If the US and EU remain aligned on broader strategic objectives in the South Caucasus, this could be an area of cooperation, but the EU will be the primary driver and key interest is EU investment through programs like the Global Gateway and Tresca, plus European energy companies interested in expanding Caspian oil and gas purchases from Azerbaijan and potentially the east side of the Caspian.

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Jeff Manov

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to the extent that the US and the EU remain aligned...it really is going to be the EU that's driving these activities and there's investment through programs like the global gateway, Tresca, energy companies that are interested in expanding purchases of Caspian oil and gas from particularly Azerbaijan

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South CaucasusCenter for Strategic & International Studies
Created: 8/11/2026, 5:26:17 AM

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