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Artsakh Must Be Independent 🗺️

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....

October 2, 2020 · 8 min · 1588 words · Ash Vardanian

The 7 Sins of Turkish Autocracy 🇹🇷

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....

October 1, 2020 · 9 min · 1771 words · Ash Vardanian

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey. Who's the Aggressor? ⚔️

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....

September 27, 2020 · 2 min · 295 words · Ash Vardanian

Come to Armenia 🇦🇲

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! ...

August 1, 2020 · 8 min · 1680 words · Ash Vardanian

Positive Outlook on the COVID-19 Crisis 😷

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....

March 22, 2020 · 12 min · 2500 words · Ash Vardanian