POLITICS
‘Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a potential flashpoint in Caucasus’
Baku, February 1 (AZERTAC). “The US intelligence is concerned about the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh and the probability of appearing new flashpoints in Eurasia,” said the Director of US National Intelligence James R. Clapper in his report to the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
“The unresolved conflicts in the Caucasus and the fragility of some Central Asian states present most likely flashpoints in the Eurasia region. The Nagorno-Karabakh is another potential flashpoint. Heightened rhetoric and distrust between the sides, as well as continuous violence on the contact line raise the risk of miscalculations that could escalate the situation without warning,” Clapper said.