Energy Security and the New Geopolitics of the Caspian Sea Basin
Mr. Farid Shafiyev,
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Canada
Mr. Farid Shafiyev, will focus on the key political and economic issues in
the Caspian Sea Basin and the wider international security implications of
developments in the region. He will outline the main characteristics of
this increasingly important region, review problems of post-Soviet
transition of the region?s countries and existing international conflicts
in the Caucasus.
Mr. Shafiyev?s lecture will be followed by open discussion. Do not miss
this opportunity for a unique insight into developments in the region
which links the Caucasus and Central Asia and their relevance to global
security.
Ambassador Farid Shafiyev got his BA in History from Baku State
University, Azerbaijan, Masters Degree in Public Administration from the
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and a Law Degree
from Baku State University. In 1996, Mr. Shafiyev joined the Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministry. His assignments included a posting to the Permanent
Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations in New York in 1998-2001. In
2005 he was posted as Counselor at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Canada. In
2007-2009 he served as Chargé d?Affaires and was promoted to Ambassador in
May 2009. Mr. Shafiyev is the author of several academic publications and
has lectured on international security at Western University in Baku.
Wednesday 17 March
11.30 a.m.?1 p.m.
Room 524, Fifth Floor
York Research Tower
York University (Keele Campus)
