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February 24, 2015

Azerbaijan: Israel’s Most Important Muslim Ally

Although Azerbaijan, a Shiite-majority nation in the Caucasus, does not maintain an embassy in Israel, it has a strong alliance with the Jewish state, importing Israeli military technology and exporting oil. Israel also seems to use Azerbaijan for intelligence-gathering, in exchange for advice and training for the Azeri military. But the relationship runs deeper than that, as Gallia Lindenstrauss writes, as the two countries share an enduring interest in checking Iranian aggression:

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February 24, 2015

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