The Caucasus: Between East and West

... strengthening of the Turkic tandem in the Caucasus as NATO and the Collective West cementing their influence [ 2 ]. The fact that Azerbaijan has a long and consistent interaction with Israel adds a special acrimony. Israeli supplies of arms to Baku made a ... ... of Turkey to the Israeli actions. For Iran, which projects itself as one of the main defenders of Palestinian interests, the South Caucasus becomes an arena where its rivalry with Israel and indirectly with NATO and the U.S. continues. In the mid-2000s, the interests of China and India in Transcaucasia were more discussed like signs on the wall. Both nations were taking a closer look at the region....