Examining the Context: Why Aliyev Thinks He Has to Attack Armenia Soon

In this episode of “Examining the Context” podcast, Nerses Kopalyan explains why Armenia’s efforts to rearm and build deterrence capabilities pose a direct challenge to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s grand strategy of maintaining military dominance over Yerevan. While a full-scale war remains unlikely, the risk of targeted strategic or surgical strikes against Armenia is high.