Dr Vasif Huseynov

Dr Vasif Huseynov is Head of Western Studies Department, Center for Analysis of International Relations; Azerbaijan. Alongside his position at the AIR Center, Dr Huseynov teaches politics at Khazar University and ADA University in Baku. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the Academy of Public Administration in Azerbaijan, a Master of Arts in Global Political Economy from the University of Kassel, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Göttingen. He has authored op-eds, articles, and academic publications, including a book entitled “Geopolitical Rivalries in the ‘Common Neighborhood’: Russia’s Conflict with the West, Soft Power, and Neoclassical Realism”. Dr Huseynov’s research interests include EU-Azerbaijan relations and security in the South Caucasus.