As Joseph Epstein, Director of the Washington-based Turan Research Center, observes, "The Azerbaijan-Israel relationship is what reliability looks like: two nations that have been there for each other in the hardest moments, from defence technology when Baku was isolated to energy security during Israel's recent war." He further argues that because the relationship rests not only on shared strategic concerns regarding Iran but also on genuine cultural ties and a commitment to multiculturalism, it has become "a model that should inspire Israel's relations across the Muslim world." Together, these developments illustrate that post-2020
Azerbaijan-Israel relations have matured into one of the most resilient and strategically consequential partnerships in Eurasia.
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Joseph Epstein is Director of the Turan Research Center.