"Turkey-Armenia: Too steep for “zero-problems with neighbors” theory
Adil Baguirov
As a rule, the art of successful politics and diplomacy, whose fundamental objective is to resolve problems, always aims to improve the ranking and position of a nation-state when there is a seeming balance, to preserve the status quo if someone is trying to change that balance or to do damage-control and stall the decline brought by forces outside its control for as long as possible. However, the aim is never to worsen the country’s short-, medium- and long-term posture, goals and objectives – what is sometimes referred to as the national interest of the state. Regrettably at the moment, it seems to be the case that Turkey’s policy of “zero-problems with neighbors,” has resulted in the worsening of its geostrategic stance in the south Caucasus and Caspian regions."
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