Turkey Could Exploit Europe’s Growing Dependence on Azerbaijani Gas Allowing Azerbaijan’s aggression to go unanswered while granting Russia and Turkey the opportunity to monopolize the region’s energy supply without consequence risks more than just Europe’s energy security. When Azerbaijan invaded and occupied the Armenian enclave Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in September last year, many were quick to note the failure of global leaders—particularly Europe—to condemn the regime’s aggression. Though it has been suggested the Covid-19 pandemic and U.S. elections played a role in distracting attention from Azerbaijan’s aggression, willful ignorance alone cannot explain the extent to which global leaders abrogated their responsibility to ensure the protection of fundamental human rights.