Murad Muradov is a co-founder and deputy director of the Topchubashov Center, an independent, non-governmental non-profit international relations think tank in Azerbaijan. He is an expert in the security and geopolitics of the Caucasus, post-Soviet countries, international political economy and energy affairs. He is also a member of prestigious fellowships worldwide, including the John Smith Trust Fellowship for Wider Europe (2017). Murad holds M.A. in Diplomacy and International Affairs from the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy and an M.Sc. in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics, UK.