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Introduction	I am a scholar of history and comparative politics, primarily interested in Turkey and Azerbaijan. I am fascinated by history of the Caucasus. Critical geopolics is another evolving area of interest. Recent invited talks: The Sea without Escape: The Caspian Security Complex “Turkey and Israel: Comparative analysis of the nation-building “Understanding the Foreign Policy of the Republic Azerbaijan with Reference to Its Social Structure; “Turkish Foreign Policy in the post-Cold War Period: Continuity and Change” “The 2003 Presidential Elections of Azerbaijan: Developments in a Fluctuating Zone of Influence.” Publications: “The Strategic Depth Doctrine: A New Paradigm of the Turkish Foreign Policy.” (Manuscript under review) “Fostering an Old Friendship in the New World: The role of the American Jewish Community in Fostering the Trilateral Relationship between Israel, Turkey and Azerbaijan.”(Manuscript under review) Published Insight Turkey, Central Asian Survey,Azadliq, January 6, 2005.

Introduction

I am a scholar of history and comparative politics, primarily interested in Turkey and Azerbaijan. I am fascinated by history of the Caucasus. Critical geopolics is another evolving area of interest. Recent invited talks: The Sea without Escape: The Caspian Security Complex “Turkey and Israel: Comparative analysis of the nation-building “Understanding the Foreign Policy of the Republic Azerbaijan with Reference to Its Social Structure; “Turkish Foreign Policy in the post-Cold War Period: Continuity and Change” “The 2003 Presidential Elections of Azerbaijan: Developments in a Fluctuating Zone of Influence.” Publications: “The Strategic Depth Doctrine: A New Paradigm of the Turkish Foreign Policy.” (Manuscript under review) “Fostering an Old Friendship in the New World: The role of the American Jewish Community in Fostering the Trilateral Relationship between Israel, Turkey and Azerbaijan.”(Manuscript under review) Published Insight Turkey, Central Asian Survey,Azadliq, January 6, 2005.