Editorial

FACTS AND COMMENTS

Number: 46 December 30, 2022
  • Alev Kılıç *
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FACTS AND COMMENTS

Abstract

This article covers domestic and international developments of Armenia, the process for concluding the peace agreement with Azerbaijan following the 44-day war of 2020 and Türkiye-Armenia relations in the period of June-November 2022. Two full years have elapsed since the end of the war and the cease-fire agreement signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow with the participation of the Russian President. It is possible to explain this lapse with the efforts of Armenia using delaying tactics as it appeals to third states with own interests in the region, to minimize its losses and make some gains. There is an active resistance to the peace agreement initiatives of the government also by a radical-militant group in the Diaspora and an opposition in the country, small in numbers but led by the militant Dashnaksutyun-ARF. This is certainly a nuisance for the government, yet it also appears to provide it with a passable excuse. The most serious challenge before the peace agreement is the issue of delimitation and demarcation of the borders as it would lead to the acknowledgement of Karabakh to be within the boundaries of Azerbaijan. With a view to obviating this, an artificial and disputable issue called the Zangezur Corridor is being pushed to the fore. In foreign policy, the efforts to shift to the West without drawing the ire of Russia is being carried out with the re-fashioned concept of multi-vector foreign policy. The US and France, with the assistance of a more neutral and apolitical acting EU, came to the fore in encouraging, even instigating Armenians in this direction. Relations with Türkiye are moving forward in a step-by-step approach within the process of normalization. On the other hand, the long-established anti-Turk and anti-Türkiye stand of Armenia does not seem to be restrained despite this process.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Political Science

Journal Section

Editorial

Authors

Alev Kılıç * This is me
0000-0001-5180-2896
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 30, 2022

Submission Date

November 30, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 5, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 46

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA24AE83SK

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APA
Kılıç, A. (2022). FACTS AND COMMENTS. Review of Armenian Studies, 46, 11-45. https://izlik.org/JA24AE83SK
AMA
1.Kılıç A. FACTS AND COMMENTS. RAS. 2022;(46):11-45. https://izlik.org/JA24AE83SK
Chicago
Kılıç, Alev. 2022. “FACTS AND COMMENTS”. Review of Armenian Studies, nos. 46: 11-45. https://izlik.org/JA24AE83SK.
EndNote
Kılıç A (December 1, 2022) FACTS AND COMMENTS. Review of Armenian Studies 46 11–45.
IEEE
[1]A. Kılıç, “FACTS AND COMMENTS”, RAS, no. 46, pp. 11–45, Dec. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA24AE83SK
ISNAD
Kılıç, Alev. “FACTS AND COMMENTS”. Review of Armenian Studies. 46 (December 1, 2022): 11-45. https://izlik.org/JA24AE83SK.
JAMA
1.Kılıç A. FACTS AND COMMENTS. RAS. 2022;:11–45.
MLA
Kılıç, Alev. “FACTS AND COMMENTS”. Review of Armenian Studies, no. 46, Dec. 2022, pp. 11-45, https://izlik.org/JA24AE83SK.
Vancouver
1.Alev Kılıç. FACTS AND COMMENTS. RAS [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 1;(46):11-45. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA24AE83SK