As Armenia gradually reorients toward the West, Azerbaijan faces its own geopolitical choice
May 06, 2024In early April, a highly publicized trilateral meeting involving the United States, the European Union, and Armenia was widely believed to mark a turning point in Yerevan’s relationship with the West. If it comes to pass, it will present Baku with its own critical decision: whether to abandon multi-vectorism and more fully align with Russia or the West.
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About the Director
Iulia-Sabina Joja
Iulia-Sabina Joja, Ph.D., is a senior fellow and director of MEI's Black Sea Program. She teaches European security as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and George Washington University. Her research and teachings focus primarily on European and Black Sea security.
Advisory Council
Matt Boyse
Stephen J. Flanagan
Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton
Tamara Kalandiya
Craig Kennedy
Andreas Umland
Veronika Velch
Black Sea Program Experts
Michael Cecire
Non-Resident Scholar
Natia Chankvetadze
Non-Resident Scholar
Mark Galeotti
Non-Resident Scholar
Robert E. Hamilton
Non-Resident Scholar
Iulia-Sabina Joja
Director, Black Sea Program
Richard Kraemer
Non-Resident Scholar
Ketevan Murusidze
Non-Resident Scholar
Krzysztof Strachota
Visiting Fellow
Gönül Tol
Director of Turkey Program and Senior Fellow, Black Sea Program
Mamuka Tsereteli
Non-Resident Scholar
Alex Vatanka
Director of Iran Program and Senior Fellow, Black Sea Program
Black Sea State Department Title VIII Fellows
Harry Halem
Sarkis Karabashian
Omer Niazi
Dr. Umud Shokri
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