https://doi.org/10.36719/2706-6185/43/40-44
Eldar Jafarov
Baku State University
PhD in Political Sciences
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8563-697X
eldarjafarov@bsu.edu.az
Ilkin Orujov
Yessenov University
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7087-7583
ilkin.orujov@yu.edu.az
Cultural Factor in Foreign Policy
Abstract
Implementation of interstate relations continues to incorporate various aspects with the development of international relations. Nowadays, due to the influence of the phenomenon of globalization, the development of mass media, the borders between the countries of the world are gradually disappearing, and certain thoughts and ideas are being transferred from one to another. As the carrier of these ideas, the national cultures to which the states belong act as representatives. At this time, the concept of culture in interstate relations begins to gain its meaning in the state's foreign policy. As a branch of multi-faceted diplomatic relations, cultural diplomacy plays a special role in realizing the goals of states, shaping their image, expanding and deepening their relations with other states. Thus, cultural diplomacy gains its meaning in the foreign policy of states.
Keywords: culture in foreign policy, cultural diplomacy, public diplomacy, diplomatic relations, foreign policy of Azerbaijan