Turkish-Armenian rapprochement as an obstacle to the NABUCCO gas pipeline project

The central question of this research project is: will the recent Turkish rapprochement with Armenia cause Azerbaijan to divert its gas resources to Russia, thus stalling the NABUCCO gas pipeline project? This question involves understanding the nature of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh (NK) conflict and determining the success factors for the realization of the NABUCCO project by drawing parallels with the Baku-Tbilis-Ceyhan pipeline, which is an earlier oil project. This research project does not aim to provide a comprehensive assessment of the threats to the planned NABUCCO gas pipeline project. Rather, it specifically investigates the issue of Turkish-Armenian rapprochement and its implications for Azerbaijan's endorsement of NABUCCO.