TR Foreign Policy & Geopolitics

[Fuzuli NL]

My worry is that some other non-regional countries will not like this new Armenia.
Let’s wait and see.

I agree!

 

[Ripley]

Remember, a month ago (or two months ago, I forgot) Macron visited Armenia and tried to stage a shitty show by passing to Turkey from Armenia? Turkey rejected it. I was so glad to see that because it not only gave France a message that they’re not welcome around these parts but also Turkey will support Armenian rapprochement and support the process.

When you don’t short circuit and taken over by your temper, you don’t play into other’s hand. Hope they continue to keep their calm and this process moves further.

A friendly and neighborly Armenia is advantageous to everyone, foremost to Armenia itself.

 

[IC3M@N FX]

Don’t get your hopes up too much – Armenia is playing along because it needs the central corridor, just like the rest of us; we’re talking here about the Silk Road, which runs through Azerbaijan → Georgia and maybe Armenia → Turkey → Europe. I tend to believe that several players, such as Turkey, China and Europe, have made it clear to Armenia that this corridor is too important for everyone for them to be willing to accept instability and escalation at this stage. Armenia remains anti-Turkish – if it were to allow itself to be exploited by Israel in this situation, the country would only find itself economically sidelined if it were to be drawn into a political escalation. Israel gambled on this for free– it came at no political cost to the Country, but it didn’t work... nothing more.

 

[Sanchez]

Great point after 22:00 mark. Vance did mention a certification process already being underway regarding legality of transferring F-35s to Turkey(S400). And a sale notice was made to the congress for F110 engines. Engines will be delivered to TAI; and the project belongs to SSB, which is under CAATSA sanctions. This must mean that CAATSA is a goner in short term.

 

[mehmed beg]

Pashanyan is truly fascinating person. I think that he knows very well that for all Armenian predicaments , Russia is to blame.
Why would they suffer from the sake of Russians and French or anybody else who isn't in the Caucasus?

 

[Ripley]

Pashanyan is truly fascinating person. I think that he knows very well that for all Armenian predicaments , Russia is to blame.
Why would they suffer from the sake of Russians and French or anybody else who isn't in the Caucasus?

I admire the guy but don’t envy him. He’s got the thankless job of waking up his heavily defeated country from century old hatred, breaking the mold his people was cast in a century ago.
Nobody will like him and everybody will curse and cuss him from all sides.
Though job.