U.S. Doubles Funding for ‘Trump Route’ Project in South Caucasus

U.S. Doubles Funding for ‘Trump Route’ Project in South Caucasus

The U.S. government has increased by more than 100% its financial commitment to linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave. The under-the-radar spending hike first appeared in Washington’s official spending database on July 16th, but was picked up much later. The TRIPP+ Enterprise Fund is the parent funding source for the controversial Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (nicknamed the “Trump Route”) but, to date, neither it nor…