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Border Attacks, Stalled Diplomacy and Political Turmoil: 2021 in Review

The post-war year in Armenia was marked by ongoing challenges in domestic and geopolitics. The nation faced renewed threats as Azerbaijan launched attacks along its eastern border. Armenian and Azerbaijani leadership met for negotiations on issues including demarcation and delimitation of the international border, the unblocking of regio

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Lillian Avedian

Lillian Avedian is the assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly. She reports on international women's rights, South Caucasus politics, and diasporic identity. Her writing has also been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Democracy in Exile, and Girls on Key Press. She holds master's degrees in journalism and Near Eastern studies from New York University.

3 Comments

  1. Thanks, Lillian, for a good chronological observation,
    Priority of any Nation will be defined by people who are living within its borders, that demonstrates the importance of protecting borders and maintaining sovereignty of a Nation. In my humble opinion people can live with financial difficulties, but not without their connection to their land. Diaspora, can help by lobbying, acting as catalyst, provide support, but foot on the ground is another matter. Seeking Support from South will encourage support from North to maintain the status quo, at the same time it won’t provoke the North as it has collaborated with South in many fronts. Small Nation of 2.9M need as much support as possible. Creation of mutual financial interests (Investment in Industrial villages), strategic interest (e.g. 50 km connection road, protection of roads), is not difficult, especially when few steps where taken from South recently to establish new consulate general, etc. Admittedly, more support needs to be provided from South (Way more), but Armenia need to show interest. To some observers in South, it looked like that the Armenia’s PM and some Politicians in Armenia are ready to put other factors (Short-term finance, Pleasing European Union for no gain, etc.) ahead of the Sovereignty of Armenia. We hope that was a misunderstanding and it was not, is not and will not the case. Armenia to take one Steps and the South will take three, if not Five (That’s how we see our Cousins / our family members in North)

  2. Pashinyan = the worst ever. And hard to believe after Levon the “land giver for nothing”, Kocharyan the ultra thief and Sargsyan the screw.

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