Svante E. Cornell (born 1975) is a

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scholar specializing on politics and security issues in

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. He is a director and co-founder of the

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-based Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), and Research Director of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program (CACI), and joined the

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as a Senior Fellow for Eurasia in January 2017.

Education

Cornell studied at the Department of the International Relations,

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He earned a Ph.D. in

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Career

Cornell is a co-founder and director of the Institute for Security and Development Policy. He is the director of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a joint center run by ISDP in collaboration with the

(AFPC). Cornell is also a Senior Fellow for Eurasia at AFPC. He is also the editor in Chief of the Joint Center's biweekly publications, Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst and Turkey Analyst. In 2000 Cornell took part in the Baku-Ceyhan oil odyssey, a project dedicated at bringing the first barrel of

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port of Ceyhan with Ural sidecar bikes. From 2002 to 2003 served as the course Chair of the Caucasus Area Studies at the

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Writings

Cornell's doctoral thesis was entitled ''Autonomy and Conflict: Ethnoterritoriality and Separatism in the South Caucasus – Cases in Georgia''. He is the author of a number of books, including ''Small Nations and Great Powers: A Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict in the Caucasus''. In 2009, together with

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, he edited ''The Guns of August 2008: Russia's War in Georgia'', which addresses the causes and consequences of the

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Criticism

Swedish Member of Parliament

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criticized Cornell for his connections with Azerbaijani president

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: "There may be reasons to have contacts with dictatorships, but there is a difference between having contacts and systematically confirming a dictatorship, and even praising the dictator. Svante Cornell’s demarcation is diffuse to say the least. In my eyes, he appears to be an accomplice, much like those ones we saw during the Cold War who defended the Soviet Union." According to the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, Cornell has close ties to the Azerbaijani government and has been criticized for portraying the country's government in a favorable light.

Honors and awards

Cornell has received an honorary doctorate from the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.

Books

* Cornell, Svante E. ''Small Nations and Great Powers: A Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict'', 2001. * Cornell, Svante E. ''The Wider Black Sea Region: An Emerging Hub in European Security'', Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, 2006. * Cornell, Svante E. ''Georgia after the Rose Revolution: Geopolitical Predicament and Implications for U.S. Policy'', Army War College monograph, 2007. * Cornell, Svante E.; Starr, S. Frederick., eds. ''The Guns of August 2008: Russia's War in Georgia'', 2009. * Cornell, Svante E. ''Azerbaijan Since Independence'', 2010.

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