U.S. foreign policy is always strongest when it is bipartisan. The United States won the Cold War not only because of Ronald Reagan but also because the president found common ground with House Speaker Tip O’Neill, then the nation’s highest-ranking Democrat.

Enter Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), a woman with whom I overlapped at college but have little else in common in terms of politics or philosophy. Her proposed amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, however, deserves bipartisan support.

She seeks to make law the requirement that: "not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Treasury, shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report on (1) the energy partnerships Azerbaijan has had with Russian and Iranian companies included in the List of Specially Designated Nationals (including Gazprom, Lukoil, and the National Iranian Oil Company) during the 5-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) whether Azerbaijan’s transactions with these entities would constitute non-compliance with sanctions or complicity in sanctions evasions."

What Porter points out, and should generate outrage across the aisle, is that as Azerbaijan postures as an ally in Europe’s support of Ukraine and as a partner in the struggle against Iranian terrorism, it seeks to profit off of both . The only fault in Porter’s amendment is that it does not extend the same principle to Turkey . For years, while Turkey has sought to leverage its status as NATO’s second largest army into diplomatic influence, it has worked to undermine the alliance and profit off its enemies. It is not just President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempt to leverage Sweden’s membership bid into a never-ending opportunity for extortion. It is also economic. More than 100 sanctioned Russian cargo ships have docked in Turkish ports since the Ukraine invasion began, according to press reports.

The problem goes beyond Turkey and Azerbaijan. The Panama Papers showed how Latin American countries have become a hub for corruption, laundering, and sanctions-busting. The Cayman Islands long have been. Pakistan fell from the Financial Action Task Force’s gray list only because China corrupted the process . London and Dubai are the real estate markets of choice for dictators across the globe.

Left to their own devices, the State Department often bases its foreign policy on wishful thinking rather than reality. Too many diplomats consider truth unsophisticated or a hindrance. Policymakers will do what they want, but to allow them to avoid truth is irresponsible. To require the director of national intelligence to report on sanctions violations is simply common sense. Republicans might fight Porter tooth and nail on bad ideas, but they should recognize good ones and judge policy on substance rather than personality. It is time to call out Azerbaijan and Turkey's double-dealing at America's expense.

Michael Rubin ( @mrubin1971 ) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential. He is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.