Exploring Turkey’s Strategic Goals in Caucasus Region During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis

作     者：Shabnam Dadparvar Saeed Azizi 

作者机构：Tianshui Normal UniversityTianshuiChina Neijiang Normal UniversityNeijiangChina 

出 版 物：《International Relations and Diplomacy》 (国际关系与外交（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第8卷第11期

页      面：475-482页

学科分类：070904[理学-构造地质学] 0709[理学-地质学] 07[理学] 

主　　题：Karabakh the Caucasus region Turkey Azerbaijan geopolitics realism 

摘      要：After the collapse of the Soviet Union,the lack of a superior power in the Caucasus region has led to regional and international great powers *** existing energy resources are the main reason for competitions in the south Caucasus,and besides other crises,the resources have heightened the political tensions among regional and international *** Karabakh crisis,which has been a regional conflict for many decades,was precipitated in 2020 due to unprecedented armed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia,which led to an increase intensions and threats in the Caucasus *** this time,Turkey,by supporting Azerbaijan,has had a prominent role in determining the results of the conflicts in favor of *** clarify Turkey’s role in this matter,the present study explored Turkey’s strategic goals in the Caucasus region during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ***’s strategic goals in this regard have been argued to be geopolitical development,dominance over energy pipelines,and the reinforcement of its position in both the Caucasus region and the international arena.