Originally Posted by
Oghuz
Good words, irony being that Armenia is not a modern nation, the country is but they are an ancient ethnic group, they stayed under the Iranian umbrella for most of history but ethnic identity existed in them. Many were imported to mainland Iran (along with georgians, Circassians, Tatars) by Qizilbash empires of Iran. Such families keep Armenian identity to this day, even the ones who turned Muslim. So the ethno-pride factor is there, they are no stupid group either, historically they have always been considered politically quite smart which is why they always held political posts in empires. But in the modern world, none of that matters. Azeris have been mauling Armenians and truth be told, rather viciously but the Pashinyan government learned nothing.
If we look at last 10 years, Azerbaijan tied its security to almost everyone in the region by establishing cross border trade, oil routes, defense, and political pacts. Armenia on the other hand refused to change their obsolete benign economic model so security did not become a concern for other bigger players in the region. They refused to focus on the military and war economy which would have modernized their military, industry, etc. Having Russian bases on the soil does not automatically make Russia responsible for the security of the country. Half the population lives outside and is just loyal to the country on the internet. The focus rather went to propoganda for inner consumption. Armenia will not have NATO bases on its soil, Russia, Iran would not allow it, but to look tough, such a statement was necessary. This is what happens when perception becomes more important than reality behind it. The future does not look good for that country, only their leadership is to be blamed because of whom their commoner suffered.
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