Dr. Muradov teaches courses in international security, international relations theory, Eurasian politics, and global governance across multiple Canadian and international institutions. His teaching integrates theoretical rigor with contemporary case studies, particularly the Russia–Ukraine war and post-Soviet security dynamics.

University of British Columbia

• POLI 369C: Issues in International Security

• POLI 464G: Problems in International Relations

• POLI 360A: Security Studies

• UBC Extended Learning: The Russia–Ukraine War

At UBC, he has developed upper-level undergraduate courses that combine classical IR theory (realism, liberalism, constructivism) with applied security analysis, including alliance politics, hybrid warfare, and contemporary geopolitical transformations.

Simon Fraser University

• IS 322: Post-Soviet Central Asia – Security and Conflict

Langara College

• POLI 1250: Politics in Developing Nations

Dnipro University of Technology (Ukraine)

• International Relations Theories

• International Security Studies

• Peace and Conflict Studies

• Eurasian Studies

• Global Governance

• History of International Relations

• Global Studies

• Dialogue, Negotiation, and Debate

Between 2020 and 2024, Dr. Muradov taught a wide range of undergraduate courses in Ukraine, emphasizing interactive learning, structured debate, and theory-driven analysis of contemporary conflicts.

Dr. Muradov’s research lies at the intersection of international security theory and Eurasian politics, with a primary focus on the Russia–Ukraine war and the transformation of the post-Soviet security order. His work combines structural realist theory, hybrid warfare analysis, and discourse analysis to examine how war, identity, and alliance politics interact in contemporary international relations.

His 2025 article, “Disrupting the Narrative: Ukrainian Agency in Resisting Russia and Winning Western Support,” published in Europe-Asia Studies, challenges dominant interpretations that frame Ukraine primarily as a passive object of great power rivalry. Instead, it demonstrates how Ukrainian military resistance and strategic diplomacy actively shaped Western alliance cohesion and security commitments.

Building on this research agenda, Dr. Muradov recently completed a major theoretical manuscript, “Defensive Structural Realism and the Russia–Ukraine War: Rethinking Alliance Formation,” developed during his time as a Visiting Scholar with the Petrach Program on Ukraine at George Washington University. Currently under review, the article refines defensive structural realism by theorizing defender-side agency as an intervening mechanism in alliance consolidation under conditions of aggression.

He has also completed a second manuscript, “The Collapse of Contextual Resonance: Why Putin’s Imperial Discourse Failed in Ukraine,” which analyzes the limits of imperial narratives in mobilizing local compliance and explores why Russia’s justificatory discourse failed to resonate within Ukrainian society.

Across these projects, Dr. Muradov seeks to bridge theory and empirics by demonstrating how structural constraints, elite discourse, and domestic agency jointly shape the trajectory of interstate conflict.

Selected Publications

Muradov, I. (2025). “Disrupting the Narrative: Ukrainian Agency in Resisting Russia and Winning Western Support.” Europe-Asia Studies, 77(3), 341–364. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2025.2465569

Muradov, I. (2022). “The Russian Hybrid Warfare: The Cases of Ukraine and Georgia.” Defence Studies, 22(2), 168–191. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702436.2022.2030714

Muradov, I. (2021). Introduction to Eurasian Studies. Dnipro: Dnipro University of Technology.

Muradov, I. (2021). Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies. Dnipro: Dnipro University of Technology.

Manuscripts Under Review

Muradov, I. “Defensive Structural Realism and the Russia–Ukraine War: Rethinking Alliance Formation.” (Completed during the Petrach Program on Ukraine, George Washington University; under review.)

Muradov, I., and Matsuno, M. “The Collapse of Contextual Resonance: Why Putin’s Imperial Discourse Failed in Ukraine.” (Under review.)

Other Publications

Muradov, I. (2024). “The Russo-Ukrainian War: What Does It Mean for Russia, Ukraine, and the West?” The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict, and Warfare, 6(3), 224–227.

Muradov, I. (2024). “Rusya-Ukrayna Savaşı” [Russia–Ukraine War]. In İsmail Aydıngün and Valeriy Morkva (eds.), Ukrayna [Ukraine] (pp. 733–776). Ankara: ATAM Yayınları.

Muradov, I. (2023). “The Russia–Ukraine War in the Light of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive.” Eurasian World, No. 13.

Muradov, I. (2022). “Azerbaijan’s Standpoint vis-à-vis the Russia–Ukraine War.” Italian Institute for International Political Studies.

Muradov, I. (2022). “Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Security Dilemma or What?” Eurasian World, No. 10.

Muradov, I. (2021). Introduction to Eurasian Studies. Dnipro: Dnipro University of Technology.

Muradov, I. (2021). Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies. Dnipro: Dnipro University of Technology.

Muradov, I. (2021). “The Latest War in the Caucasus and Lessons for Ukraine.” In Actual Problems of Today’s International Relations (pp. 282–288). Oles Honchar Dnipro National University.

Muradov, I. (2020). “Information War in Ukraine Before and After the Donbas Conflict.” International Journal of Russian Studies, 9(2), 202–222.

Muradov, I. (2020). “Immanuel Levinas and International Relations.” Spectrum: Journal of Global Studies, 9(1), 121–142.

Muradov, I. (2020). “Peace at Any Price? An Overview of the Donbas Conflict and Ongoing Peace Process.” QAFSAM: Caucasian Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies.

Muradov, I. (2019). “The Donbas Conflict and the Peace Process.” Epistemological Studies in Philosophy, Social and Political Sciences, 2(2), 110–121.

Muradov, I. (2018). “The Impact of NATO Enlargement on the Ukraine Crisis: A Neorealist Perspective.” Epistemological Studies in Philosophy, Social and Political Sciences, 1(1–2), 107–114.

Muradov, I. (2017). “Finding a Theoretical Approach for Studying Post-Soviet Frozen Conflicts.” International Journal of Russian Studies, 6(1), 60–71.