Yunis Sharifli

Yunis Sharifli is a Research Fellow at the Central Asia Barometer. His research covers Chinese foreign policy in the context of Beijing's relations with Russia and Central Asia. He also works as a Junior Research Fellow at the Caucasian Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies (QAFSAM) and at the Topchubashov Center in Azerbaijan.

December 23, 2022 | Yunis Sharifli | Ali Koseoglu

Iran's pivot to Central Asia: Motivations and challenges

Since the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi as president of the Islamic Republic, Central Asia has been one of Iran's foreign policy priorities. In the era of debates about Russia's...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, China, Europe & Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Middle East, Opinion, Turkey, Uzbekistan
October 18, 2022 | Yunis Sharifli

Astana Summit and Turkiye's diplomatic achievements

The 6th Summit of the Conference on Cooperation and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held on 12 – 13 October recently, attracted the attention of the world media. Turkish...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, EU, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Kazakhstan, Opinion, Russia, Turkey
July 28, 2022 | Yunis Sharifli

Rare-earth geopolitics and potential role of Turkiye

In recent years, we have observed the growing importance of critical materials that play a key role in the manufacturing process of various technologies. In this context, rare-earth materials...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, China, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Russia, Turkey

Yunis Sharifli

Items by Yunis Sharifli

Iran's pivot to Central Asia: Motivations and challenges

Astana Summit and Turkiye's diplomatic achievements

Rare-earth geopolitics and potential role of Turkiye