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WILL CSTO PLANES LAND AT STEPANAKERT AIRPORT
On September 23 the presidents of CSTO members will come together
in Sochi to discuss issues relating to enlargement of the military
component of this organization. Creation of air force is one of the
priority issues. The secretary of the National Security Council Arthur
Baghdasaryan announced that the creation of CSTO forces is essential
to the security of Armenia.
Armenia thus hopes to compensate the advantage of Azerbaijan in
aviation. Armenia almost hopes that one of the air bases of CSTO will
be located in Yerevan, and Russian modern units will be brought to
Armenia under the flag of the CSTO.
However, it is questioned whether the CSTO air forces will be based
in Yerevan. There is an interesting circumstance - the airport of
Stepanakert. It was built for civil flights but Azerbaijan would not
agree on its operation, while the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are not
in a hurry to calm Azerbaijan down.
It is possible that the airport of Stepanakert is, nevertheless,
viewed as a military infrastructure. Military planes may take off
and land in Stepanakert.
The airport of Stepanakert is viewed as the missing link for foreign
intervention in the possible war to land peacekeepers in Artsakh
rapidly. Interestingly, only occupation forces may appear under that
name which will be deployed in the area of Artsakh to establish the
military and political dominance of a great power, not leaving Artsakh
to Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The area of Artsakh has geopolitical importance, and the one who
dominates there dominates the entire Caucasus and ensures a wonderful
foothold in the adjunct region. The geopolitical role of Armenia
grows considerably.
The West offers Armenia partnership, avoiding direct influence on
Artsakh and exercising control through Armenia within the framework
of the general process, values and concepts, while Russia does not
offer Armenia anything but blackmail and threats.
In this regard, the creation of the CSTO air force may actually come
one step closer to the airport of Stepanakert with all the ensuing
consequences.
In addition, it is clear why Russia prefers direct, vertical influence
in both foreign relations and domestic affairs. It is just a matter of
technology. The mechanism of horizontal influence requires civilization
achievements and technologies which are missing in Russia's internal
and external relations, leaving no alternatives to the expired
vertical tactics.
However, expired tactics, like expired shells, are usually more
dangerous because they are ignored and treated as something
unnecessary.
By the way, two Armenian minors were killed by such shells scattered
at the polygon of the Russian military base in Armenia.
Hakob Badalyan 11:32 19/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30917
On September 23 the presidents of CSTO members will come together
in Sochi to discuss issues relating to enlargement of the military
component of this organization. Creation of air force is one of the
priority issues. The secretary of the National Security Council Arthur
Baghdasaryan announced that the creation of CSTO forces is essential
to the security of Armenia.
Armenia thus hopes to compensate the advantage of Azerbaijan in
aviation. Armenia almost hopes that one of the air bases of CSTO will
be located in Yerevan, and Russian modern units will be brought to
Armenia under the flag of the CSTO.
However, it is questioned whether the CSTO air forces will be based
in Yerevan. There is an interesting circumstance - the airport of
Stepanakert. It was built for civil flights but Azerbaijan would not
agree on its operation, while the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are not
in a hurry to calm Azerbaijan down.
It is possible that the airport of Stepanakert is, nevertheless,
viewed as a military infrastructure. Military planes may take off
and land in Stepanakert.
The airport of Stepanakert is viewed as the missing link for foreign
intervention in the possible war to land peacekeepers in Artsakh
rapidly. Interestingly, only occupation forces may appear under that
name which will be deployed in the area of Artsakh to establish the
military and political dominance of a great power, not leaving Artsakh
to Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The area of Artsakh has geopolitical importance, and the one who
dominates there dominates the entire Caucasus and ensures a wonderful
foothold in the adjunct region. The geopolitical role of Armenia
grows considerably.
The West offers Armenia partnership, avoiding direct influence on
Artsakh and exercising control through Armenia within the framework
of the general process, values and concepts, while Russia does not
offer Armenia anything but blackmail and threats.
In this regard, the creation of the CSTO air force may actually come
one step closer to the airport of Stepanakert with all the ensuing
consequences.
In addition, it is clear why Russia prefers direct, vertical influence
in both foreign relations and domestic affairs. It is just a matter of
technology. The mechanism of horizontal influence requires civilization
achievements and technologies which are missing in Russia's internal
and external relations, leaving no alternatives to the expired
vertical tactics.
However, expired tactics, like expired shells, are usually more
dangerous because they are ignored and treated as something
unnecessary.
By the way, two Armenian minors were killed by such shells scattered
at the polygon of the Russian military base in Armenia.
Hakob Badalyan 11:32 19/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30917