift in its external orientation, Baku's participation in the NAM should be recognized as a natural extension of its longstanding "balanced foreign policy" doctrine, originally introduced by second post-independence president Heydar Aliyev in response to the crisis conditions of the early 1990s. Azerbaijan has currently reached a level of national development that allows it to pursue multidirectional options. In addition, its increasing diplomatic engagements with states and international organizations in the Third World/Global South (Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America) during the past decade offer a means of both diversifying its external relations beyond the major powers and avoiding the asymmetric accession requirements of Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian institutions. Azerbaijan's membership in the NAM therefore provides it with a formal foundation for its independent foreign policy that potentially reinforces its leadership position within and beyond the South Caucasus region |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 18-23) |
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Electronic book
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Istituto affari internazionali, issuing body.
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