By Stephen Blank
January 19th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Throughout its tenure, the Obama Administration has minimized U.S. involvement with and engagement in both the Caucasus and Central Asia. However, a change in this policy may now be visible. Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent, and first, visit to Central Asia suggests a new interest in an expanded and hopefully regular mutual dialogue with the region. In the case of Azerbaijan, three high-ranking U.S. delegations have come through Baku in the last few months, clearly signifying renewed interest in dialogue and the subjects of their discussion, as revealed in the press, tend to corroborate that impression.
- United States
- South Caucasus
- Azerbaijan
- State Department
- Central Asia
- John Kerry Central Asia
- G20 Turkey 2015
- RussoTurkish relations
- TANAPTAP pipelines
- Turkish energy independence
- NagornoKarabakh
- Georgia
- South Ossetia
- Abkhazia
- EU
- Southern Gas Corridor SGC
- Eastern Partnership
- European influence in the Caucasus
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