Strategic Public Management Journal

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Within the scope of the research, the relationship of Azerbaijan through the ideological, diplomatic, and economic means in the perspective of Russia and China was discussed, and a national and international library search was conducted by applying the descriptive technique, which is one of the qualitative research methods. In this direction, in this study, the extent of the influence of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China in the Caucasus was discussed from a historical perspective, and the historical dimension of the event was revealed with explanations from official sources. In this study, Competition Between Russia and China over Azerbaijan: What are Ideology, Diplomacy and Economic Tools? question constitutes the central question of the study. While the current underground resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan are discussed in the research, on the other hand, research has been made about the positive and negative effects of the diplomatic and economic relations with these two countries. Qualitative methods and techniques were used in the research and open-source newspaper headlines, statements of official institutions and parties, agreements, thesis, and articles written during the period were examined and compiled. In this respect, it has been understood that Russia and China are constantly trying to reform their relations with Azerbaijan, and they are careful not to lose their geo-economic allies in this region.