The Caucasus: Between East and West

... political influence in the region rather than in providing reliable guarantees for Armenia’s national security or in blocking Azerbaijan’s maximalist aspirations. Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to Baku, Yerevan and Tbilisi in March 2024 was quite revealing in this regard. Brussels believes now is the time for geopolitical homogenization of the region. The crisis in Russian-Armenian relations, Georgia’s desire to monetize its status as a NATO “aspirant” as soon as possible, the bolstered cooperation between Baku and Ankara (NATO’s second largest army) – all these factors ...