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Azerbaijan: A pawn on the West's chessboard?

In The Grand Chessboard, Zbigniew Brzezinski, a major influence on U.S. foreign policy, referred to Azerbaijan as "the vitally important 'cork' in the bottle containing the riches of the Caspian Sea basin and Central Asia."1 His metaphor, laden with imperialist undertones, vividly captures Azerbaijan's strategic value as a gateway to vast energy and mineral resources. At the time of the book's publication in 1997, Azerbaijan's potential as a maj…
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Signs of the Times broke the news in on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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