Expectations and reactions are not the same thing: quality, honest conduct and environmental respect can be known in advance, while reactions surface only when those expectations go unmet, and each market defines them differently.
This interview was conducted with Hojiakbar Mavlyanov, one of Kyrgyzstan’s young and dynamic members of parliament. A politician with experience in international affairs and a strong understanding of diplomatic protocol, Mavlyanov has represented Kyrgyzstan on numerous international platforms.
Alongside his political career, he also brings experience in business and strategic advisory work, allowing him to approach contemporary issues from the interconnected perspectives of politics, diplomacy and the private sector. In this interview, Mavlyanov shares his views on diplomacy, political leadership and business, offering insight into the role of a new generation of Kyrgyz representatives in an evolving international environment.
The interview argues that VIP lounges and long dinner tables are only the visible layer of business diplomacy, and that the real work happens in the informal settings where trust is built.
This interview is conducted with ''Hojiakbar Mavlyanov'', one of Kyrgyzstan’s young and dynamic members of parliament. A politician with experience in international affairs and a strong understanding of diplomatic protocol, Mavlyanov has represented Kyrgyzstan on numerous international platforms.
Alongside his political career, he also brings experience in business and strategic advisory work, allowing him to approach contemporary issues from the interconnected perspectives of politics, diplomacy and the private sector. In this interview, Mavlyanov shares his views on diplomacy, political leadership and business, offering insight into the role of a new generation of Kyrgyz representatives in an evolving international environment.
This interview was conducted with **Hojiakbar Mavlyanov**, one of Kyrgyzstan’s young and dynamic members of parliament. A politician with experience in international affairs and a strong understanding of diplomatic protocol, Mavlyanov has represented Kyrgyzstan on numerous international platforms.
Alongside his political career, he also brings experience in business and strategic advisory work, allowing him to approach contemporary issues from the interconnected perspectives of politics, diplomacy and the private sector. In this interview, Mavlyanov shares his views on diplomacy, political leadership and business, offering insight into the role of a new generation of Kyrgyz representatives in an evolving international environment.
Business Diplomat explores how consensus, sound law and inclusive participation can strengthen dialogue, support entrepreneurship and build a shared economic future.
This interview brings together Ayşe Nur Karagöz, an EUREFLECT contributor with a Master’s degree in Islamic Law and Islamic Political Philosophy, and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Evkuran, a distinguished Turkish scholar. The interview argues that international experience builds human capital the way infrastructure builds physical capital, with benefits flowing to exports, investment climate and reputation rather than to the individual alone.
Business Diplomat's own event strategy is on the table: one annual summit for visibility, or year-round round tables and workshops. The proposed answer rejects the choice and stacks both into a single two-layered structure.
Business Diplomat's third expert interview identifies five unwritten principles — respect, punctuality, confidentiality, careful communication and cultural awareness — that decide whether a contract gets signed at all.
This interview brings together Ayşe Nur Karagöz, an EUREFLECT contributor with a Master’s degree in Islamic Law and Islamic Political Philosophy, and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Evkuran, a distinguished Turkish scholar. Business Diplomat's expert interview series argues that the ten-year economic mark of youth training depends less on capital or technology than on whether young people first grasp that a field called business diplomacy exists.
A privilege is granted to one and can be withdrawn; a rule applies to all and makes tomorrow predictable. That distinction is the first thing a foreign investor asks about a country, according to the interview.
This interview brings together Ayşe Nur Karagöz, an EUREFLECT contributor with a Master’s degree in Islamic Law and Islamic Political Philosophy, and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Evkuran, a distinguished Turkish scholar. A cross-cultural adviser argues that over-adapting reads as weakness and invites harder bargaining, while sincerity and restraint build partnerships that survive long negotiations.
This interview is conducted with Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Erendor, an academic specializing in international relations, international law, and security studies, whose research focuses on cybersecurity, terrorism, the Turkic world, and international organizations.
This interview is conducted with **Prof. Dr. Birol Mercan**, Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Political Science, Necmettin Erbakan University, who is among Turkey’s forward-looking academics engaged in international work with young people. Prof. Dr. Mercan conducts academic research in areas including economic theory, regional economics, industrial economics, competition, innovation, social capital, and economic growth. In addition to his academic work, he places particular importance on providing young people with international experience and developing academic cooperation with different countries.
This interview was conducted with **Hojiakbar Mavlyanov**, one of Kyrgyzstan’s young and dynamic members of parliament. A politician with experience in international affairs and a strong understanding of diplomatic protocol, Mavlyanov has represented Kyrgyzstan on numerous international platforms.
Alongside his political career, he also brings experience in business and strategic advisory work, allowing him to approach contemporary issues from the interconnected perspectives of politics, diplomacy and the private sector. In this interview, Mavlyanov shares his views on diplomacy, political leadership and business, offering insight into the role of a new generation of Kyrgyz representatives in an evolving international environment.
In Dialogue with Nazar Astanov, CEO of North Star Investment Group
Mirshod Shakirov and Nazar Astanov discuss U.S. capital, Uzbekistan’s investment transformation and Central Asia’s emerging place in the global economy.
Listening before speaking is framed as diplomacy's most basic skill, applied here to managers, companies and institutions. The test of any initiative becomes what it adds to the people and the country, not profit alone.
A mediator with years at the table argues that justice in commercial disputes is a method, not a verdict: listen to both sides, separate evidence from emotion, find a lawful and reasonable solution. The strongest claim is that justice is not making one side the winner.
This interview is conducted with Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Erendor, an academic specializing in international relations, international law, and security studies, whose research focuses on cybersecurity, terrorism, the Turkic world, and international organizations.