Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs

Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs

Post-2020 Military-Security Cooperation between Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan: Consequnces for the Geopolitical Position and National Security of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Shiva Alizadeh 1
Mohsen Abbasi 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Regional Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 MA of Regional Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/irfa.2025.567183.1315
Abstract
Following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, military and security cooperation between Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan has increased significantly. Focusing on these expanding ties, this article examines their implications for the geopolitical position and national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The central research question asks: What impact has Turkey–Azerbaijan military–security cooperation after the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War had on Iran's geopolitical weight and national security? According to the authors' hypothesis, these collaborations—by reducing Iran's political and geopolitical influence, expanding Turkey's military and intelligence activities along Iran's northwestern borders, and promoting pan-Turkist ideas—pose multifaceted threats to Iran's national security.
Employing a qualitative methodology and document analysis, the study draws on academic sources, official documents, and field reports to examine various dimensions of these relations within an integrated theoretical framework combining physical and ontological security. The findings indicate that the deepening of Ankara–Baku military and intelligence ties—such as drone technology transfers, joint military exercises, and strengthened security structures through collaborative initiatives—has constrained Iran's influence in the South Caucasus and weakened its geopolitical standing. Moreover, the spread of ethnonationalist discourses in Azerbaijan and surrounding regions has generated escalating and politically manipulated identity-based challenges for Iran. The conclusion underscores the need to formulate a comprehensive national strategy to restore regional balance in the South Caucasus and safeguard Iran's national security—one that synergistically incorporates military, diplomatic, economic, and cultural components.
Keywords
Iran's national security, Republic of Azerbaijan, Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, Turkey
Military and Security Cooperation
Subjects

Article Title Persian

همکاری نظامی-امنیتی ترکیه و جمهوری آذربایجان پس از ۲۰۲۰؛ پیامدهای آن برای جایگاه ژئوپلیتیکی و امنیت ملی ایران

Authors Persian

شیوا علی زاده 1
محسن عباسی 2
1 استادیار، گروه مطالعات منطقه‌ای، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران
2 کارشناسی ارشد مطالعات منطقه‌ای، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران.
Abstract Persian

پس از جنگ دوم قره‌باغ، همکاری‌های نظامی و امنیتی ترکیه و جمهوری آذربایجان افزایشی چشمگیر یافته است. این مقاله با تمرکز بر این همکاری‌های فزاینده، به بررسی پیامدهای آن بر توازن ژئوپلیتیکی و امنیت ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران می‌پردازد. پرسش اصلی پژوهش این است که «همکاری‌های نظامی ـ امنیتی ترکیه و جمهوری آذربایجان پس از جنگ دوم قره‌باغ چه تأثیری بر وزن ژئوپلیتیکی و امنیت ملی ایران دارد؟» بر پایه فرضیه‌ی اصلی، این همکاری‌ها با کاهش نفوذ سیاسی و ژئوپلیتیکی ایران، گسترش حضور نظامی و اطلاعاتی ترکیه در مرزهای شمال‌غربی و ترویج تفکرات پان‌ترکی، تهدیداتی چندوجهی را متوجه امنیت ملی ایران می‌سازند. پژوهش حاضر از روش کیفی و تحلیل اسنادی بهره گرفته و با بررسی منابع علمی، اسناد رسمی و گزارش‌های میدانی، ابعاد مختلف این مناسبات را در چارچوب نظری تلفیقیِ امنیت فیزیکی و هستی‌شناختی تحلیل کرده است. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که تعمیق روابط نظامی و اطلاعاتی آنکارا و باکو، نظیر انتقال فناوری‌های پهپادی، برگزاری رزمایش‌های مشترک و تقویت ساختارهای امنیتی در قالب همکاری‌های مشترک، موجب محدود شدن نفوذ ایران در قفقاز جنوبی و تضعیف موقعیت ژئوپلیتیکی آن شده است. افزون بر این، گسترش گفتمان‌های قوم‌گرایانه در جمهوری آذربایجان و مناطق پیرامونی، چالش‌های هویتی تصاعدی برای ایران ایجاد کرده است. نتایج به‌دست‌آمده حاکی از ضرورت تدوین راهبرد ملی جامع برای بازسازی توازن منطقه‌ای در قفقاز جنوبی و پاسداری از امنیت ملی ایران است؛ راهبردی که مؤلفه‌های نظامی، دیپلماتیک، اقتصادی و فرهنگی را به‌صورتی هم‌افزا دربرگیرد.

Keywords Persian

امنیت ملی ایران
جمهوری آذربایجان
جنگ دوم قره‌باغ
ترکیه
همکاری‌های نظامی و امنیتی
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Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs
Volume 16, Issue 1 - Serial Number 41
September 2025
Pages 265-286

  • Receive Date 19 August 2025
  • Accept Date 20 September 2025