TY - JOUR
T1 - A Triangle of Interests
T2 - Azerbaijan, Iran and Israel
AU - Cohen, Ronen A.
AU - Lev, Tzvi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In the world of Realpolitik, Israel and Azerbaijan seem to have closer relations than just pragmatic ones. This article intends to shed light on the strategic and regional interests of Israel and Azerbaijan, while considering Iran's efforts to maintain an alliance with Azerbaijan. From the Israeli side, these relations have multi-dimensional components that enable Israel to keep an eye on Iran without dragging Azerbaijan into the conflict. Azerbaijan and Iran, for their part, sharing a common religion and, partly, culture, both use Realpolitik in order to retain the Caucasus balance of power.
AB - In the world of Realpolitik, Israel and Azerbaijan seem to have closer relations than just pragmatic ones. This article intends to shed light on the strategic and regional interests of Israel and Azerbaijan, while considering Iran's efforts to maintain an alliance with Azerbaijan. From the Israeli side, these relations have multi-dimensional components that enable Israel to keep an eye on Iran without dragging Azerbaijan into the conflict. Azerbaijan and Iran, for their part, sharing a common religion and, partly, culture, both use Realpolitik in order to retain the Caucasus balance of power.
KW - Armenia
KW - Azerbaijan
KW - Bilateral relations
KW - Islamic republic of Iran
KW - Israel
KW - Nagorno-karabakh
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85105677345&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/1573384X-20210108
DO - 10.1163/1573384X-20210108
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AN - SCOPUS:85105677345
SN - 1609-8498
VL - 25
SP - 74
EP - 89
JO - Iran and the Caucasus
JF - Iran and the Caucasus
IS - 1
ER -