Tag Armenia

The Treaty of Kars, 1921-2021

The first centenary of the Kars Treaty between three Soviet Republics and Turkey is coming up in October. Its predecessor, the Treaty of Moscow between Russia and Turkey, turned 100 in March 2021. It’s probably worth repeating that 2015 marked…

Karabakh in the news again

The new outbreak of armed conflict in Nagorny Karabakh this weekend was waiting to happen. Azerbaijan has used some of the boomtime oil money to rearm, and Armenia has tried to keep up although it cannot afford to match the Azeri additions plane…

A name accused of being un-Armenian

Shortly after the Boston marathon bombings, the media reported that the Tsarnaev brothers were brainwashed by an Islamic preacher known as “Misha.” It turned out that Misha was neither Islamic nor a preacher nor a brainwasher. His full name is Mikhail…

[Disraeli and Armenia]

Paul Cella discusses Disraeli the Nationalist, quoting David Gelernter. The latter, I have to agree with the former, is a “formidable writer” indeed (I did learn a few things from his Weekly Standard article), and Lord Beaconsfield as subject matter…

Why Iran matters to Russian policymakers

One of the reasons is Armenia. Judge for yourself: YEREVAN, Armenia (AP)–Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and Armenian President Robert Kocharian Wednesday signed an agreement on financing and contracting for a gas pipeline linking Iran and the small Caucasus Mountain nation…