From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> Adam,
>     Haven't seen any posts from you lately, so not sure if you are around,
> but here is a decent article about relations between Azerbaijan and Iran.
> Of course there are a few missing pieces, but he lays out the problems for
> Azerbaijan pretty clearly.  Of that right just remember you are on your
> holiday. :)
>
> George
>


Sorry, been for my 2 weeks skiing in Zermatt.

Iran, Russia & Turkey will always be there. All 3 could be nuclear
powers. All 3 have at some time or other dominated the kavkaz completely.

Adam

> http://www.cacianalyst.org/view_article.php?articleid=4644
>
> CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST        Wednesday / January 10, 2007 WALKING A
> TIGHTROPE: AZERBAIJAN AND THE POLITICS OF IRANIAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS
> Stephen Blank
>
> In late 2006, the Azerbaijani government announced that sanctions against
> Iran for its continuing nuclear program could negatively affect the entire
> region, that it would oppose sanctions, and instead supported a purely
> diplomatic, negotiated approach to the problem posed by Iranƒ ™s nuclear
> program. This pronouncement was hardly unexpected, but it reflects the
> obstacles to any successful and internationally concerted program of
> sanctions and pressures against Iran. The Azerbaijani governmentƒ ™s
> statement also underscores the limits of Washingtonƒ ™s ability to persuade
> governments in the Caspian basin to follow its policy preferences even on
> so vital a question as penalizing Iran for its violation of the
> non-proliferation treaty and being a threat to international security.
>
> George

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