The fall of the Nagorno-Karabakh government after 30 years could empower Turkey and weaken Iran. The convoys snaked for miles along mountain passes as the mass exodus of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, a majority Armenian enclave that is formally part of Azerbaijan, continued to unfold. Western leaders wrung their hands but …
Read More »Iranian President Raisi Likely Doesn’t Believe His Own Rhetoric About The Zangezur Corridor
Even in the event that Azeri-Turkish economic connectivity is streamlined via a trans-Armenian corridor, then there’s no realistic way that this would function as a Trojan Horse for NATO since it would be protected by the Russian Border Guard Service per the Moscow-mediated November 2020 ceasefire. It’s even more ridiculous …
Read More »Official Russian & Iranian Statements Prove That Neither Fears The Zangezur Corridor
The question therefore naturally arises of why so many people, especially in the non-mainstream media community, were misled about those two’s geostrategic calculations. The answer can arguably be found by paying attention to the powerful influence wielded by Armenia’s ultra-nationalist diaspora lobby, the most pernicious elements of which are based …
Read More »Azerbaijan eyes Iran, Armenia borderlands after ‘voluntary’ exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh
The fall of the Nagorno-Karabakh government after 30 years could empower Turkey and weaken Iran. The convoys snaked for miles along mountain passes as the mass exodus of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, a majority Armenian enclave that is formally part of Azerbaijan, continued to unfold. Western leaders wrung their hands but …
Read More »Georgia Is Targeted For Regime Change Over Its Refusal To Open A “Second Front” Against Russia
The West wants to punish Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili for his pragmatic refusal to open up a “second front” in the US’ proxy war on Russia after he publicly exposed this plot in early December while also pledging never to arm Kiev either. The artificially manufactured furor over Georgia’s US-inspired …
Read More »The EU and Azerbaijan: Time to Talk Tough
By launching a military offensive in Nagorny Karabakh, President Aliyev forfeited the trust of Europeans. Azerbaijan’s status as a transport hub cannot be a reason for the EU to go soft on Baku. The events of the last week are triggering a debate on the need for a deep reset …
Read More »Kazakhstan’s Pro-EU Pivot Poses A Challenge For The Sino-Russo Entente
The Sino-Russo Entente dislikes Tokayev’s reliance on the EU as the means for averting Kazakhstan’s potentially disproportionate dependence on them. His pledge to uphold the West’s anti-Russian sanctions was obviously done under pressure, which proves that his attempts to preserve strategic autonomy in this manner have failed. Neither Russia’s nor …
Read More »Russia’s Loss And Azerbaijan’s Victory Is In The West’s Interest – OpEd
Azerbaijan’s success in its ‘anti-terrorist operation’ in the Armenian-controlled area of Karabakh is another sign Russia’s Eurasian sphere of influence is in retreat. Pro-Russian Armenia is a long-time Russian military ally which together with Georgia is helping Russia evade Western sanctions. Energy rich Azerbaijan, a military ally of NATO member …
Read More »The EU and Azerbaijan: Time to Talk Tough
By launching a military offensive in Nagorny Karabakh, President Aliyev forfeited the trust of Europeans. Azerbaijan’s status as a transport hub cannot be a reason for the EU to go soft on Baku. The events of the last week are triggering a debate on the need for a deep reset …
Read More »Turkey’s Fidan holds call with Armenia’s FM amid exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh
The phone call marks the first high-level contact between Ankara and Yerevan following the Azerbaijani offensive in the Nagorno-Karabakh region last week. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan held a phone conversation on Wednesday amid a massive Armenian exodus from the Nagorno-Karabakh region following Azerbaijan’s …
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