Comments on: The Next War (not where you think)

By: Henry Hawkins

Henry Hawkins — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:26:34 +0000

Please confirm that was a typo.

By: American Human

American Human — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:24:24 +0000

Azerbaijan is more of a westernized muslim country or at least it was when I visited several times a few years ago. They seemed to be busy scrubbing away the commie grime from their city. I saw very few scarves on the women, oh and BTW, the women were beautiful in general…raven-black hair and dark eyes…wait, where was I – oh yeah.
The Azeris have also been a friend and supporter of Israel too.

By: Amy in FL

Amy in FL — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:26:05 +0000

If all else fails, don’t we have a few more of those “reset” buttons lying around?

By: cwillia1

cwillia1 — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:05:19 +0000

A century ago there were three large autocratic multicultural empires in Eastern Europe. As these have been replaced by nation-states there has been horrendous ethnic violence, beginning with the wars between the Ukrainians and the Poles and between the Turks and the Greeks. This process was delayed by the reconstitution of tsarist Russia as the Soviet Union. For better or for worse, Putin’s policy is to reconstitute tsarist Russia as a family of nations dominated by Russia and extending everywhere there are significant Russian minorities.

This conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is simply beyond our reach. We are not going to contribute directly to its resolution. Putin’s Russia is in a position to play a constructive role here. Whether they will or not is an open question.

By: BannedbytheGuardian

BannedbytheGuardian — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 08:19:04 +0000

1993 . They razed it on retreat .now it is a ghost town .

By: joethefatman

joethefatman — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 01:49:07 +0000

#redline

Problem solved.

By: randian

randian — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 01:43:02 +0000

“The Armenian barbarians and vandals have razed the city of Agdam”

When did Armenia attack Agdam?

Turkey wants war, Erdogan is a model Muslim who has been purging Turkey’s government and military of people of impious (i.e. non-militant or who oppose Islamic rule) people.

By: BannedbytheGuardian

BannedbytheGuardian — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 01:28:31 +0000

Is Russia boxing Azerbaijan in? Russia has been working with Iran to get Iran’s oil out from under the embargos .

Azerbaijan was top dog in the area after the USSR dissolution but it now has a big new rival in Turkmenistan with its massive natural gas fields . Is it a result of Cameron’s foolish Central Asian visit & mission statement to take the EU to Eurasia & the Urals? Azerbaijan have played a clever political game for 20 years but the EU courtship is too much for Moscow . This is my guess. I am not up 100% on Georgia , but it looks quiet . Georgia is Christian & no friend of Muslims . They are going to be boxed in if Armenia does the wild thang. Russia needs Armenia to block both Azerbaijan & Georgia from the EU /NATO fold.

Turkey is strangely silent . I see a possible pincer hold around ISIS led by Russia with Syria iraq Iran & Turkey .Putin has supplied Iraq with Su25s which are good enough to wipe them out .i also think They can’t let ISIS into Azerbaijan .( this is where Georgia is pinned – if they come from the north Caucasus & the east from Azerbaijan Georgia is toast.) What Sochi achieved with the consent of Georgia , was a thorough clean out .( Then spetnaz trotted off to Crimea) .

Story it’s a bit rambled but I’m just putting. This together having not read similar synopsis.

By: JimMtnViewCaUSA

JimMtnViewCaUSA — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 01:11:48 +0000

All those lazy-intellect people who inhabit our universities and spout platitudes like “Violence never solved anything” would be learning an important lesson if they were paying attention. And if the media were on its collective toes.

Sadly, though, no and no.

By: edgeofthesandbox

edgeofthesandbox — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:57:44 +0000

Also, Radi Free Europe has great reporting on this and other Former Soviet Union topics.

By: edgeofthesandbox

edgeofthesandbox — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:55:03 +0000

Nagorny Karabakh was the first part of the Soviet Union to blow up.
Soviets liked to mix up ethnicities: Armenians in Azerbaijan SSR, Ukrainians in Russian SSR, Russians in Ukrainian SSR, and so on.
Azerbaijan is pretty much a model Muslim nation, such as it is. Azeris are the largest Iranian minority, and would very much like a slice of Iran.

By: SRaher

SRaher — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:13:36 +0000

Don’t forget the red line!

By: Ragspierre

Ragspierre — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 23:28:29 +0000

Hash-tag…at the very least.

By: Henry Hawkins

Henry Hawkins — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 23:15:20 +0000

Looks like somebody needs a Sternly Worded Letter.

By: BannedbytheGuardian

BannedbytheGuardian — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:57:36 +0000

Your map omits Turkey to the south west of Armenia.

Co incidentally I just posted on the Yazidis thread the Turks -Kurds- Armenian arc & resulting genocide .

I have been to this region fulfilling a life long ambition to visit the mountainous region of Mt Ararat .. Looking over the Mountains after walking an historic ancient trail to a tiny Armenian church was just amazing .

Back to geopolitik , the hostilities erupted when a peasant dug up the gas lines in Nagorno Karaback a few years ago by accident & it nearly started up again. This is not an area the west is up on in terms of knowledge & I doubt they can get a handle on it quickly .

Gas , pipelines ,oil , Turkey ( currently bogged down ) the rise of Armenian Christians ( With Russian backing?) , Azerbaijan finally caught after playing both sides for 20 years ?

Thanks for the thread . There is just so much going on Imight have missed it .i. Had been thinking the Armenians might be up to something . One of the oldest Christian peoples might be making a pre emptive stand .

By: fmc

fmc — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:56:15 +0000

Looks kike we’re about to get another geography lesson.

By: redc1c4

redc1c4 — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:53:14 +0000

i’m sure Lurch will be able get them to meet half way…

if not, BamBam will get on this right after his vacation is over…

unless he has a golf date or a fundraiser to hit instead.