ABSTRACT
When Azerbaijan decided to export its oil and gas through Turkey, it indeed expected the latter to serve as its security-provider in exchange. Despite new developments transforming the South Caucasus security environment, there are still some older patterns of security perceptions. Admittedly, the EU gained visibility in the South Caucasus but, taking stock of its effective action, Laure Delcour refers to European "limited impact" on hardcore security issues. Tehran indeed needs Moscow's support within the UN Security Council. According to Buru Gltekin-Punsmann, the Russian-Georgian war also shattered Azerbaijan's assumptions concerning the East-West corridor. War being a traditional tool for change in international relations, the Five-Day War was largely presented as having dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape of the region. The August 2008 events finally marked, according to Laure Delcour, "a turning point for EU's role in the South Caucasus". Faced with Azerbaijan's growing discontent and pressure, Turkey's efforts toward reconciliation with Armenia have ultimately not yielded the expected results.
