AMERICAN ANALYST: RUSSIA’S SUCCESSFUL COURTING OF ARMENIA COULD MAKE U.S. PAY GREATER ATTENTION TO BAKU

16:54 27/03/2015 >> POLITICS

It is possible that if the new ‘cold war’ continues to escalate
Russian-Western competition in the Southern Caucasus will intensify,
American analyst, professor in several universities Gordon Hahn said
at an internet press conference organized by “Region” Research Center.

“This is already happening with NATO’s plan to expand its ‘Atlantic
Resolve’ military exercises to Georgia and the nearby Black Sea
region. In addition, the pipeline wars are likely only to intensify
as problems between Ukraine and Russia persist and the EU seeks to
end its dependence on Russian energy supplies. Russia’s Turkey Stream
project also signals that the South Caucasus is likely to become a
more coveted energy transit route,” said the analyst.

“Russia’s successful courting of Armenia to join the EEU is another
sign of the region’s growing geopolitization. The US is therefore
likely to pay greater attention to Baku as a counter to the
Russian-Armenian axis,” he added.