Murad Muradov 

Co-founder, Deputy Director

Murad Muradov graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the Academy of Public Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2011), a Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Affairs from the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (2013) and a Master of Science in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics (2015). He participated in a number of training programs, summer schools and fellowships both in Azerbaijan and abroad, including the John Smith Trust Fellowship for Wider Europe (2017). His areas of expertise cover security and geopolitics of post-Soviet countries, Western European politics and international political economy.

Simona Scotti

Research Fellow

Simona Scotti is a Research Fellow at Topchubashov Center. Her main areas of expertise include security and geopolitical developments in the South Caucasus,  Turkish foreign policy, EU-South Caucasus relations, and Turkey-South Caucasus relations. She holds a Master's degree in International Relations from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice. She also carried out academic exchange programs in Russia, Serbia and Colombia. She has been featured in multiple international media outlets.