Stars and Stripes: New U.S. National Security Strategy overlooks Azerbaijan’s strong ties with Israel

Published: 2025-12-17 11:00

"The NSS (U.S. National Security Strategy 2025) failed to discuss the Caucasus and Central Asia, i.e., Eurasia... Given Azerbaijan’s regional heft and strong ties to Israel and Turkey, as well as its desire to work with Washington, the silence of the NSS again misses the occasion. The NSS would have been a splendid opportunity for the administration to urge Congress to repeal Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, enacted during the George H.W. Bush administration in 1992, that still bars U.S material support for Azerbaijan or its armed forces," writes Stars and Stripes, the newspaper of the U.S. Department of War.

"Section 907 opens the door to competition over Azerbaijan to America’s friends and foes alike, as evidenced by the recent decision of the U.K. to allow weapons sales to Baku... As the Trump administration can rally support in both the House and the Senate, the time to remove this legislative ballast is before the November 2026 elections," the newspaper adds.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News