The Vienna Diplomatic Academy in the Austrian capital hosted an international conference on “The South Caucasus at the Crossroads: New Prospects for Regional Cooperation in the Post-Conflict Setting”. The conference sessions “The South Caucasus at the Crossroads: New Prospects for Regional Cooperation in the Post-Conflict Setting” and “Europe’s Energy Security, Expanding Energy Resources and Supply Routes: the Role of Azerbaijan” featured speeches by Vasif Huseynov, Head of Western Studies Department, at the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), Velina Tchakarova, founder of FACE Consulting, geopolitics expert, Maurizio Geri, fellow of the EU’s Marie Curie global program, NATO expert, leading strategic analyst on international security, Gulmira Rzayeva, leadingadvisor at the at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, founder and director of Eurasia Analytics, Andrew Janis Folkmanis, former Head of Energy at the Council of Baltic Sea States and Senior Advisor at Turquoise International, Daniel Gros, specialist of the UN Special Representative for Sustainable Energy, Ambassador Levent Eler, Permanent Representative of Türkiye to International Organizations in Austria.
With a contagion of insecurity plaguing global affairs, what an experience moderating two insightful sessions at the Diplomatische Akademie Wien on the new prospects for regional cooperation in the South Caucasus. Talks can be tough as remarks from Director Emil Brix, Ambassador Rovshan Sadigbayli, and Deputy Minister Elshad Aliyev recognized, but building a new dynamic is possible and must reman a truly local endeavour.
Session I: The South Caucasus at the Crossroads – Regional Prospects in the Post-conflict Setting featuring Velina Tchakarova, Maurizio Geri (PhD), and Dr. Vasif Huseynov
Session II: Europe’s energy security and diversification of energy sources and their supply routes – The role of Azerbaijan featuring Gulmira Rzayeva, Daniel Kroos, and Andrew Folkmanis
