The Role of Azerbaijan in Shaping Regional Cooperation for Energy Security

The intervention focuses on the role of Azerbaijan in shaping regional cooperation for energy security. Azerbaijan having faced with existential threats to its security after the newly acquired independence had found an escape in opening the country's rich oil and gas reserves to international exploitation, foreign direct investments that enabled the rejuvenation of the country's torn economy. The country has come a long way ever since having weathered the hardships brought by the challenges of transition as well as the burden put on its economy by large body of IDPs and refugee population in the aftermath of the ongoing conflict with the neighboring country. This affects regional security policy in light of energy.