Azerbaijan's 2010s oil and gas boom funded a major military buildup and, combined with the strategic Turkish alliance that trained and in some cases commanded its forces, shifted the balance of power away from Yerevan, enabling Azerbaijan's rapid victory in the 2020 Second Karabakh War.
causalpending
Speaker
Jeff MankoffEvidence Quote
“A lot of that money gets funneled into building up the military and so the balance of power between Yeravan and Baku shifts”
Source
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus— Center for Strategic & International StudiesCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:32:38 PM
My Notes
Loading notes...