ISRAEL’S STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT WITH AZERBAIJAN: A NEOREALIST ANALYSIS WITHIN THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS FRAMEWORK

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 21 Sayı: 69 - Aile, 336 - 358, 13.11.2025

Seher Bulut

Öz

This article aims to analyze Israel’s strategic relations with Azerbaijan, developed since the 1990s,
through the lens of Neorealism and within the regional geopolitical context shaped by the Abraham
Accords. Neorealism posits that states act within an anarchic international system, primarily seeking
security and striving to maintain a balance of power. In this context, Israel’s close ties with Azerbaijan
are not solely rooted in economic or diplomatic interests, but also constitute a security-oriented foreign
policy strategy. This study reveals how Israel positions this cooperation as a balancing factor in the
context of security in the South Caucasus region and examines the role of partnerships in areas such
as energy security and military cooperation within the broader regional power struggle.Following the
October 7 Gaza War, the challenges facing Israel’s normalization process with the Arab world under
the Abraham Accords have further increased the strategic significance of its alliances with Muslim
but non-Arab countries like Azerbaijan. This study offers a neorealist perspective to demonstrate
how structural factors shape state foreign policy behavior.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Israel , Azerbaijan , Ibrahim Accords , Neorealism , October 7 Gaza War

İSRAİL’İN AZERBAYCAN İLE STRATEJİK İŞBİRLİĞİ: İBRAHİM ANLAŞMALARI ÇERÇEVESİNDE NEOREALİST BİR ANALİZ

Öz

Bu makale, İsrail’in 1990’lı yıllardan bu yana Azerbaycan ile geliştirdiği stratejik ilişkileri, neorealist kuram
çerçevesinde, İbrahim Anlaşmaları sonrasında şekillenen bölgesel jeopolitik bağlam üzerinden analiz
etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Neorealizm, devletlerin uluslararası sistemde güvenlik arayışında ve güç dengesi
kurma çabasında bulunduğunu varsayar. Bu bağlamda İsrail’in Azerbaycan ile kurduğu yakın ilişkiler,
sadece ekonomik veya diplomatik değil; aynı zamanda güvenlik temelli bir dış politika stratejisi olarak
değerlendirilmektedir. Çalışma, İsrail’in bu iş birliğini Güney Kafkasya bölgesindeki güvenliği bağlamında
denge unsuru olarak nasıl konumlandırdığını ve enerji güvenliği, askerî iş birliği gibi alanlardaki ortaklıkların,
bölgesel güç mücadelesi içindeki yerini ortaya koymaktadır. 7 Ekim Gazze Savaşı sonrası İsrail’in İbrahim
Anlaşmaları aracılığıyla Arap dünyasıyla ilişkilerini normalleştirme sürecinin karşı karşıya kaldığı sorunlar,
İsrail’in Azerbaycan gibi Müslüman ancak Arap olmayan ülkelerle kurduğu ittifakları daha stratejik hâle
getirmiştir. Çalışma, devletlerin dış politika tercihlerinin yapısal etkenlerle nasıl şekillendiğini göstermek
adına neorealist yaklaşıma dayalı bir perspektif ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İsrail , Azerbaycan , İbrahim Anlaşmaları , Neorealism , 7 Ekim Gazze Savaşı

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