It may be worth answering three questions without any emotional outbursts.
- Do historical arguments truly work as a claim in modern international relations?
- Is Turkey’s growing involvement in the Artsakh issue truly beneficial for us?
- Is our state truly contributing to that with the actions that it is taking?
The current government’s policy is to oppose Armenia’s history over the past 20 years (1998-2018). They intend to present the past only in dark colors. Sometimes, it is justified, and other times, it is a mere exaggeration. On the other hand, the current administration is characterized by populism, including nationalism. One of its most common manifestations is to use historical justifications for the actions in foreign policy that are being taken or that will be taken.
For example, when answering the BBC journalist’s question about why we say “Artsakh is Armenia and that’s it,” Prime Minister Pashinyan noted that Armenians have lived on that territory for thousands of years. Although this statement of fact does not cause me to feel suspicious, I do see problems here as a statement made by an official.
Read the entire editorial in Armenian: https://www.aravot.am/2020/09/05/1133158/
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Aram Abrahamyan
