Azerbaijan Becomes a Weak Link on Sanctions and Counterterrorism

Azerbaijan Becomes a Weak Link on Sanctions and Counterterrorism

By Michael Rubin Azerbaijan, the ostensibly pro-Western and secular dictatorship in the Caucasus, likes to depict itself as a bastion of religious tolerance, a bulwark against Islamist terrorism, and an ally in the West’s efforts to free itself from energy dependence on hostile powers. Baku’s cynicism toward its Jewish and Christian populations is well-established. It subsidizes, if not pays for, luxurious junkets, many of which visit the same J…