ANALISIS PENYEBAB KETEGANGAN HUBUNGAN BILATERAL ANTARA IRAN DAN AZERBAIJAN DI TAHUN 2021-2022

Iran and Azerbaijan are countries that have quite good bilateral relations
for almost 30 years since 1992. However, there has been an increase in tension between Iran and
Azerbaijan at the beginning of 2021 where relations between the two countries have been
involving the military until 2022. This research aims to analyze factors
which triggered increasing tensions in the midst of bilateral relations between Iran and
Azerbaijan is already quite well connected. This research uses a method approach
explanatory qualitative which aims to provide an explanation regarding What (what?)
The reason why bilateral relations between Iran and Azerbaijan experienced an increase in tension 2021-2022. Iran conducted its first military drills on the Iran-Azerbaijan border
as a rationale for protecting national sovereignty and Iran's response to the conflict
Nagorno-Karabakh occurred in 2020, but Azerbaijan had another response
against military exercises conducted by Iran. This research uses theory
Securitization in analyzing the causes of increasing tension between Iran and Azerbaijan
behind Iran's military exercises on the border