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%T Turkey-Iran rivalry in the changing geopolitics of the South Caucasus
%A Azizi, Hamidreza
%A Isachenko, Daria
%P 6
%V 49/2023
%D 2023
%K Rivalität von Staaten; Geopolitische Faktoren; Außenpolitische Interessendivergenzen; bilaterale Beziehungen; Nagornyj Karabach; Bilateraler internationaler Konflikt; Außenpolitische Position; Korridor (Verkehr)
%@ 2747-5107
%~ SWP
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-90825-3
%X The South Caucasus has long been a theatre of Turkish and Iranian cooperation and rivalry. While these two regional powers have historically balanced their inter­ests, there are signs that rivalry is taking precedence. Turkey's unwavering backing of Azer­baijan during the 2020 Karabakh War consolidated Ankara's footprint in the region. Azerbaijan's retaking of the rest of Karabakh in the latest military strikes on 19 September 2023 makes a peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia more likely, furthering Turkey's interests, and potentially limiting Russia's role in the region. However, the prospect of a "less Russia, more Turkey" dynamic heightens Tehran's apprehensions towards Ankara. Particularly concerning for Iran is the clause with­in the Moscow-brokered ceasefire of November 2020 that mandates the rebuild­ing of a road and rail link connecting Turkey to mainland Azerbaijan via Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave and Armenia's south-eastern Syunik province; this risks marginal­ising Iran. In addition, Tehran is anxiously observing the deepening of ties between Turkey’s close ally, Azerbaijan, and Iran's key adversary, Israel. (author's abstract)
%C DEU
%C Berlin
%G en
%9 Stellungnahme
%W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org
%~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info