On June 14 and 19, 2023, the defense of MA students’ dissertations was held at Khazar University Political Sciences and Philosophy Department with the participation of department head Dr.Orkhan Valiyev, commission chairmen Dr. Vasif Huseynov and Assoc. Prof. Mehman Hasanov, department lecturers Dr. Farid Guliyev, Dr. Anar Jafarov and Prof. Vasila Hajiyeva.

Master students of the mentioned department defended their dissertations on the following topics: " Digital diplomacy in Theory and Practice: A Case Study of Azerbaijan " by Aziza Vidadi, majoring in conflict studies; “The European Union's migration policy during the Crisis in Ukraine” by Rahil Dadashli and “Security in the Eastern Neighbourhood: The Effectiveness

of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy” by Raul Garayev majoring in regional studies; “China’s Belt and Road initiative and its impact on the Caspian basin” by Maryam Khanbabazade, “Foreign policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan after the Second Karabakh War: Analysis of Azerbaijan-Iran relations from classic realism perspective” by Punhan Abdurrahmanzadeh, “The OSCE and the Mediation of Armed Conflicts in the Post-Soviet Space” by Ganira Moylamova, “The role of diaspora in shaping the foreign policy choice of Armenia” by Avaz Rahimov majoring in International relations and diplomacy.

The students made a brief presentation on their topics, emphasizing that they eliminated the remarks expressed in the preliminary defenses, and answered the questions. The dissertation works were positively evaluated.