The geopolitical landscape of the South Caucasus has undergone a profound transformation following Azerbaijan’s restoration of control over its internationally recognized territories and the emergence of a new regional security architecture. Against this backdrop, Baku is redefining its foreign policy priorities and recalibrating relations with major international actors, particularly the United States and the European Union. Speaking at the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum, President Ilham Aliyev presented Azerbaijan’s perspective on the evolving dynamics with Washington and Brussels.

One of the central themes of President Aliyev’s speech was the evolution of Azerbaijan’s relationship with the United States, particularly the contrast between the Biden and Trump administrations.

President Donald Trump's return to the White House has sharpened the contrast between two distinct American approaches to the South Caucasus. President Ilham Aliyev said that earlier US administrations, together with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, had effectively sought to freeze the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict rather than resolve it.

Adopted in 1992, Section 907 barred direct US government assistance to Azerbaijan. It has long occupied a central place in Azerbaijani official narratives as evidence of structural unfairness in Washington's approach during the formative years of Azerbaijan's independence.

"When the Freedom Support Act was adopted in the U.S. Congress to support the newly independent countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union with financial........

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