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Armenia-Azebaijan: the Trump Route to Where?

ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN EUROPEAN UNION RUSSIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

epc_eu · EPC Language of Power - Armenia-Azerbaijan: the Trump Route to Where?

Participants

Viktorya Muradyan

Public Affairs consultant, former co-editor-in-chief of The European Correspondent

Matthew Bryza

Former US ambassador to Azerbaijan, deputy assistant Secretary of State for European affairs, US mediator of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Co-Chair of the OSCE's Minsk Group

Paul Taylor

Senior Visiting Fellow, Europe in the World Programme

Is lasting peace finally within reach in the South Caucasus—or is the latest deal just another geopolitical powerplay?

In this episode of Language of Power, we unpack the US-brokered peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, signed at the White House on 8 August, and explore what it means for the region and the wider world.

Host Paul Taylor is joined by Matthew Bryza, former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, deputy assistant Secretary of State for European affairs, US mediator of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Co-Chair of the OSCE's Minsk Group, and Viktorya Muradyan, Brussels-based public affairs consultant and former co-editor-in-chief of The European Correspondent. Together, they explore why President Trump succeeded where the EU faltered, and what’s at stake for Washington, Moscow, and Tehran.

We examine Armenia’s pivot away from Russia, Azerbaijan’s growing leverage despite its authoritarian record, and the prospects for regional transformation. Can Armenia’s government survive the fallout of losing Karabakh? Is EU membership a credible alternative? And how might Russia and Iran respond to losing influence in their own backyard?

This Podcast is part of the EPC's Europe in the World Programme.

You can listen to this episode on Spotify here.