The paper looks at the key challenges facing the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in two former Soviet countries, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. Generally the EITI is playing a very significant role in attracting investment to national economies and...

The war that broke out after Russia's aggression against Ukraine is not limited to battlefields, and the information, trade, and financial wars are reaching their peak. This article discusses the trade and financial war and its impact on Azerbaijan's international and regional integration...

Unrest in Kazakhstan, which began with socio-economic demands and later turned into political actions, have increased others’ interest in the country. Therefore, in comparison with Azerbaijan, this article presents the socio-economic and political situation, the state of democracy, media,...