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Shah Abbas’ European Spies – The Roman embassy
In the last 5 articles, I discussed Shah Abbas’ spy network and diplomatic activities in Europe.[1] In this article, I will write
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Individual or Group: Who is the Subject of Knowledge? What Can Group Epistemology Give Us?
Knowledge is one of the most dramatic topics in the history of philosophy. In addition to the complexity of the subject, the reason for
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Shah Abbas’ European Spies – The Polish embassy
In the last 4 articles, I discussed Shah Abbas’s espionage and diplomatic activities in Europe.[1] This article talks about the fate of
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A Soviet Success Story: Did Social Housing Forward Social Justice?
28 April 2024 marked 104 years since the establishment of Soviet rule in Azerbaijan. Generations who lived during the Soviet era ...
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Predatory Journals in the Academic Environment of Azerbaijan
Every year, numerous authors from Azerbaijan publish their articles in journals that the international academic community considers ...
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Shah Abbas’ European Spies – The Great European Embassy (Part 2)
In the first article, I described the geopolitical scene on the eve of Shah Abbas sending an embassy to Europe,[1] and in the second ...
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Armenian-Muslim Massacres of 1905-1906 Through the Eyes of Contemporaries
Over the years, the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict has become the most important problem of modern Azerbaijani historiography. Azerbaijani
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Sovietizing Sayat-Nova: The Migration of Ashiq Poetry
Previous scholarship on Sayat-Nova, including Soviet scholarship, tended to undermine the poet’s role within the bardic tradition by ...
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Shah Abbas’ European Spies – The Secret Embassy
In my first article, I described the geopolitical scene on the eve of Shah Abbas sending an embassy to Europe,[1] and in the previous ...
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Shah Abbas’ European Spies – The Great European Embassy
We ended the last article with the scandal between the Ottoman ambassador Mehmet Agha and Shah Abbas. We will start this article from ...
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On Why Sayat-Nova Is Forgotten in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan
Sayat-Nova was an 18th-century ashiq[1]of Armenian origin who is believed to have been a minstrel at the court of Georgian king Irakli ...
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Shah Abbas’ European Spies – First Contacts
Towards the end of the 16th century, Europe, a continent of political and religious upheaval, became a center of intrigue and ...
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Bison Reintroduction in Azerbaijan: What Are the Benefits?
One of the big-budget environmental projects currently being implemented in Azerbaijan is the reintroduction of Bison into the ...
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Institutional Corruption in the Council of Europe’s Relationship with Azerbaijan
In this paper, I examine the intricate relationship between Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe (CoE). I focus particularly on the ...
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Failure to Devolve: Azerbaijan Avoids Promised Devolution of Power to Municipalities by Merging Them Instead
Azerbaijan has long been expected to take concrete steps towards decentralization and strengthening local governments (municipalities).
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The Red Wave: Is Türkiye Entering CHP Era?
Another Türkiye central and local election cycle is now behind us. The parliamentary and presidential elections of 14-28 May 2023 ...
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Who Should Write National History?
Who should write the best books on the history of Azerbaijan? For example, the Aqquyunlu state occupies a vital place in Azerbaijani ...
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The Impact of Falconry on the Conservation of Large Falcon Populations
Falconry is the hunting of wild animals by means of a trained bird of prey. During Safavid times, this art, called bazdari, was a ...
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Georgia: Stalin still moves
Seven decades after his death, the phantom of Stalin still haunts Georgia. And it does so because various forces, inside and outside ...
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Is Boycotting an Election a Successful Strategy?
Elections in an authoritarian system tend to be unfree and unfair. Because of that the opposition is faced with two options, both of ...
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What is Dyscalculia and What Do We Need to Know about It?
A difficulty in acquiring basic arithmetic skills unrelated to low intelligence and/or poor schooling is called dyscalculia (Kaufmann ...
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“Mongol Iranzamin” or Mongols’ Taste of Iran
For centuries, history has been utilized as a tool for political propaganda. However, in the twentieth century, it transformed from a ...
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Another Seven Years for Elections or Total Quarantine Regime
Azerbaijan has announced that the special quarantine regime will remain in effect through April 2, 2024, accompanied by the closure of ...
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PISA Results: Azerbaijan
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study and its results are widely used to analyze and compare ...
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