Topic:Azerbaijan — Global Security Review %

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesArmenia, Ayatollah Khamenei, Azerbaijan, ballistic missiles, destabilization, drone production, enrichment capabilities, existential threat, geopolitical role, hegemonic approach, Huseyniyyun Brigade, imperialist activities. , Iran foreign policy, Iran-Russia pact, IRGC, Israel, John Mearsheimer, Kenneth Waltz, NATO, nuclear agreement, nuclear balance, Nuclear Iran, offensive realism, Operation Rising Lion, relative power, Robert Gilpin, Russia-Ukraine war, security risks, South Caucasus, territorial control, Turkey, US nuclear deal, Zangezur corridor

A Nuclear Iran Would Pose an Existential Threat to the South Caucasus

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Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has defined the strategic goal of his country’s Operation Rising Lion as rolling back the Iranian threat to Israel’s survival. Israel is pounding Iran’s nuclear facilities,…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic Adversariesadvanced technology, agriculture, Azerbaijan, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, Barak 8 missile defense, culture, cybersecurity, defense, educational cooperation, Energy, environment, food security, gas exploration, geopolitical crises., grain, hamas, Hikmet Hajiyev, Ilham Aliyev, Iran, Israel, Karabakh war, Middle East, Mountain Jews, normalization process, oil imports, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, regional security, religious tolerance, Russia-Ukraine war, science, security, SOCAR, South Caucasus, strategic relationship, Syria, transport, trilateral regional format, Trump administration, Turkey, water resources

Azerbaijan-Israel Strategic Relationship Proves Its Importance

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With the opening of the Azerbaijani trade office in Israel in 2021 and the embassy in 2023, Azerbaijan-Israel strategic relations reached a new level. The partnership covers a wide range…

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAbraham Accords, Azerbaijan, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, ballistic missiles, Caspian Sea, critical infrastructure, cyber capabilities, energy infrastructure, Freedom Support Act, hamas, Iran, Israel, Karabakh, Leviathan gas field, Middle East, military drills, Muddy Water, oil refineries, Rufat Ahmadzada , Section 907, SOCAR, South Caucasus, Turkey, US policy

Iran’s Threat to Azerbaijan’s Critical Energy Infrastructure

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Iranian leaders increased their belligerent rhetoric following the October 1 attack in which the Islamic Republic fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles on Israel. Codenamed “True Promise,” the attack was the…

Strategic AdversariesAbraham Accords, Ayatollah Khamenei, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, houthis, Iran, Islamist New Welfare Party, Israel, Morocco, Muslim, Nuclear Deterrence, persian gulf, petroleum, propaganda, Sudan, Turkey, UAE, Yeman

Iran’s Multidimensional Strategy

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The October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas and the ongoing war in Gaza, provide Iran with a unique opportunity to advance its foreign policy interests in the Middle…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, ArchiveAzerbaijan, China, Collective Security Treaty Organization, Cultural, Foreign Policy, GCC, Gulf Countries, NATO, Russia, SOCAR, sovereignty, Turkey, Turkic States, Ukraine

Analyzing the Turkic Vector of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy

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The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) is one of the main foreign policy initiatives of Azerbaijan. In his swearing-in ceremony in February 2024 Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, described the OTS…

Defense & SecurityArmenia, Azerbaijan, European Union, India, Nagorno-Karabakh, NATO, Russia

If Armenia Wants Western Defense Support, Doctrine and Partner Engagement Reform Must Happen Now

Jack Dulgarian

Armenia cannot protect the indigenous Nagorno-Karabakh people and Republic of Armenia without a competent vanguard. The Armenian Ministry of Defense can continue to rely on Russia, but will Moscow come…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyArmenia, Azerbaijan, European Union, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

Azerbaijan Coerces Nagorno-Karabakh While Armenia Plays Russian Roulette

Jack Dulgarian

The Republic of Armenia has been under attack by Azerbaijan. Baku may not halt its aggression any time soon. If matters worsen for Armenia, Russia may offer the ultimate trade…

DiplomacyArmenia, Azerbaijan, Eastern Partnership Program, European Union, Georgia, Moldova, NATO, Russia, Ukraine

What’s the Future of the E.U.’s Eastern Partnership Program?

Gabriella Gricius

The politically-divisive Eastern Partnership Program (EPP) has been in existence for nearly a decade. The European Neighborhood Policy—the program's predecessor—was initiated in 2004 to promote cooperation and stability in former…

Government & PoliticsArmenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia

“Velvet Revolution” in Armenia Indicates a Stronger Russian-Armenian Relationship

Gabriella Gricius

Armenia isn’t likely to pivot away from it’s ties to Russia anytime soon. In the wake of former Armenian President and Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian’s resignation on April 23, a…