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POLITICS ISN'T EASY
Igor Muradyan
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/27877
29 October 2012, 13:07
The fight of the Armenian people for its rights at the end of the 80s
encountered utter unawareness of our interest and place in politics.
Later, Russia tried to render our nation a society out of law. It
organized a mass dirty campaign, sent tanks to kill Armenians of
Karabakh.
The U.S. Senate has adopted a decision in favor of the Armenians of
Karabakh but the Americans had a specific negative position in regard
to Armenia and the Karabakh issue for a long time. The European
countries conducted a hypocritical policy, trying to frighten the
leadership of Armenia with Turkish aggression.
These are just some fragments of impressions and information which
are well known to those who held high positions in the state and were
engaged in foreign affairs. But perhaps the people who do not occupy
high positions are also knowledgeable and informed about the terrible
flow of anti-Armenian work pursued by the international community.
The position changed principally and significantly. The point is no
longer the Karabakh issue settlement, and no one thinks the Karabakh
province may past under Azerbaijan's control. Neither the Americans,
nor the Europeans insist on compromise over Meghri corridor but, on
the contrary, they rule out such a possibility. Armenia has received
blunt proposals on close partnership with NATO and is considered a
"particular" partner in the region. Armenia gets financial and military
support. Apparently, not only by Russia; the ruling political team in
Armenia, which is far from being effective, became quite acceptable
for the North-Atlantic community.
The causes of this phenomenon in international relations are clear.
First, Armenia, with outside help and with application of creative
forces, has demonstrated the ability to create effective armed forces,
as well as the social and economic dynamics where all kinds of failures
have highlighted the possibility of overcoming them.
Second, the Western community is pursuing a strategy of "soft"
deterrence and geopolitical block of Turkey which displays totally
unacceptable ambitions of regional expansion, and Armenia is seen as
part of this strategy.
At the same time, imitations still go on in regard and around
Armenia. It is noteworthy that the West continues to play on the
allegedly anti-Russian content of Armenia's rapprochement with the
European Union and NATO. In fact, all the great powers of the West
agree with the idea of absorption of Russia and the CSTO, considering
Armenia as a component of the task.
Despite hysterical assaults against Armenia, Russia has finally set
to conduct a policy toward Armenia (as a friend of mine from Gyumri
says) against the will of many Armenians, to continue relations with
Russia in the banquet and buffet style. As to the CSTO, this block
is not so global to play an independent role, and is massive enough
to be ignored and isolated.
Perhaps, in the current crisis and controversial era of
"incompleteness" of the previous global style, the attitude to Armenia,
to some extent, is determined by the unconscious perception of it as
a "test" of the survival of the Christian world. However, above all,
the West is interested in Armenia as a "second Israel" in the region,
or, rather "the third Israel" because the "second Israel" is Georgia
which has failed as a strategic partner.
But the destiny of all possible "Israels" since the times of the
Crusades has been well-known so the strategic goal of Armenia should
be the "establishment of the country of Nairi" once again, despite many
failures and catastrophes because only the national super-idea, strange
though it may seem, has facilitated the fresh attitude of the world.
It is time to end idiotic reflections on the "national idea" and to
understand that the national idea is what the country has achieved
during its independence, under all kinds of morons, cads and the
scum of the national elite. Armenia has received the "certificate"
of partner. This has already happened and it is not necessary to
create obstacles to this out of egoistic motives.
There is an evident deficit of definitions in the world political
typologies: "leaders", "partners", "raw material". Thanks God we cannot
be a raw material. We don't have it both literally and figuratively. We
are partners and we need to take the punch. Success in the chess and
box is not enough, we had better play football, otherwise they may
think Armenians lack monophysite sublimation.
Politics is not easy.
Igor Muradyan
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/27877
29 October 2012, 13:07
The fight of the Armenian people for its rights at the end of the 80s
encountered utter unawareness of our interest and place in politics.
Later, Russia tried to render our nation a society out of law. It
organized a mass dirty campaign, sent tanks to kill Armenians of
Karabakh.
The U.S. Senate has adopted a decision in favor of the Armenians of
Karabakh but the Americans had a specific negative position in regard
to Armenia and the Karabakh issue for a long time. The European
countries conducted a hypocritical policy, trying to frighten the
leadership of Armenia with Turkish aggression.
These are just some fragments of impressions and information which
are well known to those who held high positions in the state and were
engaged in foreign affairs. But perhaps the people who do not occupy
high positions are also knowledgeable and informed about the terrible
flow of anti-Armenian work pursued by the international community.
The position changed principally and significantly. The point is no
longer the Karabakh issue settlement, and no one thinks the Karabakh
province may past under Azerbaijan's control. Neither the Americans,
nor the Europeans insist on compromise over Meghri corridor but, on
the contrary, they rule out such a possibility. Armenia has received
blunt proposals on close partnership with NATO and is considered a
"particular" partner in the region. Armenia gets financial and military
support. Apparently, not only by Russia; the ruling political team in
Armenia, which is far from being effective, became quite acceptable
for the North-Atlantic community.
The causes of this phenomenon in international relations are clear.
First, Armenia, with outside help and with application of creative
forces, has demonstrated the ability to create effective armed forces,
as well as the social and economic dynamics where all kinds of failures
have highlighted the possibility of overcoming them.
Second, the Western community is pursuing a strategy of "soft"
deterrence and geopolitical block of Turkey which displays totally
unacceptable ambitions of regional expansion, and Armenia is seen as
part of this strategy.
At the same time, imitations still go on in regard and around
Armenia. It is noteworthy that the West continues to play on the
allegedly anti-Russian content of Armenia's rapprochement with the
European Union and NATO. In fact, all the great powers of the West
agree with the idea of absorption of Russia and the CSTO, considering
Armenia as a component of the task.
Despite hysterical assaults against Armenia, Russia has finally set
to conduct a policy toward Armenia (as a friend of mine from Gyumri
says) against the will of many Armenians, to continue relations with
Russia in the banquet and buffet style. As to the CSTO, this block
is not so global to play an independent role, and is massive enough
to be ignored and isolated.
Perhaps, in the current crisis and controversial era of
"incompleteness" of the previous global style, the attitude to Armenia,
to some extent, is determined by the unconscious perception of it as
a "test" of the survival of the Christian world. However, above all,
the West is interested in Armenia as a "second Israel" in the region,
or, rather "the third Israel" because the "second Israel" is Georgia
which has failed as a strategic partner.
But the destiny of all possible "Israels" since the times of the
Crusades has been well-known so the strategic goal of Armenia should
be the "establishment of the country of Nairi" once again, despite many
failures and catastrophes because only the national super-idea, strange
though it may seem, has facilitated the fresh attitude of the world.
It is time to end idiotic reflections on the "national idea" and to
understand that the national idea is what the country has achieved
during its independence, under all kinds of morons, cads and the
scum of the national elite. Armenia has received the "certificate"
of partner. This has already happened and it is not necessary to
create obstacles to this out of egoistic motives.
There is an evident deficit of definitions in the world political
typologies: "leaders", "partners", "raw material". Thanks God we cannot
be a raw material. We don't have it both literally and figuratively. We
are partners and we need to take the punch. Success in the chess and
box is not enough, we had better play football, otherwise they may
think Armenians lack monophysite sublimation.
Politics is not easy.