EGF Affiliated Expert Benyamin POGHOSYAN has been interviewed by CAUCASUS WATCH on “U.S.–Armenian Relations Amid Shifting Power Dynamics: Expectations and Challenges”

Published on EGF: 25.02.2026

by EGF Editor

EGF Affiliated Expert Benyamin POGHOSYAN has been interviewed by CAUCASUS WATCH on “U.S.–Armenian Relations Amid Shifting Power Dynamics: Expectations and Challenges”. He noted that “after the loss of Artsakh, Armenia could not have denied Azerbaijan a significantly facilitated route to Turkey. Otherwise, Azerbaijan could have taken it by force”. Therefore, he assumed that Armenians would likely prefer any facilitated route to involve a major external player, rather than the occupation of territory: "The question is which major player is involved: initially assumed to be Russia per the 2020 trilateral statement, while the August 2025 Washington declaration envisions U.S. involvement. But the world is changing rapidly; in a few years, Russian involvement could return, or U.S. involvement could remain." <a href="https://caucasuswatch.de/en/insights/us-armenian-relations-amid-shifting-power-dynamics-expectations-and-challenges.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawQKZDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeELN5C-vmENKtlT5CKuO7AF5ulJNbdUc40fsEXGDQ_RJ_vaXrrNMyhiMVZbY_aem_1TYwzYI6-VkQeP5mR-scwg" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline">READ MORE</a>