Integration of Azerbaijan into North Atlantic Alliance Treaty and European Union

Bc. Jamal Sharifov

Master's thesis

Abstract:

In this thesis, student will research and analyze importance of Azerbaijan’s integration and cooperation with the NATO and the EU. Author will detect political expectations of Azerbaijan from the cooperation and integration into NATO and EU. Student will evaluate the quality of these expectations; however he will examine and evaluate the quality of mutual relations as well. The work will apply the method of comparative analysis of relations of Azerbaijan with NATO and EU in order to examine with which of these structures Azerbaijan has closer relations. Author will include also analysis of external negative factors are influence to the integration of Azerbaijan into NATO and EU (mainly the position of Russia and Iran opposing this political course). The work will address following questions as well: to what extent is Azerbaijan ready for integration; how NATO and EU are willing to foster cooperation with Azerbaijan; how strong is official course of Azerbaijan towards NATO and EU. Main hypothesis of the study is that the research will confirm importance of Azerbaijan’s close relations to both of the organizations in order to prevent interception of Russia and Iran and the firm political will of Azerbaijan to integrate will be also confirmed.

Keywords

Modern Foreign Policy of Azerbaijan, Integration of Azerbaijan into NATO and EU, Compare Azerbaijani integration into NATO and EU

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 19. 5. 2008

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 3. 6. 2008
• Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D.
• Reader: doc. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Social Studies

Master programme / field:
Political Science / European Politics (Eng.)