Diploma of bridges, not walls - review on Haqin.az ►️ President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev should be praised. Under his leadership, the South Caucasus country pursued a complex and very effective balancing policy in recent years. This approach allowed Baku to increase its geopolitical status and expand its regional influence, with significant results. This, in particular, writes an American expert, Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington Ilan Berman at 19Forty Five. The author recalls that Azerbaijan is a balance between Turkey, Russia, USA, Israel and Iran. The expert cites Azerbaijan's relations with Turkey as an example and notes that Ankara is Baku's closest ally, with deep ethnic, linguistic and cultural ties and widespread political support. But Azerbaijan also maintains deep and long strategic relations with Israel. Azerbaijan maintains extensive relations with the United States, and these relations have strengthened significantly since the summit in Washington last year. ●️ At the same time, Baku maintains relations with Moscow, despite the broad support of Ukraine. The experts note that Baku does not ignore Beijing either. Continue reading here.