Is the U.S.-Azerbaijani Relationship in Decline?

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering what could become its most significant policy shift on the war in Ukraine since the conflict began, signaling a willingness to recognize Russia’s de facto control over parts of...

On June 10, 2026, the seventh Trans-Caspian Forum was held at the National Press Club in Washington, organized by the U.S.-based Caspian Policy Center (CPC). This year’s forum theme — “The Middle Corridor at a Turning Point: Next Generation...

On June 2, Baku hosted the first Azerbaijan–United States Economic Dialogue, demonstrating that relations between the two countries have entered a new stage of development. The event became the first institutional platform for economic cooperation...

Relations between Azerbaijan and United States have long contained a paradox. Both countries describe each other as important partners and emphasize the significance of energy, security, and logistics, yet more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, their cooperation has still not evolved into a full-fledged strategic alliance. Instead of a stable architecture of partnership, a complicated system of mutual interests, limitations, and cautious pragmatism has emerged.