Day: November 10, 2025
When Donald Trump declared earlier this summer that Azerbaijan was “on the right side of history” and that the Trans-Regional Integration Project (TRIP) would “reshape the future of Eurasian trade,” many in Washington dismissed it as yet another bold flourish from the US president. Yet behind the bombast lay a sober truth: the geopolitical arithmetic of Eurasia is shifting, and both the United States and the broader region are being forced to keep up.
When Donald Trump declared earlier this summer that Azerbaijan was “on the right side of history” and that the Trans-Regional Integration Project (TRIP) would “reshape the future of Eurasian trade,” many in Washington dismissed it as yet another bold flourish from the US president. Yet behind the bombast lay a sober truth: the geopolitical arithmetic of Eurasia is shifting, and both the United States and the broader region are being forced to keep up.
