In 1988 when Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) said “No!” to the “relationship” with the Azerbaijan SSR there were no discussions, no understanding – just aggression, violence and war. Perpetrators of domestic violence do not like to be told “No”. When the violence… Read More ›
As Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) celebrates the 23rd Anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, the country remains in the unsatisfactory position of still being globally unrecognised. The route out of this situation seems complicated; history provides many conflicting examples which serve only… Read More ›
Politicians create war but they rarely deliver lasting peace. Over the next few years we will be remembering the centenary of the First World War. At the time it was considered to be the “war to all end all wars”… Read More ›
In the 3 weeks since Hakob Injigulyan, the “lost” Armenian soldier, was captured by the Azeris, there seems to be an increasing lack of clarity around this case. This is another example of the on-going opaqueness that happens in the… Read More ›
I was intrigued by an article in last week’s Economist which was reviewing the state of Press freedom in Turkey. Many journalists have been sacked by their employers for crossing the line in the areas that they have investigated, however,… Read More ›
At a meeting with Franco-Armenian investors in Paris, Arayik Harutyunyan, the Prime Minister of Artsakh was reported to have said: “If we manage to end the year peacefully then that will be constructive, but in terms of concrete accords to… Read More ›
It is well understood that the UK government has significant connections with Azerbaijan through the British Petroleum company and many years of investment in the oil industry in Baku, and therefore has a strong bias towards protecting that alliance. This… Read More ›
An article was written recently by Aslı Aydıntaşbaş (www.al-monitor.com) on a speech made at a Free Syria conference by the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu. This was presented as a quiet strategy for opening up and resolving the Armenian issue…. Read More ›
It’s difficult to say whether this is coincidental, or a matter of policy, but the conflict, and killings between Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and Azerbaijan have taken a worrying trend during the period of Hillary Clinton’s visit to the region. In… Read More ›
This week the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, Bekir Bozdag, said “Nagorno-Karabakh is a Muslim, Azerbaijani, and Turkic land occupied by Armenia”. This was in response to Armenian President Sargsyan’s statement that “Karabakh is Armenian land and will remain so”…. Read More ›
