Politics

A full-scale war started between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey on September 27th, 2020. The disputed region of Artsakh or “Nagorno-Karabakh” hasn’t seen such escalation in over two decades. It is an ethnic conflict, that has a religious taste and an almost perpetual political engine keeping it up. It started as an attempt to redistribute power between different nations of the region, but today is used by local dictators to create an illusion of an external enemy. However, this article is not about the motives. ...

While the world is too busy fighting COVID, reassembling the economy and preparing for the most turbulent elections in a century, one man certainly had been using that volatility to push his agenda further. As they say, never underestimate the man with the plan. And Tayyip Erdogan certainly has one. A plan that we must all counteract! Disclaimers. The Middle East is one of the most disputed regions in the world. It’s the cradle of our civilization and ethnic clashes trace back not decades, not years, but millennia. Given my incompetence in the subject and your limited attention span, we will oversimplify - enough to make a point. I hope - without major factual mistakes. Some of the narratives reference the events of early 20th and late 19th century, and they are crucial if we want to understand how impunity affected the evolution of the political climate. I will be using the word “Turkey” and “Turkish Government” interchangeably. If you are from Turkey and do not align with the national agenda - please, don’t be offended. ...

On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan attacked civilian populations of Armenia and Artsakh. Recep Erdoğan of Turkey reacted by calling “Armenia the biggest threat to peace in the region”. Please, look at the numbers below and decide for yourself. Armenia Azerbaijan Turkey Population 3 Million 10 Million 82 Million Leader Nikol Pashinyan since 2018 Ilham Aliyev since 2003 (after father) Recep Erdoğan since 2003 GDP 12 Billion $ 47 Billion $ 771 Billion $ Military Budget 0.6 Billion $ 1.7 Billion $ 18 Billion $ Religion 94% ✝️ 97% ☪️, 3% ✝️ 98% ☪️ Global Education Rank # 60 # 64 # 92 Press Freedom Index # 61 # 168 # 154 General Freedoms 53% 10% 32% Armenia looks friendlier in every single aspect. The lack of support for Armenia is increasingly disappointing. A century ago, the Ottoman Empire committed the genocide of Armenian, Greek and other Christian minorities in Anatolia. Until now, many countries haven’t recognized those war crimes, even though it’s an absolute historical fact. ...

Borders are closed, people are sitting at home, but I bet most of you dream about traveling again. I want to invite you all to my country of origin - Armenia. It has something to offer to every group of people - tourists, entrepreneurs and investors! ...

The bad news is coming from every direction. Still, I believe there are enough reasons to stay positive and excited about the future! Absurdly, this positive outlook was caused by 2 seemingly negative factors: Since the age of 15, I was convinced that the human race would likely face extinction in the 21st century. I was pretty confident that the threat would come in the form of virus, most likely from China. I often shared this opinion with older people, but no one cared. ...