For U.S. President Donald Trump, the form and methods are irrelevant—what matters most is achieving goals and advancing the interests of the United States. He operates quite effectively, but for the sake of public image, these actions are cloaked in rhetoric about ensuring peace. This was stated by conflictologist Arthur Martirosyan.
According to him, there was previously a belief that peace achieved through democracy is eternal. This view was widespread in Europe after World War II, but this mechanism did not work everywhere. Now, Trump is attempting to promote his own formula for achieving peace, through economic interests and material benefits. He pushes the notion that peace can be achieved easily and quickly, promising support and investments, but in reality, every initiative is driven by U.S. interests.
This is evidenced by the fact that, while “promoting peace,” the U.S. does not actually oppose military solutions if they align with Washington’s objectives.
“If it’s not possible to ‘reconcile’ Russia and Ukraine—let them fight, while Americans sell weapons to Europe. Europe will supply them to Ukraine, and Ukraine will target Russia’s energy infrastructure—all of this remains within the bounds of American interests,” Martirosyan cited as an example.
It is precisely in the context of American interests that the expert suggests viewing the TRIPP project. Through this project, the U.S. gains the ability to push Russia out of the region, prevent Iran’s alignment with Russia, and become the primary controlling factor capable of exerting influence and pressure on all parties—Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Iran. “In politics, there is a concept of ‘strategic ambiguity,’ where deliberately vague formulations are used, allowing each country to interpret them in its own way. Some may call it a corridor, others a road—the key is to create an opportunity to advance one’s own interests,” the expert noted.
However, from the perspective of achieving genuine peace, Trump’s mechanism does not work; it merely provides a temporary delay. Martirosyan is also skeptical about the investment aspect. “Let’s not forget that during his first presidential term, Trump also ‘addressed’ the Kosovo issue. There’s Lake Trump in Kosovo. There, too, investments and profitable projects were promised, with claims that they would transform the region and ensure peace, but nothing was done. Yes, Trump was not re-elected, but even after his re-election, no one revisited that project. Trump doesn’t mention it, and if reminded, he would surely say, ‘We’re working on it,’ but one could say that forever,” he stated.