I have some concerns about the upcoming meeting between the leaders of the United States, Armenia, and Azerbaijan in Washington. Declarations, polished statements, and diplomatic language are not what matter most. What does matter is whether, beyond all the rhetoric, the parties will agree to something like this: that the so-called “Zangezur Corridor” (regardless of what name it goes by) should be placed under the control of an American private security firm—so that, in the words of Aliyev, “Azerbaijani goods and Azerbaijani citizens do not see…

• 08 August 11:00