Under the new US president, Donald Trump, military support for Israel will be increased, but on the condition that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stops the offensive in the Gaza Strip. This was stated to RIA Novosti by former US ambassador to Azerbaijan and former co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Matthew Bryza.
“Trump will generally support Netanyahu, but the newly elected president has also said he will reach a deal with Israel to end the war. So I think Trump will continue and even increase military support for Israel on the condition that Netanyahu stops the Gaza offensive as quickly as possible. Overall, Trump and his team have made it clear that their foreign policy will not be directed at alliances like Biden’s, be it NATO, AUKUS, etc. They focus on American foreign policy; For Trump, alliances won’t matter. As a businessman, he will return to his exclusively business-like way of foreign policy, which means that if this or that country wants some kind of support from the United States, then it must give something in return. “His focus will be that the United States has no friends in the world, but it has interests.” – Bryza pointed out.
And if this or that country helps the United States pursue its own interests, then Washington will also think about “a positive reciprocal step.”
“And as many senior officials have already said, the litmus test for Trump will be the trade balance. If the United States has a trade surplus with one country or another, then they will go out of their way to help, and if there is a deficit, then they won’t have to expect anything from Washington, and it doesn’t matter if that country is a member. NATO or not. That is why the countries of the South Caucasus must also think about this framework.” — stressed the agency’s interlocutor.
