At the beginning of this week, the situation in two parts of the world became tense: Kosovo and Taiwan. It seems that these points are very far from each other and have nothing to do with Armenia. But in reality, in today’s world, let me repeat the beaten truth: everything is interconnected. Problems arose in Kosovo because the leadership of that semi-recognized state decided to complicate entry for Serbian citizens by providing them with special temporary documents, and it intends to require Kosovo Serb citizens to register their cars in Kosovo rather than in Serbia. In response, the Serbs blocked the highways, the Serbian authorities issued threats against Kosovo, and NATO against the Serbs. The issue has been temporarily frozen for a month, but there is no guarantee that passions will not flare up again in September.
China, in turn, threatens Taiwan, considering Taiwan its own territory and hinting that it can restore its territorial integrity by force, so to speak. As part of that policy, the Chinese military is conducting large-scale exercises not far from Taiwan’s border, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has visited the island, Biden has promised military aid to Taiwan if aggression is used against the country, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose rhetoric is usually restrained, called on the US not to play with fire.
How are these conflicts similar? Perhaps because in both cases, the interests of the United States are affected. In the case of Kosovo, these interests collide again, as in Ukraine, with the interests of Russia, and it is still a question of whose benefit it is to open a second front in this proxy war. The US may see in it another factor of Russia’s weakening, and the Kremlin, because it is under imperial illusions and does not calculate its steps well, may go on a new adventure. It is a very unfavorable option for us because it will divert the attention of Russia to another point, and that country will be less interested in the events that are happening in Artsakh. We already see that Azerbaijan is taking advantage of that circumstance.
China, of course, is a much more serious opponent for the United States both economically and militarily. If there is a clash between these giants, it will not bring happiness to anyone. Including us.
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Aram Abrahamyan
