Expert: Trump could have geopolitical interest in S.Caucasus
By Trend
Donald Trump could have a strategic, economic and geopolitical
interest in the South Caucasus region, Cyril Widdershoven, Middle
East geopolitical specialist and energy analyst, partner at Dutch
risk consultancy VEROCY and SVP MEA-Risk, told Trend on November
14.
“Based on the statements made by Trump, putting American interests
first, this would mean that he will have a strategic, economic and
geopolitical interest in the region,” he said.
Noting that the South Caucasus region is of the utmost importance
for the US, the expert pointed out that major oil and gas companies
are working in Azerbaijan.
Regarding the US support for such energy projects as the Southern
Gas Corridor, Widdershoven said that European energy supply is also
of importance to the US, as they have been pushing for oil and gas
exports.
The Southern Gas Corridor is one of the priority energy projects
for the EU. It envisages the transportation of 10 billion cubic
meters of Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian region to the European
countries through Georgia and Turkey.
“US-EU cooperation is and will be strong, so European views will be
taken into account,” he said, adding that a possible strategic
support of the Eastern European countries, Baltic and Balkan, would
mean that Russia's plans could still be under threat.
“The love between Putin and Trump could be soon over. Support from
Russia is not always taken positively inside of the US,” said the
expert, adding that Russia's stranglehold on EU is not an easy
thing to swallow for an American president, also not for Trump.
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