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Azerbaijan’s Growing Defence Partnership with Italy: Potential implications for the military balance of power in the South Caucasus

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22 August 2026

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Timos Ilias

Azerbaijan’s Growing Defence Partnership with Italy: Potential implications for the military balance of power in the South Caucasus

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