TRIPP: IF it is so GREAT, then WHY behind CLOSED doors?

The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), presented as a new pathway to peace and prosperity in the South Caucasus, may in reality turn out to be part of a much broader geopolitical game aimed at controlling Eurasian trade corridors.

Bigger scheme of things!

Yet the event itself raised more questions than it answered. One only needs to read the lines of official US State Department policy documents and between-the-lines of Atlantic Council news releases to see the true colours bleeding through. It is worth noting that the recent conference was held behind closed doors, with no public forum, no detailed funding plans, and no opportunity for independent scrutiny. Hence the roundtable contrasted sharply with the initiative’s lofty promises of prosperity and regional integration.

If TRIPP is meant to deliver economic opportunity and stability, why was it discussed only among political and commercial elites?  Firstly, the secrecy surrounding its launch suggests that the project may be less about open development and more about strategic positioning—an open attempt to gain control over Eurasian trade routes in an era of intensifying rivalry with China, Iran, and the Russian Federation.

USACC Hosts Inaugural Ambassadorial Roundtable on TRIPP as a Cornerstone of the U.S. Eurasian Connectivity Strategy

“If it’s so great, why hide it?”

“If it’s so great, why hide it?”

It should raise questions that the event was a closed-door discussion that brought together ambassadors from the South Caucasus and Central Asia, senior U.S. government officials, and private-sector leaders to examine how TRIPP can accelerate infrastructure development, strengthen regional connectivity, and anchor a durable U.S. economic presence along the Middle Corridor.

Let’s cut to the chase and  translate the press-release speak into plain English.

“A cornerstone of the U.S. Eurasian Connectivity Strategy” and how TRIPP will “anchor a durable U.S. economic presence” and “accelerate infrastructure development” … but for whose benefit, and who will be the winners and losers?  In actuality, the U.S. wants influence over trade routes and........

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