This article argues that President Trump should expand the Abraham Accords to include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, citing their pre-existing relationships with Israel and commitment to regional peace.
One of President-elect Donald Trump's greatest foreign policy achievements was the 2020 signing of the Abraham Accords , in which four Arab states agreed to normalize ties with Israel .As he returns to office next month, Trump can make good on a campaign promise to expand on this success.
He should start by turning his attention to the Caucasus and Central Asia—home to the fabled Silk Road trade routes—to bring in three Muslim-majority, post-Soviet nations that have already proven their commitment to regional peace and tolerance.Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan formed relations with Israel within several months of gaining their independence after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. They have remained on good terms ever since, cooperating closely on matters including security, agriculture, and tourism. Caucasian Azerbaijan and Central Asian Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have maintained these strategic ties over the fraught past year since the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023, while also safeguarding the well-being of their own Jewish communities.Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, in particular, have become known as Israel's 'Best Friends' in the Muslim world—a friendship that has reaped generous dividends, as would future, warmer ties. In Israel, all three nations have found a stable security partner, profitable consumer market and supporter in key concerns such as water management.Inviting Muslim countries that have already made peace with Israel to join the Abraham Accords might seem strange to those who view the sole purpose of the treaties as incentivizing peace. But the Abraham Accords are more than that—they provide a high-profile forum for cooperation between Israel, the United States and pro-U.S. Muslim nations committed to tolerance and coexistence. Thus, expanding the accords to Central Asia could go a long way to helping Washington establish a larger foothold in the regio
ABRAHAM ACCORDS CENTRAL ASIA FOREIGN POLICY ISRAEL KAZAKHSTAN UZBEKISTAN AZERBAIJAN
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