Pres. Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan repeatedly states that he ignores all international criticism regarding his violations of the human rights of his own citizens, war crimes by his soldiers and ethnic cleansing of Artsakh Armenians. Aliyev tries to cover up these violations and crimes through ‘caviar diplomacy,’ by providing billions of dollars in bribes to various European officials.
Anytime Azerbaijan has a problem with a foreign country, European institutions or international courts, Ali
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This article points out the critical role that intelligence services play in the security of a country. The fact that Armenia did not have its own independent foreign security service before and during the 2020 war was a major cause of its defeat. Spying plays a critical role in assessing the enemies capabilities. On the other hand Azerbaijan did not hide its capabilities in the 2016 four day war in Artsakh; drone and other advanced technology was on full display. How did the Armenian government respond ? We don’t really know because the parliamentary report on that war is not widely available(ps if you have a copy please publish it !) I have only heard commentary by Dr. Gerard Libaridian that President Sargsyan tried to convince the Artsakh leadership to compromise and they refused, presumably because they had inaccurate assessment of the political/military situation developing in the South Caucasus.