Caucasus conflict highlights US hawks’ reckless support for Azerbaijan
Full blown support for Baku doesn’t serve American interests, particularly as it could lead toward conflict with Iran.
Full blown support for Baku doesn’t serve American interests, particularly as it could lead toward conflict with Iran.
The recent strikes by Azerbaijan beyond Nagorno-Karabakh show the frightening potential for war on Russia’s periphery to spread.
The US should do everything in its power diplomatically to ensure that conflicts in Armenia-Azerbaijan and elsewhere aren’t reignited.
EU head Ursula von der Leyen came home from Baku with a fuel deal, but it may not be enough to fix Europe’s woes.
Tehran vowed to purge American influence from the region. On that score, their record is decidedly mixed.
The agreement was presented by both Baku and Tehran as proof that their recent political crisis had been overcome. Has it?
The short-term crisis between the two neighbors has dissipated. But in the longer term, relations have gotten a lot more complicated.
But for many in Washington, the idea of ‘doing nothing’ about some far-off conflict or regional issue is heresy.
Neither country can afford the setbacks that often are the result of hubris. Both have bigger geopolitical, diplomatic, and economic fish to fry.
Meanwhile hawks in Washington are encouraging President Ilham Aliyev to stoke tensions with Tehran.
The two foreign ministers also discussed how to resolve transportation issues in new post-war order in southern Armenia.
The usual suspects in Washington are calling for Biden to get involved but there’s no national interest at stake.
Add Turkey to the mix and see how this is building to become the next step in a strategic security axis against Iran.
The election of a hardliner could augur a more security-oriented approach by Tehran toward Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Constant consideration of intervening in the region inflames tensions with local powers, including Russia.
Azerbaijan is just one of many client governments whose war crimes the U.S. ignores to keep military assistance flowing.
Baku siding with Tel Aviv opens up vulnerabilities in its relations with Turkey and invites attacks of hypocrisy.
Iran stands to be one of the winners of the new regional transportation map.
Azerbaijan’s decisive military victory has forced Tehran to accommodate to Baku in ways it did not before.
Recent events in central Asia and western Africa have had a major impact on world power geopolitics.
For now, Erdogan has strengthened his position in a rejiggering of the balance of power in the Caucasus between not only Russia and Turkey, but also Iran.