Articles by Murad Gafarov

August 25, 2026

Turning the EU's South Caucasus moment into a permanent strategy

Murad Gafarov
Recent wars in Ukraine and Iran have raised the South Caucasus's strategic value to the EU. Murad Gafarov argues Brussels should move beyond engaging Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia case by case, building a permanent strategy around the region's shared interdependence instead
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Murad Gafarov
Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas Wesleyan University

Murad's research focuses on the history of European integration and the challenges of balancing economic and strategic interests against normative commitments.

His general research interests include EU enlargement, the development of supranational institutions, and the history of European political thought.

Murad co-authored the chapter 'The Evolution of Legislative Oversight in the European Union' in:

Democracy at the Crossroads – Challenges for Governance and Representation: Essays in Honour of Thomas Saalfeld for Governance and Representation (West European Politics)

Democracy at the Crossroads: Challenges for Government Representation
Routledge, 2026

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