BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 18. The new US
strategy in Central Asia and the South Caucasus combines diplomatic
initiatives with economic and energy tools, creating opportunities
to promote trade and investment, the senior director for analytical
development and training at the New Lines Institute, Eugene
Chausovsky, said, Trend reports.
He made the remark at the First Azerbaijan-US Think Tank Forum
in Baku.
According to him, the US actively uses a transactional approach
to foreign policy, combining diplomatic efforts with economic
tools, including access to critical minerals and energy resources,
which is especially important for strategic industries. “We are now
seeing how the economic and diplomatic activity of the United
States is providing access to critical minerals and energy
resources that are important for strategic industries, as well as
opening up new opportunities for investment and regional trade,”
Chausovsky emphasized.
He also highlighted the role of diplomacy in combination with
economic tools: “Diplomatic initiatives supported by economic
tools, including access to critical minerals and energy resources,
enable countries in the region to use the US transactional strategy
to their advantage.”
The expert added that such a strategy contributes to the
elimination of regional conflicts and the creation of conditions
for long-term economic growth and the integration of Central Asia
into global trade networks.
