Research
Develops data-backed analytical products for policymakers and the general public, with a particular focus on neglected topics.
Artsakh
Artsakh Program
ISA’s Artsakh Program focuses on geopolitical, legal, and socio-economic trends around Artsakh - and its people. The program provides rigorous, multidisciplinary analysis on the challenges confronting Artsakh, including Azerbaijan’s activities in the occupied territories and the exiled community’s precarious status within Armenia.
The program seeks to create a unique, credible, and independent platform for policymakers, experts and stakeholders to more closely interact, exchange information and collaborate - with the aim of advancing the interests of Artsakh.
Advocacy
Combines policy analysis and direct advocacy to propose solutions to challenges confronting Artsakh and its displaced community.
Resilience Unit
Conducts capacity-building and community engagement - with the aim of promoting the Artsakh community's cohesion, well-being and continuity.
ISA Security Summit 2023: Rethinking Armenia's Geopolitical and Defense Trajectory
The 2023 Security Summit: Rethinking Armenia’s Geopolitical and Defense Trajectory convened leading experts, defense professionals, and civic actors to address Armenia’s deepening security…
Resilient Armenia: Debate Platform
The Institute for Security Analysis (ISA) has launched the Resilient Armenia: Debate Platform, a program designed to empower youth from Armenia and Artsakh with the knowledge, analytical…
Unpacking the Hate and Pressure Campaign Against Artsakh Armenians
On February 20, ISA hosted a pivotal discussion on the escalating hate and pressure campaign against Artsakh Armenians. The event explored the growing challenges faced by the displaced…
The Self-Defense of Artsakh: September 2023
The Institute for Security Analysis (ISA) hosted The Self-Defense of Artsakh: September 2023 on March 20, 2025. The panel featured firsthand accounts of local defense efforts during…
Baku-Beijing Relations
This week’s Azerbaijan Brief examines the latest developments around Baku-Beijing relations. Over the summer, Azerbaijan and China inked a strategic partnership agreement, the culmination…
Baku Commands Sway in Dagestan
This week’s Azerbaijan Brief examines Baku’s evolving ties with Russia’s Dagestan region. Dagestan - a mosaic of ethnic diversity - straddles the Russian-Azerbaijan border. In recent years…
Energy Sector
This week’s Azerbaijan Brief examines Baku’s evolving energy sector. How is Azerbaijan adapting to shrinking gas reserves? How will Baku maintain its export commitments? What is…
South Caucasus Brief - October 2025
Leading this month And just like that, following a bout of specious bilateral tensions, Azerbaijan and Russia agreed to bury the hatchet. The rapprochement followed a birthday call and an…
South Caucasus Brief - November 2025
Leading this month And just like that, following a bout of specious bilateral tensions, Azerbaijan and Russia agreed to bury the hatchet. The rapprochement followed a birthday call and an…
Azerbaijan's Recognition and Normalization of Northern Cyprus
Azerbaijan is increasingly playing a leading role in normalizing international engagement with Northern Cyprus - with the aim of accelerating the breakaway statelet’s recognition. Following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, Azerbaijan has cemented diplomatic relations with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). This brief explores Baku’s evolving approach around the TRNC - and its campaign to promote the territory’s recognition among international actors, with a particular focus on Central Asian regimes.
