NATO s New Energy Security Role in Azerbaijan: Balancing the Interest between West and Russia
Journal: Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi
Year: 2017

Considering the contemporary developments in theinternational relations, the Azerbaijan’s relations with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are ofgreat significance. Due to the rich oil and gasreserves and Azerbaijan’s geostrategicimportance as an energy crossroad between Europe and Asia, thecountry has always been attractive for many actors afterthe collapse of the Soviet Union. Not only theneighboring countries Turkey, Iran and Central Asiancountries, but also the United States, Europea