23
October 2025
In-Person Event
The US in the South Caucasus: Mapping New Strategic Opportunities 

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

The US in the South Caucasus: Mapping New Strategic Opportunities 

In-Person Event
Invite Only
October 23, 2025
: President Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sign a joint declaration at the White House in Washington DC, on August 8, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sign a joint declaration at the White House in Washington DC, on August 8, 2025. (Getty Images)
23
October 2025
In-Person Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

Speakers:
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Ilan Berman

Senior Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council

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Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

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Steve Daines

United States Senator, Montana

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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

 Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States
Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim

Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States

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Efgan Nifti

Chief Executive Officer, Caspian Policy Center (CPC)

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Joel Scanlon

Executive Vice President

Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will host a conference, featuring a keynote address by Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), to examine the implications of the recent Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement. The conference will also explore the evolving role of the United States in the South Caucasus and assess how renewed peace efforts and could reshape the Eurasian strategic landscape.

Agenda

9:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks

  • Michael Doran, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, Hudson Institute

9:45 a.m. | Panel 1: Regional Implications of Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace

Panelists will discuss new opportunities for regional cooperation, next steps for energy and transit integration, and the challenges in sustaining peace in a new security architecture.

  • Ilan Berman, Senior Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council
  • Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
  • Michael Doran, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, Hudson Institute
  • Efgan Nifti, Chief Executive Officer, Caspian Policy Center (CPC)

11:00 a.m. | Keynote

  •   Senator Steve Daines, United States Senator, Montana

12:00 p.m. | Panel 2: The Future of US-Azerbaijan Relations

Focusing on Washington’s strategic approach to Baku, this discussion will examine the role of US-Azerbaijan relations in advancing security, connectivity, and the broader Middle Corridor initiative.

  • Michael Doran, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, Hudson Institute
  • Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States

 

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