The first oil from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is due to arrive in Ceyhan, Turkey, at the end of October, just days ahead of Azerbaijan’s November 6 parliamentary elections. This nexus of events has raised many questions about the potential for political reform in Azerbaijan; the BTC could shift...

Frederick W. Kagan is preparing frequently updated reports on the unfolding situation in the Caucasus.

We must reduce the chance of broader conflict in the Caucasus.