Dr. Yunis Gurbanov

Yunis Gurbanov holds a BA in Administration of Art and an MA in International Relations from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, an MA in Governance and Political Studies from the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, an LLM in European Law from the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, a Master in Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York City, and Ph.D. in Political Science from the Cologne University of Germany. He tutored at the Institute for International Politics and Foreign Policy at the University of Cologne. He conducted scientific research and worked at the Harriman Institute of Columbia University in New York City and Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. Currently, he is a senior advisor at the AIR Center. His last published book is: “Geopolitics and Energy Diplomacy in the Caspian Region. Developments after the Downfall of the Soviet Union.”

Washington’s Gambit: How the US Is Rebooting the Geopolitics of the South Caucasus

August 8, 2025 peace deal signing ceremony / cc White House, https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/08/president-trump-brokers-another-historic-peace-deal/

The recent Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal underscores the new geopolitics of the South Caucasus, one where the region is no longer merely a post-Soviet periphery but a pivotal crossroads in broader global strategic competition.

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