Turkiye–azerbaijan Logistics Integration and Strategic Supply Chain Resilience

Eurasian transport corridors have acquired renewed strategic importance as governments and firms seek to diversify routes and manage geopolitical, operational, and climate-related disruption. This article examines Türkiye–Azerbaijan logistics integration through the Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor, the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK) railway, and the proposed connection linking mainland Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan through Armenia, discussed in regional diplomacy through the Zangezur route and, since 2025, the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP). The study combines a qualitative, document-based case study with a conceptual synthesis of neorealist geopolitics, complex interdependence, supply-chain resilience, and dynamic capabilities. Updated institutional evidence indicates that corridor performance depends not only on the expansion of rail and port capacity but also on coordinated timetables, interoperable data, transparent tariffs, reliable Caspian shipping, and accountable cross-border governance. The World Bank’s 2026 assessment projects substantial potential gains from integrated investment and reform, while also identifying persistent infrastructure and institutional constraints. The analysis argues that the Zangezur/TRIPP connection could add network redundancy, but its contribution remains conditional on implementation, commercial viability, and agreed sovereignty-respecting customs and transit arrangements. The article concludes with a phased governance framework and measurable indicators for public authorities and private operators.