Azerbaijan’s parliamentary diplomacy: between form and influence

In official descriptions, Azerbaijan’s parliament is presented as a fully-fledged institution — part of a multiparty system, endowed with legislative authority and integrated into international diplomatic networks. Yet behind this architecture, a different reality is increasingly visible: parliament functions as an arcitecture of the country’s foreign policy framework, but with limited capacity to shape it. On paper, the stru...

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