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In light of the bizarre attack that took place today at the Azeri embassy in Tehran, one must never stop assessing the situation in Baku:

What will happen when the Aliyev dynasty leaves power? Where will this key country in the South Caucasus go due to its geographical location and energy resources? It is worth remembering that according to various sources, Azerbaijan was key during the 90s to sow Islamic extremism and drug trafficking in neighboring Chechnya and Dagestan, working together with the CIA.

Today, everyone knows the close relationship that Baku has developed with Turkey and the ties that it has intensified with Israel and Ukraine since the Second Karabakh War, in spite of Iran's position against foreign intervention in the South Caucasus. Of course, it is in Azerbaijan's interest to participate in the NSTC if it is willing to keep its policy of non-alignment and independence from the United States, the European Union and Russia; however, let's say that it does not stop representing a complex challenge for the region and the plans to consolidate the NSTC.

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