Armenia
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There are some important things emerging from the protests along the Lachin road in Azerbaijan which Armenians have called a “blockade”. The campaign against the Azerbaijani environmental protests has undoubtedly provided a degree of momentum for those in Yerevan, and in the Armenian diaspora in France and the US, who wish to break free of…
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On December 20/21, France and Armenia had a UN Security Council meeting convened to debate the unfolding situation around the Lachin road in Azerbaijan, where a group of protesters were demonstrating against activities being conducted within the area under the control of Russian peacekeepers. France, a permanent member and chair of the UN Security Council…
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The following article is being published in 3 parts by Azerbaijan in Focus in shortened form. The updated and extended version below will hopefully appear as a Postscript to the forthcoming book, 44 Days; Karabakh from Occupation to Liberation, which I hope will be available soon: Two years after the Second Karabakh War how is…
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The news from Ukraine comes from the UK’s State Broadcasting agency, the BBC. The BBC constructs its news via journalists relaying the propaganda produced in Kiev and analysis from a network of British state security think tanks. Tom Stevenson, in reviewing a recent book written by one of the chief Ukraine analysts for the BBC,…
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After her spectacular expedition to Taiwan recently Nancy Pelosi has continued her “stir up trouble” world tour with a visit to Armenia. It should be noted that both anti-China Taiwanese and anti-Turkiye/Azerbaijan Armenians represent large voting populations in her Congressional District – California’s 12th. Crucial Mid-Terms are coming up and Pelosi has no problem swaggering…
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Below is the slightly edited transcript of a discussion I had with Orkhan Amashov of Azernews early in August 2022 on a wide range of issues including Ukraine, Eurasian geopolitics, Azerbaijan, Russian peace keepers, the Karabakh settlement and peace process and the fall of Boris Johnson in the UK. Here is a link to the…
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Samuel P. Huntington’s ‘The Clash of Civilisations and the Making of the World Order’ originally appeared in article form in the illustrious Foreign Affairs periodical in 1993. The initial article generated more discussion in the United States than anything written since World War Two and it was expanded into a famous book by the author,…
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One of the great myths of the first Karabakh war is that the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict started as a result of the tragic events that occurred in Sumgait (Sumqayit), Azerbaijan, in late February, 1988. This belief, which has become something of an article of faith was referred to fairly recently by Vladimir Putin when he said:…
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What is the origin of the Ottoman relocations of the Armenians of Eastern Anatolia, which Armenian campaigners describe as the centrepiece of the “Armenian Genocide”? In recent years there has been much focus on the German connection, for obvious reasons. Successfully associating a historical event with Hitler and the Nazis/Fascists is the ultimate objective of…
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the massacre committed at Khojaly by Armenian forces against Azerbaijani civilians during the first Karabakh War. On 26th February, 1992 Armenian armed groups attacked the Azerbaijani town and in one night massacred more than 613 innocent people, including women, children, and infants. 25 children were orphaned and 130 lost…
