Forbes: Azerbaijan’s infrastructure could support the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy’s supply-chain priorities

Published: 2025-12-16 09:12

"The South Caucasus is a critical node in Eurasia that warrants greater attention from Washington. In this region, which until very recently was part of the Kremlin’s sphere of influence, Azerbaijan is a dominant player. As a transcontinental state bridging Western Asia and Eastern Europe, the country occupies a strategic position across multiple regions highlighted in the National Security Strategy released by the Trump White House on December 5. It is uniquely positioned as the only country with substantial borders with both Russia and Iran, placing it at the intersection of two of Washington’s principal geopolitical challengers," writes the American business magazine Forbes.

"It was thus good to see the Trump Administration’s decision to advance the TRIPP framework. This move reflects an effort to leverage Azerbaijan’s geography to establish a durable U.S. strategic foothold in the Eurasian interior, a space long peripheral to American influence but increasingly contested as Beijing expands at Moscow’s expense... Azerbaijan serves as a key access point for the critical minerals of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Its pipelines, ports, and land corridors make it a linchpin for resilient supply chains, directly supporting the 2025 National Security Strategy’s call to ‘maintain secure and reliable supply chains and access to critical materials.’ Closer relations with Azerbaijan can ensure uninterrupted transport of energy and minerals essential for both industry and defense," the magazine emphasizes.

"By deepening security and economic ties with Azerbaijan, the U.S. can limit Iran’s ability to project power into the South Caucasus and the broader region, while creating conditions conducive to expanding ‘the Abraham Accords to more nations in the region and to other countries in the Muslim world,’" Forbes adds.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News