Could Vladimir Putin’s Visit to Azerbaijan Shift the Regional Balance of Power?
By Fuad Shahbazov, Baku-based independent regional security and defence analyst
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a surprise official visit to Azerbaijan, on September 27. The formal reason for his arrival was to hold talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as well as to jointly attend the Ninth Interregional Russia-Azerbaijan Forum. Local mass media in both Azerbaijan and Russia described Putin’s visit as a next significant step in improving the strategic partnership between the two countries. READ MORE
| External Relations | The Caspian and Central Asia
