This is an article from a different, more correct, perspective than what we are used to – a very painful read but worth it
Sisyphuss5MinBreak on
Good article. It articulates how blind the Armenian discourse was. The “we’ll never give up an inch” mentallity might be fun when drinking with friends, but is dangerous when it comes to geopolitics, where everything is decided through strategy and strength.
Even the idea that the West should be condemned if it allows Azerbaijan to invade Armenia is based off assumptions rather than reality. Ukraine _has_ been invaded. The West has been providing Ukraine with a massive amount of support (more than Armenia would ever get), and many right-wing leaders (Le Pen, Trump, AfD, etc.) are saying that the West has given too much. Every state has values, but ultimately, every state focuses on its own interests before caring about promoting its values abroad.
mojuba on
Wow, I didn’t know Armenia was the Economist’s country of the year in 2018. The article (no paywall): https://archive.li/q9w7U
OneAppropriate6885 on
This article makes the same stupid assumption that all the appeaser articles make – that compromising physical security with a genocidal, bad faith aggressive enemy will work because we can “trust” they will hold up their end of the bargain.
There are very few Armenian analysts who understand the reality of geopolitics, that military strength is the only option to guarantee survival. Military strength that was compromised by a succession of incompetent leaders, poor decision making in the domains of foreign relations, economics, and military tactics.
Maybe it’s a psychological comfort to tell ourselves that “if we just did this and this” the enemy would leave Armenia alone. It’s a nonsense fantasy, that the enemy themselves like to spread while openly boasting their genocidal attitude towards Armenians.
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This is an article from a different, more correct, perspective than what we are used to – a very painful read but worth it
Good article. It articulates how blind the Armenian discourse was. The “we’ll never give up an inch” mentallity might be fun when drinking with friends, but is dangerous when it comes to geopolitics, where everything is decided through strategy and strength.
Even the idea that the West should be condemned if it allows Azerbaijan to invade Armenia is based off assumptions rather than reality. Ukraine _has_ been invaded. The West has been providing Ukraine with a massive amount of support (more than Armenia would ever get), and many right-wing leaders (Le Pen, Trump, AfD, etc.) are saying that the West has given too much. Every state has values, but ultimately, every state focuses on its own interests before caring about promoting its values abroad.
Wow, I didn’t know Armenia was the Economist’s country of the year in 2018. The article (no paywall): https://archive.li/q9w7U
This article makes the same stupid assumption that all the appeaser articles make – that compromising physical security with a genocidal, bad faith aggressive enemy will work because we can “trust” they will hold up their end of the bargain.
There are very few Armenian analysts who understand the reality of geopolitics, that military strength is the only option to guarantee survival. Military strength that was compromised by a succession of incompetent leaders, poor decision making in the domains of foreign relations, economics, and military tactics.
Maybe it’s a psychological comfort to tell ourselves that “if we just did this and this” the enemy would leave Armenia alone. It’s a nonsense fantasy, that the enemy themselves like to spread while openly boasting their genocidal attitude towards Armenians.