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The Honorable Did What They Could, And The Shameless Suffered What They Must

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Professor Kopalyan

1 year

Had the honor of researching & authoring the @freedomhouse 2023 @FH_NIT report on #Armenia , to be released in 2 weeks. But scores were published today, demonstrating how Armenia, even amidst a security crisis, had the highest democracy improvement from Central Europe to Eurasia.

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The small Armenian-American Community of Alaska punching above its weight. Armenians of Anchorage, Alaska standing up for #ArtsakhRepublic and fighting to #StopAzerbaijaniAggression

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1/ Details I can share in a🧵: - #Armenia was anticipating large-scale incursions in April; expansive backchannel diplomacy staved off Baku -Preparations began to best of @ArmeniaMODTeam ability given the circumstances -🇦🇿 initial blitzkrieg failed due to such readiness of 🇦🇲...

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🇺🇸+🇮🇳+🇫🇷+🇪🇺: Azerbaijan is the aggressor & must leave Armenia's territories. 🇦🇿🇷🇺: The situation is unclear, borders are not delimited, France is the problem, & Azerbaijan has not done anything wrong. Kocharyan & Co.: We don't care about the facts, Russia is always right...🤨

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2 years

@jkass99 @Tigartsakh Wait till they find out about the Armenian Space Force...

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2 years

Armenia's struggle to preserve its sovereignty is a 3-front battle: Azerbaijan's incursions, Russia's hidden hand, & an illiberal opposition pushing Moscow's agenda. The objective is to break democratic Armenia & make it a chattel of authoritarianism.

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Armenia ‘Forced To Join Russia-Belarus Union’

Armenia is under strong pressure to join the “union state” of Russia and Belarus and open an “exterritorial corridor” to Azerbaijan’s Nakhichevan exclave, a senior Armenian official said on Tuesday,...

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Extraordinary words by @EmmanuelMacron , confirming same position as the U. S. & various European countries: Azerbaijan, unequivocally, is the aggressor & must return forces to initial positions, for lack of demarcation can't justify any advance into territory of another country!

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ARMENPRESS News

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🇫🇷 #France demands #Azerbaijani forces to return to initial positions: @NikolPashinyan and Emmanuel Macron meet in #Paris

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Russia refuses to condemn Azerbaijan's invasion into Armenia, refuses to meet its treaty obligations, refuses to confirm 🇦🇲 borders, enables ongoing blockade of Lachin, supports Baku at UN, yet criticizes 🇦🇲 for accepting EU monitoring mission over CSTO 🤷‍♂️

Pashinian Again Chides Russian-Led Alliance

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian gave on Wednesday another reason for his reluctance to have monitors from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) deployed to Armenia’s border with Azerbai...

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2 years

#Armenia with the highest social progress ranking in the post-Soviet space, ranked 48th in the world, ahead of #Georgia (50) and #Azerbaijan (103rd).

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Social Progress

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Tier 2: Armenia (+8.34 points) and Moldova (+8.01 points) are the countries that improved the most in this group.

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United States no longer engaging in empty both-sideism, directly accusing Baku of "shelling in Armenia" and telling "Aliyev to cease hostilities." Collectively, #US , #France , and #India are showing honest and commandable posturing on #Azerbaijan 's aggression.

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#France continues to enhance its commitment to Armenia, understanding the precarious security situation, the collapse of Russia's role, and Azerbaijan's irredentist aspirations. @EmmanuelMacron has become the biggest champion for Eurasia's most strategically important democracy.

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L'Événement

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🇦🇲🇫🇷 « L’ #Arm énie est un pays avec lequel nous avons un lien unique [...] On ne les laisse pas tomber. » @EmmanuelMacron répond aux questions de @Caroline_Roux dans #Levenement

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2 years

Beyond disgusting. And the intent is clear...it is not simply genocide denial, but also mockery. Neo-fascist policies are conducive to fascist behavior.

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vicky🇦🇲🇦🇷

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Turkish FM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu made the gesture of the racist “Gray Wolves” organization to demonstrators from the Armenian community in Uruguay who were marching the day before the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

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2 years

Diplomatic pincer move by US & France against #Azerbaijan . While #France is sending a military delegation to #Armenia , the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee is not only condemning the Aliyev regime, but also calling for sanctions via Magnitsky Act.

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Menendez Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Increasing Pressure to Halt U.S. Security Assistance to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced a bipartisan Senate Resolution...

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10 months

After 2 months of sitting at Poti port, Georgia, which initially displayed reservations in allowing weaponry through, finally agreed after French pressure. Baku & Moscow were banking on Tbilisi's refusal: today's development is an important precedent. Photos are only a portion...

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

Arming Azerbaijan's genocidal dictatorship, for short-sighted realpolitik, inherently contradicts Israeli values and interests. Baku's growing anti-Americanism seriously compounds the issue. #Isreal must change its policy. My piece for @TimesofIsrael ⬇️

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Professor Kopalyan

3 years

The utter silence of @usembarmenia & Ambassador Lynne Tracy border negligence & profound indifference to vile acts of aggression by Azerbaijan. This muted posture is nothing but tacit approval of Baku's blatant irredentism. Refusal to condemn is an act of shameless acquiescence.

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2 years

Very robust & direct statement by America. 3 trends to note: 1) General narrative has shifted & #Azerbaijan 's propaganda no longer has same effect 2) Everyone knows what Baku is doing, even if they don't publicly declare 3) 15 years of caviar diplomacy at verge of collapsing

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Matthew Miller

2 years

The United States is deeply disturbed by recent reports of Azerbaijani soldiers executing unarmed Armenian prisoners. We call for a full and impartial investigation. Those responsible for any atrocities must be held to account.

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Robust diplomatic support by U.S. continues, w/ @SecBlinken pressuring #Azerbaijan to maintain the ceasefire, while head of #Armenia 's National Security Council has left for Washington. Similarly, @NikolPashinyan has left for strategic negotiations with @EmmanuelMacron in #France

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Armenia's opposition has been reduced to political irrelevance. Posturing itself as the national security faction, it has failed to shape the public discourse on Artsakh. Its recent rally only garnered ~5.5k attendees. Kocharyan & ARF have been marginized & rejected by the people

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2 years

"A distinguished Australian scientist says he was duped into doing Azerbaijan propaganda, in a PR fiasco that sheds light on shady spin tactics in Brussels." EU-spin campaign blows up in Azerbaijan's face

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

The Aliyev dictatorship deems Armenia's democracy as its greatest threat, for it induces relative deprivation at home & highlights suffering of Azerbaijani people. To avoid its crisis of legitimacy at home, Aliyev must manufacture crisis w/ Armenia. Hence his aversion to peace.

@MikroskopEng

Mikroskop Media in English

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⚡ The moment (0:40) 🇦🇿 state TV cut the interpretted broadcasting of the Aliyev-Pashinyan debate on the sidelines of #MSC2023 . 🔷 The broadcast was switched to a political talk show where the host began saying, "There was nothing new at this year's panel."

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2 years

United States has sanctioned a high-ranking official within #Azerbaijan 's security apparatus. An important first step in applying the Magnitsky Act to the Aliyev regime. One of the most corrupt & authoritarian regimes in the world is becoming a subject of punitive actions by U.S.

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2 years

Landed in #Armenia , intoxicating even at night! Three major projects at hand: 1) The Armenia Global Summit, serving as panelist & moderator on security. 2) Strategic planning for developing Armenia's Territorial Defense Forces. 3) Enhancing hybrid and asymmetrical capabilities.

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2 years

Armenia's National Security Council has determined to formally appeal to the #CSTO , after Pashinyan spoke to Putin. In the same light, after speaking with French President Macron, #Armenia will also appeal to the United Nations Security Council.

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2 years

Extraordinary set of statements by #Azerbaijan attacking both United States and #Russia for calling out Baku on its flagrant violation of the ceasefire. The scope of ignorance & panic in these statements indicate the Aliyev regime is terrified: the tide is turning against them.

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

Former "super minister" Gagik Khachatryan & his sons, who spent decades plundering #Armenia w/ @RobertKocharyan & Serzh Sargsyan, are having their $63.5 million mansion seized in U.S. under the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative. This is money stolen from the Armenian people.

@ABC7

ABC7 Eyewitness News

2 years

Feds want to seize Holmby Hills mega-mansion allegedly paid for with bribes

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Professor Kopalyan

3 years

To those of us working tirelessly on military reforms, this is confirmation of systemic failures in the structural & operational capacity of our armed forces. Let's put all political bullshit aside for a moment. How can enemy forces advance 3.5km without firing a single shot?

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

This is an impressively robust critique of Baku's behavior. Confirms what many European diplomats have been saying behind the scenes: #Azerbaijan has been negotiating in bad faith & its policies are designed to destabilize the region. Europe is being more critical & outspoken.

@MarinaKaljurand

Marina Kaljurand MEP

@MarinaKaljurand

2 years

Statement following the meeting with the Co-Chair of the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee Mr Javanshir Feyziyev 🇪🇺 🇦🇲

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Professor Kopalyan

3 years

Volunteer units are reinforcing #Armenian border guards to increase much needed manpower in Syunik and Gegharkunik. @DSanasaryan leading a contingent of volunteers. #CountryOverPolitics #CountryOverParty

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Professor Kopalyan

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#Azerbaijan is on verge of a large-scale attack against #Armenia . 3 clear factors: 1)🇦🇲's alternative to the collapse of 🇷🇺-led security architecture 2) 🇦🇿's ability, w/ 🇹🇷's help, to withstand diplomatic pressure from EU, US & FR 3) Level of operational adeptness by 🇦🇲 defenders

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4/ Obvious points: -🇦🇿 maintains firepower and air superiority -🇦🇲 anti-UAV tech may mitigate this, while 🇦🇲 must diversify its purchase of weaponry -Qualitative improvement of🇦🇲 solider is promising, but in nascent stages -Defensive deterrence is now an absolute necessity for 🇦🇲

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Professor Kopalyan

11 months

Weakened by the Ukraine war, Russia now relies on nations like Azerbaijan to preserve its regional orbit. This is why to neutralize Russia’s ambitions, America — along with the rest of the West — must first neutralize Azerbaijani aggression. My op-ed 👇

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The deadly Armenia conflict is Russia at its worst

The recent flare-up between Armenia and Azerbaijan reflects a desire by Russia to retain its regional relevance in the face of its mounting disaster in Ukraine.

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Professor Kopalyan

1 year

Aliyev feels increasingly pigeonholed & is seeking every effort to disrupt the peace process. Attacks against Sotk didn't work; absurd rhetoric against Stepanakert didn't work; maximalist posturing also isn't working. So he manufactures drama & cries wolf.

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Azerbaijan accuses Macron of ‘distorting’ Armenia peace talks after EU summit

Spat comes amid warnings of the risk of renewed conflict in the South Caucasus.

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Professor Kopalyan

3 years

This is the clearest and perhaps most direct finger wagging seen by the U.S. against Azerbaijan. Surprised by the specific demands, especially the fact that the U.S. is actually calling out Baku on this.

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Professor Kopalyan

3 years

Critical to note is that this multipronged assault by Azerbaijan is separate from issues pertaining to Nagorno-Karabakh. This is a direct attack upon a sovereign country, and a clear violation of every conceivable international law.

@MFAofArmenia

MFA of Armenia🇦🇲

3 years

We call on intl community,also #Russia , #CSTO , @OSCE MGCC & Co-Chair countries to express clear & targeted response to these actions of #Azerbaijan & undertake effective steps aimed at its prevention & unconditional withdrawal of Azerbaijani armed forces from territory of #Armenia .

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

Crucial development declared by @EmmanuelMacron on establishment of a civilian observation mission in #Armenia . Macron notes that Baku supports the initiative. While Aliyev’s promises must be taken with a grain of salt, perhaps he's realizing the collapse of his caviar diplomacy

@EmmanuelMacron

Emmanuel Macron

@EmmanuelMacron

2 years

L'Arménie accepte de faciliter la mise en place d'une mission civile de l’Union européenne le long de la frontière avec l'Azerbaïdjan, qui accepte de coopérer. Objectif de cette mission : établir la confiance et contribuer aux commissions frontalières.

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2 years

The ARF is broken. Extremist wing of the party has taken over, w/ an incoherent scorched-earth policy against #Armenia . Vulgarity, vandalism, & dehumanization of fellow Armenians being normalized in the Diaspora. Irrelevant in Armenia, it's delegitimizing itself in the Diaspora.

@ayfwest

AYF West

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When a traitor is in town, it becomes known. @zsinanyan , this is what the City of Glendale has to say to you. #zartnirlao

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Professor Kopalyan

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🟣 This is for all Russian apologists who have vigorously attacked Armenia for pivoting away from Moscow. 🟣 This is for all the faux nationalists that sought to keep Armenia within Moscow's dependency structure. 🟣 This is for all Kocharyanites and Dashnaks: keep embracing Putin

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Vach_says

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This is Vladimir #Putin honoring the #Azerbaijan soldiers who died fighting #Armenians in the #Karabakh war. It's worth noting that #Russia and #Armenia are officially allies, with several signed agreements to that effect.

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

Congratulations to all those who worked on this! Many of whom cannot publicly take credit. Important accomplishment.

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ARMENPRESS News

2 years

BREAKING: First Armenian satellite launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral with #SpaceX rocket

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2 years

A game changer in Armenia-EU relations. While it won't fully deter Baku's aggression, it will mitigate it. More importantly, for those of us working day & night against Aliyev’s propaganda in Brussels, EU now has its own people that will report directly.

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Armenia: EU establishes a civilian mission to contribute to stability in border areas

The Council decided to establish a civilian European mission in Armenia (EUMA Armenia).

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

As Azerbaijan's caviar diplomacy collapses, Western media & public officials begin addressing Baku's collective punishment of ethnic Armenians more honestly. No one has any more illusions about the inhumanity of the Aliyev regime: region's agent of oppression & authoritarianism.

@BBCWorld

BBC News (World)

2 years

Empty shops and blockade pile pressure on Armenians

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

3/ Observable improvements of🇦🇲 soldiers & command I can share: -Operational consistency was astute -Positions, unlike 2020, were not abandoned -Chain of command & logistical issues, unlike 2020, were not chaotic or dysfunctional -Officers demonstrated proper execution of orders

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

United States has joined the European Union in directly accusing Azerbaijan for triggering a humanitarian crisis by illegally blocking the Lachin Corridor. Baku's attempt to humiliate Russia isn’t resonating with the West, while Moscow's tolerance of developments raises red flags

@StateDeptSpox

Matthew Miller

2 years

Closure of the Lachin Corridor has severe humanitarian implications and sets back the peace process. We call on the government of Azerbaijan to restore free movement through the corridor. The way forward is through negotiations.

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Professor Kopalyan

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Baku has reached peak desperation, as it is calling every diplomatic favor it can to disrupt the April 5 Summit between Armenia, EU, & US. This release by @MFATurkiye & previous one by Italy's Deputy FM are clear byproducts of Aliyev begging its limited allies to intervene.

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Turkish MFA

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Regarding the Trilateral Meeting Between Armenia, the USA and the EU to be Held in Brussels on 5 April 2024

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

On the ground in #Armenia , observing the shift in opposition tactics. Failing to gain traction, it is resorting to acts of mass violence. Scores of police & civilians injured. This is no longer a case of civil disobedience: it is far right wing extremism against Armenian society.

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Professor Kopalyan

3 years

The mastermind behind a decade of obscene electoral fraud has the audacity to accuse, without any evidence, potential rigging of June elections. Kocharyan is preepting: he know he's going to lose & is preparing to cry wolf & re-initiate a political crises.

Kocharian Warns Of Post-Election Protests

Former President Robert Kocharian warned on Tuesday that an opposition alliance led by him will stage street protests if the Armenian authorities rig the upcoming parliamentary elections.

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

Azerbaijan's actions today confirm what many of us have been adamantly arguing for the last month: the #EU gas deal orchestrated by @vonderleyen & the bothsidesism dishonesty declared by @ToivoKlaar only embolden & encourage Baku's thirst for conflict and instability.

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

@ToivoKlaar Dear @ToivoKlaar , while noting your genuine work towards peace, scholarship is very clear on this: engaging in bothsidesism only enables the aggressor, while allowing for deflection & self-justification. As you note, there are no illusions on how Baku is "derailing" the process.

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Professor Kopalyan

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This is pathetic & misleading propaganda. @301_AD purposefully cuts off volume to deny the audience context. The MP actually praises the flag, laments that the flag was not strengthened for the last 30 years, & accuses Ohanyan/opposition of artificially politicizing the situation

@301arm

301🇦🇲

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Vahagn Aleksanyan, a member of the Civil Contract faction, disrespectfully removed from the National Assembly's rostrum the flag of Artsakh raised by Seyran Ohanyan.

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Professor Kopalyan

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I highly recommend against sharing these images. They are being strategically released to both shock Armenian society and demoralize the military. Talk about these heinous war crimes, but DO NOT perpetuate the shock value. It precisely plays into Baku's objectives.

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

Azerbaijan’s conflict w/ Armenia isn't territorial. Territorial claims are designed to conceal its ontological insecurity. I explain how 🇦🇿 has a reverse security dilemma: it risks physical security (war) to attain ontological security (state identity).

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EVN Security Report: December 2022

The security configurations for the Republic of Armenia demonstrated a degree of stabilization in December, as robust diplomatic engagements with

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Professor Kopalyan

1 year

As Russia & Azerbaijan weaponize Artsakh's population & wage war against Armenia's sovereignty, Russian proxies have been arrested for organizing armed violence. In the midst of this, the executive director of ANCA is calling for the assassination of the country's Prime Minister.

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

A very solid article by @sfrantzman 👇 How did Armenia become a victim of Turkey’s and Russia’s cynical wars? - analysis

How did Armenia become a victim of Turkey, Russia’s cynical wars?

The Armenian-Azerbaijanian conflict is flaring up again. How did the geopolitics of the region affect it, and what is the role of Russia and Turkey in it?

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

#Gyumri , the cultural heart of #Armenia , is on the rise, with extensive construction projects, a new @tumocenter , and bustling tourism.

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Professor Kopalyan

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Russia reneges on all its security commitments to Armenia; aligns w/ Azerbaijan; w/ boots on the ground allows ethnic cleansing of Artsakh; seeks to destabilize 🇦🇲 ; & daily threatens 🇦🇲 as a sovereign state. ANCA: it's America's fault. Awkwardly promoting Russia's interests.

@ANCA_DC

ANCA

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"Washington may not like it, but if Armenia has any chance at a happy future, and a magnificent, ancient Christian civilization like Armenia certainly deserves one, we need to stop meddling in the Caucasus and limit the damage we have already done in the post-Soviet space."

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

Extraordinarily powerful statement by US Speaker of the House @SpeakerPelosi This is not simply a high-profile visit, but an instrumental shift in #US regional policy and a robust vote of confidence for #Armenia 's democracy and security, which are being threatened by Azerbaijan.

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Nancy Pelosi

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Today, I am leading a Congressional delegation to Armenia to highlight the strong commitment of the United States to security, economic prosperity, and democratic governance in Armenia and the Caucasus region.

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The #UN , an institution that's generally silent out of fear of being politicized, is finally criticizing Baku’s blatant violation of international humanitarian laws. While Aliyev remains indifferent to the growing international consensus, it is diminishing his political capital.

@UN_SPExperts

UN Special Procedures

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#Azerbaijan : Lift #Lachin corridor blockade and end humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, urge UN experts, alarmed at the ongoing dire humanitarian crisis in the region.

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#Azerbaijan 's soldiers summarily executed a platoon of Armenian soldiers, while previously parading mutilated bodies of women soldiers. A culture of beheadings & heinous war crimes are inherent to the policies of the Aliyev regime, yet @LAbdullayevaMFA finds ways to blame Armenia

@LAbdullayevaMFA

Leyla Abdullayeva

@LAbdullayevaMFA

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❗️Unlike #Armenia , #Azerbaijan takes its intl obligations seriously & claims related to crimes committed during military operations are investigated by relevant state bodies. But, Armenia has not yet taken any steps to bring those responsible for numerous war crimes to justice!

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Professor Kopalyan

11 months

Armenia to receive three Thales-made GM 200 radars, an MoU on the future delivery of France's Mistral short-range air defense system, & France will help Armenia train ground defense forces & support efforts to reform and modernize its military. #WesternPivot

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Professor Kopalyan

1 year

Hikmet, your desperation is embarrassing you. @MorenoOcampo1 's credentials are impeccable: 🔵 prosecuted Argentina's Junta 🔵 unanimously elected first Prosecutor of ICC 🔵 prosecuted 3 heads of state for war crimes 🔵 held positions in Yale & Harvard Try again...

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Hikmet Hajiyev

1 year

1. Who is a lawyer Luis M.Ocampo author of biased anti-Azerbaijani legal report containing accusations of "genocide"? "Lawyer Luis M.Ocampo managed companies based in some of the most notorious tax havens of the world while serving as chief prosecutor at ICC" [MediaPart].

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Professor Kopalyan

2 years

U.S., #France , & #Russia are frustrated with Baku's behavior. The world clearly knows what #Azerbaijan is doing. This has nothing to do with territorial integrity. This is only about ethnic cleansing. There is only one solution: REMEDIAL SOVEREIGNTY

The Limitations of Remedial Secession and the Need for Remedial Sovereignty

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Indisputable evidence this was a well-planned operation by Baku. The rationale, based on my conversation w/ various European officials: Aliyev is cornered after #ICJ ruling & must save face when opening Lachin. This operation allows him to demand checkpoint, thus claim success.

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Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh Human Rights Ombudsman

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Video evidence with a description of episodes of the Azerbaijani attack. Video 1.

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"Aliyev also confirmed that Azerbaijani authorities were negotiating directly with authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh." @RobertKocharyan 's egregious & historical mistake, which sidelined Artsakh & exponentially benefitted Baku, is being forcefully corrected.

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EU observer mission agreed as Pashinyan and Aliyev meet in Prague

The EU will deploy a civilian observer mission to the Armenia–Azerbaijan border less than a month after a deadly war between the two countries.

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With the #ICJ 's decisive ruling in favor of #Armenia over #Azerbaijan 's blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the matter will be swiftly taken to the United Nations' Security Council. This offers Armenia credibility and another robust instrument. Expect France to take the lead again.

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Gabriel Armas-Cardona

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I will be livestreaming the #ICJ ’s reading of its provisional orders in the #Armenia & #Azerbaijan cases in this thread starting in 10 minutes.

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Aliyev feeling exceedingly insecure & has begun projecting: he's talking into a mirror. W/ domestic turmoil a concern, he resorts to the only instrument in his authoritarian toolkit: anti-Armenianism. Trapped by his own strategic narcissism, aggression remains his main off-ramp.

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Asbarez News

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Pres. @presidentaz on Friday called Armenia “undeveloped,” “dependent on Russia” and “Russia’s slave,” saying that Armenians need psychological assistance and that Armenian history was fake and fabricated.

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Turkish intellectuals, academics, writers, civic society representatives, and politicians are calling on the international community to help end the Aliyev dictatorship's starvation of Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenian population. via @AGOSgazetesi

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Call by citizens of Turkey to international community to end the blockade of Karabakh | Agos

The blockade implemented by Azerbaijan on the Lachin corridor has passed eight months and has led to a humanitarian crisis. A group of Turkish writers, politicians and rights defenders called on the...

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For a decade, Armenia has bled due to Azerbaijani aggression, while Russia has provided Baku w/ over $4 billion in weaponry. When 🇦🇲 has requested 🇷🇺 to meet its obligations, 🇷🇺 has responded w/ indifference or sheer mockery. In the face of 🇷🇺-🇦🇿 axis, 🇦🇲 has decoupled from 🇷🇺.

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Robert Ananyan

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Armenia is taking steps to withdraw from CSTO, Russia and Azerbaijan are preparing for a new war against Armenia. It's very likely that Viktor Biyagov, who was dismissed today, will be the last representative of #Armenia in the CSTO led by #Russia . I'm sure that Armenia will no

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The level of US engagement, the scope of direct involvement, and the pending visit by @SpeakerPelosi are indicative of a mini pivot towards #Armenia and the region. While US may be filling what it sees as an opening, how committed will it be if Azerbaijan attacks again?

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Secretary Antony Blinken

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Spoke with Armenian Prime Minister @NikolPashinyan today on the evolving situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. I offered my condolences for the loss of life in the recent fighting.

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A tour de force by @serjtankian : "Ilham, an autocrat of the Dr. Evil variety, inherited his fiefdom from his KGB dad, Heydar, made his wife vice president, and runs the energy-wealthy country like a cash machine to buy silence around the world." Must-read

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Artsakh remains strong and vibrant, as important infrastructural projects are being implemented. I remain impressed by the persistence and strength of the local population here.

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As #Armenian society deals with the open wounds of the #Artsakh war, anti-democratic forces are attempting to weaponize our collective agony. The same set of treacherous actors that underwrote our current affliction are seeking to hijack our grievances to attack our democracy.

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Russia making public what has been obvious for the last 2 years: 100's of ceasefire violations, shooting of civilians, & armed operations, yet 🇷🇺 hasn't taken a single step to stop Baku's behavior. Notion of Russia as security guarantor was an illusion: now they've confirmed it.

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Anton Barbashin

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Zakharova: Russia is NOT Nagorno-Karabakh’s security guarantor

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Armenia's security architecture has collapsed. Russia is no longer 🇦🇲's security guarantor. Power disparity w/ Azerbaijan has amplified the precariousness of the situation. A functional deterrence strategy is 🇦🇲's only option. My new security briefing ⬇️

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EVN Security Report: September 2022

Armenia’s security situation remains precarious, as Azerbaijan has exponentially increased its use of interstate conflict mechanisms, undertaking both large-scale invasions

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Wonderful op-ed by Mary Papazian and Vatche Sahakian, drawing acute parallels between the horrors of Srebrenica and what the dictatorship in Azerbaijan is seeking to do in Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Op-Ed: We can't let history repeat itself with the siege of Nagorno-Karabakh

The world watched and allowed a brutal genocide three decades ago in the Bosnian city of Srebrenica. A tragically similar crisis is looming again.

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On the field here in Armenia, 3 factors are becoming clear. 1) Undecided voters, which made up about 35% of the electorate, is heavily breaking for Pashinyan. 2) Kocharyan is underperforming in Syunik, where he needs to dominate to have a chance. 3) Tsarukyan's BHK is in trouble.

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When @presidentaz activates @HikmetHajiyev to attack journalists & international organizations, while insulting everyone's intelligence, it's a clear indicator that they have lost the narrative. @AP , @YahooNews , @ABC , & @Forbes all reporting Baku's attempt to starve 120k people

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Hikmet Hajiyev

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1. @EwelinaUO your article in @Forbes distorts reality, one-sided and is used by propaganda/misinformation machine of Armenia. As human rights advocate you have never raised rights and plights of million more Azerbaijanis who were subject to ethnic cleansing by Armenia.

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Baku has reached peak desperation in its failure on messaging & controlling the narrative. The fact that they're sharing their own state propaganda as a source for their argument further elucidates their state of frustration. Attacking the EU, as such, is an exercise in futility.

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Vaqif Sadıqov

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EU claimed its mission in Armenia designed to support EU-led peace process. The process stalled with no clear perspective to evolve. History teaches no vacuum stays long. What comes next? Read some views below: Armenia provoking Azerbaijan into new war ⁸

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Karmir Shuka village was one of the hardest attacked areas during the #Artsakh War, which was vigorously defensed by #Armenian forces. At the local school, we opened the technology lab for robotics. We were greeted by the corgaous children of the community.

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French analysis confirms that Armenia’s old guard did not prepare society for a potential new war. Previous regime didn't increase military budget sufficiently or adapt its military doctrine to new forms of warfare. From 2011, Armenia was setup to fail.

The Armenia-Azerbaijan War: Turning Point 2011

An analysis by Colonel Jean-Luc Théus, former French defense attaché in the South Caucasus, affirms that the government of former

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2/ -High death toll of 🇦🇿 special forces will confirm this -However, disparity in firepower & quality of weapons couldn't be matched; hence death toll of 🇦🇲 side -Initial 🇦🇿 failure of blitzkrieg/operational objectives led to expansive/senseless targeting of civilian centers.

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3 weeks ago, I initiated the discourse on the necessity of launching an international humanitarian airlift. The situation is now more acute, & #ArtsakhAirlift must be prioritized w/ growing calls for sanctions against Azerbaijan. Targeted sanctions against Baku is the only remedy

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Professor Kopalyan

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The West has no illusions about what Azerbaijan is doing. Russia's tacit indifference is compounding a pending humanitarian disaster. Collective punishment of a civilian population merits a collective response. It is time for an International Humanitarian Airlift to Stepanakert!

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The West has no illusions about what Azerbaijan is doing. Russia's tacit indifference is compounding a pending humanitarian disaster. Collective punishment of a civilian population merits a collective response. It is time for an International Humanitarian Airlift to Stepanakert!

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Hov Nazaretyan

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State Dept: Any disruption to energy infrastructure could precipitate a humanitarian crisis, especially as we’re entering the winter months. If deliberate, it’s unacceptable to target the civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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The US knows, Europe knows, Russia knows...the whole world knows. This is no longer a case of equal and legitimate claims. Azerbaijan is a crude aggressor and a source of regional instability. Everyone knows...it's a question of how they're going to confront it.

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OC Media

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US State Department spokesperson Ned Price appeared to place the blame for the latest fighting on Azerbaijan in a press briefing. ‘The fact is, we have seen significant evidence of Azerbaijani shelling inside Armenia, significant damage to Armenian infrastructure’, he said.

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As Ani correctly notes, be aware of false information and narratives designed to create panic and instability in the country. Armenia is in an information war with Azerbaijan; domestic disinformation compounds the burden. Be vigilant and don't share unverified claims.

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Ani Avetisyan

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As if the Azerbaijani propaganda and information war was not enough, now certain Armenian groups are busy spreading disinformation about evacuations from different areas of Armenia.

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The Kremlin saying the quiet part quite loudly: Armenia was to suffer Russia's abandonment & abdication of treaty obligations; how dare Armenia have it's own national interests or have the audacity to pursue them? This was, unequivocally, a collective Russo-Azerbaijani operation.

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@lusine_djanyan

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Medvedev admitted that Kremlin gave green light to ongoing terrorist attack by аzerbaijan on Artsakh. He stated that this was done “in retaliation” for Armenia, which dared to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine & was trying to find at allies in EU

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United States coming out very strong against Azerbaijan's unprovoked attack against the peaceful civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, qualifying Azerbaijan's behavior as "unacceptable" and demanding Baku to "cease these actions immediately."

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Prior to collapse of caviar diplomacy, #Aliyev 's propaganda machine utilized excessive misinterpretation of the facts, but made it somewhat palatable to Western officials. Post-collapse, they're not only engaging in farcical lies, but also insulting the intelligence of everyone.

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Nasimi Aghayev🇦🇿

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Now Armenia is illegally building an alternative route to #LachinRoad on #Azerbaijan ’s sovereign territory in order to supply its 10,000 illegal troops in Karabakh. It’s a purposeful escalation. Armenia is not interested in peace.

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To honestly understand why #Armenia lost the 2020 War, I introduce the concept of "strategic narcissism" to our discourse. Concomitantly, I also explain how #Azerbaijan & the Aliyev regime are going to suffer a much greater defeat...they just don't know it

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Mourners at CSTO's funeral...

@Ulianalive

Uliana Yapparova

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«Подвинься, я хочу от него подальше встать»

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#Azerbaijan 's objective is to both discredit the @ICRC & terrorize the collective Armenian population. Its perversion of the concept of territorial integrity and its weaponization of autocratic legalism is precisely designed to violate international humanitarian law.

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MFA of Armenia🇦🇲

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This operation by AZ is flagrant violation of IHL: arrest of person under protection of IHL & @ICRC is nothing short of war crime. It is also aimed at completely blocking ICRC activities in NK in parallel w/blockade of #LachinCorridor &denial of access of other humanitarian orgs.

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#Armenia is in a insuperable position due to #RussiaUkraineWar . With #Russia declining & #Azerbaijan bent on ethnic cleansing, how can this situation be overcome? Moving beyond the empty punditry, I offer an original framework based on scholarly findings.

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The Weakening of the Leviathan: Armenia, Russia, and the Consequences of the War in Ukraine

The burden of being a burgeoning democracy within an authoritarian orbit is a difficult geopolitical condition. More so, the burden

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Having worked on Armenia's Western pivot & the conceptual framework on the need to escape our structure of security dependence, it is quite rewarding to see the PM publicly confirming Armenia's shift from extended deterrence to deterrence-by-denial.

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We can’t rely on Russia to protect us anymore, Armenian PM says

Once one of the Kremlin’s closest allies, Armenia is now conducting joint drills with US soldiers.

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#TechWeek in #Artsakh . The youth turnout is mesmerizing. Building for the future, in defiance of all odds. #Recover &Rebuild

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Moscow is denying Yerevan agency in #NagornoKarabakh . Yet #Russian peacekeepers keep struggling to enforce the ceasefire due to lack of a mandate. @mod_russia consistently confirms Baku's violations yet it is unable to address it. This allows Baku to engage in "salami slicing."

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Superb article by @EldarMamedov4 deconstructing the growing anti-Americanism of the Aliyev regime, and how its lobbyists and cheerleaders in Washington are actually harming America's interests.

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Caucasus conflict highlights US hawks' reckless support for Azerbaijan

Full blown support for Baku doesn't serve American interests, particularly as it could lead toward conflict with Iran.

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Power, dignified, fact-based speech by @SenatorMenendez on the Senate floor about the "heinous atrocities" being committed by the genocidal Aliyev regime against the vulnerable Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. Must watch: @CSPAN

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User Clip: Menendez

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United States continuing its constructive and newly-established vital role, as it seeks to stabilize the situation through robust diplomatic initiatives. Further confirmation of America's regional pivot.

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Nikol Pashinyan

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I highly appreciate the efforts of the United States for assisting to return our 17 POW’s. I hope with joint efforts together with our international partners we will further register progress in resolving both humanitarian issues and establishing peace in the region.

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Russia has fully activated its information & hybrid warfare tools against Armenia. The population of Artsakh will be weaponized by Moscow & Baku to traumatize Armenian society, with the hopes of triggering domestic violence & instability. Russia's biggest mouthpieces are active.

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Robert Ananyan

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Kremlin spokespeople Margarita Simonyan and Vladimir Solovyov called on Armenian citizens to join the anti-government demonstrations. This is a case where the comment is truly unnecessary. #Armenia #Yerevan #NagornoKarabakh #Karabakh #Artsakh #Russia #Moskow #Putin

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Extraordinary gathering at the Global Armenia Summit. Over 600 academics, scientists, professionals, and relevant stakeholders from the Diaspora joined to provide their expertise on security, education, economics, healthcare, and community activism. A new paradigm is being built.

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As Armenia proceeds to pivot West due to Russia's failure as a security partner, a Russo-Azerbaijani axis has formed in the region. This exasperates Armenia's security dilemma. I introduce the concept of a "porcupine doctrine" to address the predicament.

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EVN Security Report: January 2023

The security context in Armenia for the month of January underwent three important developments. First, the relationship between Russia and

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Aliyev’s belligerence towards all things Armenian is part of a calculated strategy known as madman theory, where despot normalizes coercion & convinces everyone that it reserves the right to initiate war. I qualify mechanisms of combating Baku’s extremism.

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EVN Security Report: August 2023

The Security Context In the month of August, the security environment for Armenia was primarily defined by the continued blockade

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