Stars and Stripes: U.S. should accelerate its strategic partnership efforts with Azerbaijan

Published: 2026-03-27 09:31

"Azerbaijan is emerging as a key connector between the South Caucasus and the Persian Gulf, and the springboard beyond the Caspian into Central Asia – critical to shaping the post-conflict order in West Asia. The United States should recognize the role this energy-rich, secular, Turkic-speaking, Shiite Muslim country can play in advancing the region toward greater trade and prosperity while strengthening American influence and help assure that Azerbaijan steps up," writes Stars and Stripes, the newspaper of the U.S. Department of War.

"The United States should accelerate its strategic partnership efforts with Azerbaijan. This will be critical to shaping the post-conflict order in West Asia. Achieving this objective requires addressing structural and legislative obstacles, most notably Section 907 of the 1992 Freedom Support Act, an outdated legal restriction that now constrains American strategic flexibility in the region," the newspaper adds.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News