In the tightly choreographed and particularly high-stakes setting of the World Economic Forum in Davos this past January, Azerbaijan signed up to be a founding member of the newly created “Board of Peace”, a US-backed initiative billed as a forum for dialogue and long-term peace efforts.
The move is being presented by Baku as part of its push to broaden its diplomatic profile beyond the South Caucasus, while analysts say it will also be scrutinised in the region — particularly in Iran — as a signal of how Azerbaijan may position itself if tensions between Washington and Tehran intensify.
