Ethnic Interests Threaten U.S. Interests in the Caucus | The Heritage Foundation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Russia and Iran are key supporters of Armenia.
59% : Washington is offering Tbilisi important help in building border controls, and patrol boats for the Georgian Coast Guard have been donated by the United States, Ukraine, and Turkey.
55% : Iran is supplying part of Armenia's fuel needs and, according to sources in Baku, pays for some Armenian arms purchases.
49% : The United Nations has proved to be of little assistance in Abkhazia, despite its ongoing involvement in the peace talks since 1994.
47% : Such a move would cut off the route for the East-West Caspian oil pipeline (from Baku to the Georgian port of Supsa on the Black Sea or from Baku to the port of Ceyhan on Turkey's Mediterranean coast) and force Azerbaijan to export oil by way of Russia or Iran.
38% : It is opposed by Russia, Iran, and Armenia.
38% : Beyond the current criticism, many in Baku have expressed long-standing resentment toward Iran as one of Azerbaijan's former imperial masters.
12% : This makes routing Azeri oil through Iran even more problematic, not only because of the ongoing hostility between Tehran and Washington, but also because of the ongoing atmosphere of suspicion between Baku and Tehran.

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