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[[Baku]] also fuels separatism among [[Turkic]] minorities in Russia, like [[Tatarstan]] and [[Bashkortostan]], aligning them with pro-[[Turkish]], pro-Azerbaijan, and [[NATO]] interests.
[[Baku]] also fuels separatism among [[Turkic]] minorities in Russia, like [[Tatarstan]] and [[Bashkortostan]], aligning them with pro-[[Turkish]], pro-Azerbaijan, and [[NATO]] interests.
===Relations with Israel===
Azerbaijan is [[Israel]]'s top arms customer in the [[Muslim]] world. During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, 69% of Azerbaijan's [[military]] [[import]]s came from Israel (2023 data), including Harop suicide [[drone]]s, Hermes surveillance [[UAV]]s, and LORA [[ballistic missile]]s. Flight tracking in 2024 revealed intensified cargo flights from Israel's Ovda Airbase to [[Baku]], suggesting ongoing [[weapon]]s transfers ahead of Azerbaijan's military operation in [[Karabakh]].
Azerbaijan supplies 40% of Israel's [[oil]] via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. In return, Israel provides not just weapons but also [[intelligence-sharing]], particularly on [[Iran]]. In 2025, bilateral talks expanded to [[cybersecurity]] & [[AI]] cooperation.
Azerbaijan’s 30,000-strong [[Jewish]] community (concentrated in Quba’s "Red Settlement") holds strong presence in [[business]] and [[politics]]. The 2017 "Azerbaijani Laundromat" scandal exposed $2.9 billion in [[bribe]]s funneled through Jewish-linked [[NGO]]s to whitewash Azerbaijan’s image in [[Europe]].
==Nagorno-Karabakh==
==Nagorno-Karabakh==