Azerbaijan: A Guarantor of Peace and Security in the South Caucasus

Azerbaijan: A Guarantor of Peace and Security in the South Caucasus

In an era of global turbulence, when international law faces systemic challenges and many regions of the world remain arenas of prolonged conflict, the importance of stable regional centers is steadily increasing. The South Caucasus, long associated with chronic instability, is gradually transforming into a space of strategic reconfiguration. At the center of this transformation stands Azerbaijan. Having restored its territorial integrity following the 2020 Patriotic War and concluded the military phase of the conflict in 2023, Baku entered a qualitatively new historical stage. This stage goes beyond post-conflict stabilization; it represents the construction of a new regional architecture grounded in sovereignty, geoeconomics strategy, and proactive diplomacy