Responsible Statecraft

Eldar Mamedov

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Eldar Mamedov has degrees from the University of Latvia and the Diplomatic School in Madrid, Spain. He has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and as a diplomat in Latvian embassies in Washington D.C. and Madrid. Since 2007, Mamedov has served as a political adviser for the social-democrats in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (EP) and is in charge of the EP delegations for inter-parliamentary relations with Iran, Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, and Mashreq.

More from Eldar Mamedov

Middle East

February 24, 2020

What the EU should do now after parliamentary elections in Iran

Conservatives won big in Iran’s parliamentary elections last week. The European Union needs to engage with it.

by Eldar Mamedov

Middle East

January 23, 2020

Is Saudi Arabia Really Seeking De-escalation in the Persian Gulf?

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister went to Brussels this week and reverted back to the kingdom’s hawkish anti-Iran talking points.

by Eldar Mamedov

Middle East

January 18, 2020

EU and Iran Drifting Into Uncharted Waters

The E3 decision to trigger the Dispute Resolution Mechanism looks more like an attempt to shift the blame for its own impotence onto Iran rather than a necessary act of last resort to save the JCPOA.

by Eldar Mamedov

Middle East

January 13, 2020

Europe Should Prevent the Iran Nuclear Deal from Going the Way of the Oslo Accords

There are plenty of intermediaries working to cool U.S.-Iran tensions. The European Union should be putting its recourses toward saving the JCPOA.

by Eldar Mamedov