A Transport Route to Peace in the South Caucasus?

In this episode of Hold Your Fire! , Richard Atwood speaks with Joshua Kucera, Crisis Group’s senior South Caucasus analyst, about progress in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks, U.S. involvement and shifting regional politics. They discuss U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s recent visit to Yerevan and Baku, why Washington got involved and U.S. efforts to broker agreement on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) – a proposed transit corridor linking mainland Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan through southern Armenia. They talk about whether the corridor could move forward even without a fully ratified peace deal and examine the remaining sticking points. They also assess Türkiye’s expanding role in the region, Iran’s concerns about the corridor, Russia’s waning influence and European policy. They examine why the Trump administration’s peacemaking appears to have been more successful in the South Caucasus than elsewhere. Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . For more, check out Joshua’s recent Analyst’s Notebook, “ Vance Visit Reaffirms U.S. Push to End Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict ” and our Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Transport Route to Peace in the South Caucasus? is an episode from Hold Your Fire! by International Crisis Group.

This episode is 45:40 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2026.

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