Armenia’s Westward Shift Raises Tensions with Russia
Prof. Glenn Diesen on AnewZ (Azerbaijan TV)
I participated in a debate on “Inside Politics with Anastasiya Lavrina” to discuss Armania’s shift toward the West and its deteriorating relations with Russia. I argue that it is in Armenia’s to diversify its economic partnerships to avoid excessive reliance on only Russia. However, Armania’s objective to establish a balanced relationship between the West and Russia is not shared by the West. The continent is redivided and a new Cold War is being fought over where to draw the new dividing lines. The main interest and objective of the West is to drive a wedge between Armenia and Russia to weaken a strategic rival. This could be disastrous for Armenia as Russia is its most important economic partner, the Eurasian Economic Union serves its national interests, and the regional geopolitical balance would also shift to the advantage of Armenia’s adversaries.
Glenn..the other day Azerbaijan threatened Armenia once again...to continue it's strategy over the last few years to grab what it can understand some pretence or what the perceived as a justification....and or is this tied in with Erdogan Turkoman ottoman expansion ideas? These two do work together...maybe recent Turkish events in Syria are part of this or at the minimum mum provide inspiration for Alyev to dive in again to these politics? Is there a parallel in that Russia tried to help Assad but rebuffed in a manner of speaking ...and Armenia despite agreements negotiated by Russia with best intentions and with OSCE ... seemed to step away from that .....?