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Conferences to be held on US policy toward Azerbaijan and the regions of Caucasus and the Caspian

23 February 2010 09:20 (UTC +04:00)

Washington. Isabel Levine â€“ APA. US security and energy policy toward Azerbaijan and the regions of Caucasus and the Caspian will be discussed in Washington DC and Princeton (New-Jersey) on February 23rd.

According to APAâ€™s Washington DC correspondent, the â€œSecurity, Energy, and U.S. Interestsâ€ conference will be hold at the Centre of Strategic and International studies with the participation of Azerbaijanâ€™s council general to Los-Angeles Elin Suleymanov, Famous US analysts including Ariel Cohen, Vladimir Sokor and Tomas de Waal, Stephen Blank, etc.

The panels of the conference will include such topics as Unresolved Conflicts and Conflicting Interests, Energy Security and Regional Competition, U.S. Interests in the South Caucasus.

According to the organizers of the conference, since the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States has had significant strategic, economic, and energy interests in the South Caucasus. The regionâ€™s strategic location at the crossroads of Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and Central Asia makes it of vital importance for US national security interests, including energy security. Given the priority of energy security in the U.S. and in Europe, and considering the ongoing conflicts in the South Caucasus, it will be an appropriate time to discuss U.S. interests and priorities in this region.

The second conference â€œEnergy and US Policy: Caucasus and Beyondâ€ will be hold at the Princeton University on February 23 as well with the participation of outstanding scholars, experts on the region and former officials.

According to the organizers, this conference is part of Princeton’s Russian and Eurasian Studies
lecture series, "The Caucasus: Zones of Contestation," organized by Michael A. Reynolds, Assistant Professor in Near Eastern Studies.