Summary: Türkiye’s construction of a new railway linking Kars to Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave is reshaping geopolitical calculations across the South Caucasus. Accelerated after a U.S.-brokered Armenia–Azerbaijan agreement in August 2025, the project threatens to weaken Russia’s leverage, sideline Iran’s transit ambitions, and redraw east–west trade routes linking Europe, Central Asia, and China. Construction Begins on … Continue reading Turkey’s Push for Nakhchivan Rail Corridor Raises Alarm in Moscow