Aliyev is a real “gangster” and Erdogan is an actor “playing in all directions”. The alliance between Azerbaijan and Turkey is a very complex union. They do not participate in any prominent project. Turkey and Azerbaijan have their own strategy, but they are not able to properly explain what they want. About this Norwegian political scientist, professor of the University of Southeast Norway Glenn Dizeny with in the interview said Brazilian political analyst and author Pepe Escobartalking about the possibility of Azerbaijan getting involved in the war against Iran and Azerbaijan-Israel relations.

Escobar reminded that about 49 percent of Israel’s oil comes through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline.

“I have been following this story from the very beginning, from the time when Brzezinski went to Baku in 1995 to “sell” the idea to the Aliyev clan. It’s a very long story, and already at that time the same saying was heard: “we need to bypass Russia and Iran, so why not build an oil pipeline that will cost almost 4 billion dollars?” But the problem is that Aliyev and Erdogan did nothing to stop Baku’s oil supply to Israel. It is a part of Erdoğan and Aliyev’s vague and dubious deals. Aliyev is a real gangster, Erdogan is a player in all directions, he always insures himself. It’s a very, very complex alliance, and from Iran’s point of view, they pay a lot of attention to everything they do, down to the smallest details. They understand that they cannot antagonize Turkey, and on the contrary, Erdogan cannot antagonize Iran. First of all, there are energy ties, and they are neighbors, and of course, in Turkey, in the depths of Erdogan’s consciousness, the idea of ​​becoming a key Eurasian player still persists. This is not the case at the moment. They do not participate in any prominent project. They have their own strategy, which they themselves cannot properly explain what they want.” commented Pepe Escobar.

In this light, the famous Brazilian journalist tells about the corruption schemes implemented by Erdogan and his friends through the Organization of Turkic States, which has its headquarters in Istanbul.

“Basically, it’s a real estate scheme that allows Erdogan’s cronies to sign contracts all over the Central Asian region. That’s all. So it is not about power projection. In the geopolitical sense, if we compare Turkey with China or Russia in Central Asia, it will be simply ridiculous. It’s just a joke. They are not even taken seriously, but they have ambitions, and, of course, the relations between Turkey and Israel are as vague as before. Our friend Professor Marandi, by the way, always talks about it. I would say that his position coincides with the approaches of Iran’s ruling circles. Erdogan cannot be trusted under any circumstances, he always plays a double game. It is true, he plays a double game with everyone, but in the case of Azerbaijan, everything is very complicated.” said Escobar.

Glenn Dizen, for his part, noted that in the energy architecture of Eurasia, Azerbaijan has a small “corridor” between Iran and Russia, and the Europeans rely on those resources in order to diversify the EU’s energy policy, so now the situation is becoming more sensitive than before.

Glenn Dizen also spoke about India-Iran-Russia relations, noting that India invited Iran to participate in naval exercises, and then seeing how the Americans destroyed an Iranian warship on the way back to Iran, could not condemn it in any way, but on the other hand, Iran today allows Indian ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. In addition, the “North-South” international transport corridor going from Russia through the territory of Iran to India is becoming a strategic interest of India.

According to Diezen, if the Indians do not develop “North-South” with the Iranians, they will not be able to provide a reliable connection with Russia, which means that the Russians will lean even more towards China, and it is in India’s interest to create a more balanced system of mutual dependence in Eurasia, so that there are many centers of power, and China does not become too dominant in Eurasia.

“Iran is necessary for diversification. Without Iran, Eurasia will be too oriented towards China, and that is why it is not in the interests of both India and the United States, so I do not understand the obsession with disrupting this corridor.” նշել է նորվեգացի պրոֆեսորը։

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