Countdown to the Next War over Artsakh

By David Boyajian

Meeting at the White House with a group of Armenian Americans, the chief U.S. negotiator for the OSCE peace talks on Artsakh (Karabagh) announced that the United States would be satisfied if a peace agreement were to last for only 10 years.

 The official was Joseph A. Presel.  It was 1996, and Bill Clinton was president.   I happened to be at that meeting.

 With Presel were Richard Morningstar, U.S. special envoy to the newly independent states of the Caucasus, Caspian, and Central Asia, Nancy Soderberg of the National Security council, and others.  A key U.S. objective, Soderberg declared, was to pump the region’s oil and gas resources west through U.S. sponsored pipelines.  Read more... (933 words)

On The Decision Of The Constitutional Court Of The Republic Of Armenia

By Ara Papian – Head, “Modus Vivendi” Center

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia came to a decision on the unfortunate pair of Armenia-Turkey protocols. As seen as being bound to happen, it was declared that ‘the obligations codified in the protocols are in accord with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia’. Of course, there could have been another declaration, which would have been more desirable. I maintain my position, that the protocols contradict the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, and the processes of their authentication and signing have been in violation of the corresponding laws and regulations currently in place in the Republic of Armenia.  Read more... (846 words)

Anti-Corruption and Human Rights Day in Armenia “Human Hypocrisy and Cynicism”

Ruling Party Confident of Diaspora Support for Turkey Deal

 A senior representative of Armenia’s ruling party on Monday expressed confidence that a majority of the worldwide Armenian Diaspora supports the current rapprochement with Turkey and, in particular, the two draft protocols envisaging the normalization of bilateral relations that the two countries are expected to sign later this month.

The leading Armenian organizations in the world have expressed conflicting views on Armenia’s dramatic rapprochement with Turkey that Sarkisian initiated last year by inviting his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to Yerevan to attend a football game between the two countries’ national teams. The yearlong process culminated on August 31 in the initialing of two protocols that some leaders in the far-flung Armenian Diaspora have rejected as flawed.  Read more... (692 words)

Commentary: Armenia – Diaspora: information trap

The shock that took place in the field of information that followed the publication of the protocols concerning the development of bilateral relations between Armenia and Turkey gave an opportunity to a series of Turkish and Azerbaijani politicians to create a favorable atmosphere for giving birth to the social – political opinions not only within their countries but also in the area of the Armenian politicians.

 This misunderstanding was spread not only in Armenia but also in the neighbor countries and reached till the Atlantic Ocean, especially countries where big amount of Armenians live, i.e. the Armenian Diaspora.  Read more... (637 words)

The Coming Russian Defeat in the Caucasus

By David Boyajian.

Russia will be well along the road to total defeat by the US and NATO in the Caucasus and beyond if the recently proposed Armenian – Turkish “Protocols” are ratified.

Within two months after ratification, Turkey would be required to open its border with Armenia.  Subsequently, or perhaps simultaneously, the Azerbaijani – Armenian border will open if, as appears increasingly possible, an Artsakh (Karabagh) peace agreement is signed.

Regardless of whether the Azeri border opens, a fully open Turkish – Armenian border would inevitably result in US and NATO penetration and subjugation of Armenia.

Let us look at US and Russian policy in the Caucasus, both past and present.

The West’s Goal: Domination  Read more... (1250 words)