In this special security-focused episode of the “Dilemma” podcast, the following issues are analyzed by journalist Nikolay Torosyan and Areg Kochinyan, head of the “Research Center on Security Policy.”
- Why avoiding making decisions is common in Armenia?
- What causes anti-Armenian sentiments in Russia?
- How does intellectual colonization manifest?
- Is it possible to escape the “ex-current” (governments) trap?
- How to ensure the integration of Artsakh people?
- What was the purpose of the Artsakh president’s decision to dissolve the state governance system?
- What are Armenia’s red lines, and when did the corridor issue arise?
- What role can the West play in normalizing Armenia-Turkey relations?
Nikolay Torosyan
“In the Armenian government’s actions, I don’t see anything seriously anti-Russian. There are gestures, but no actions.”
Areg Kochinyan
“In Armenia, the authorities don’t want to deal with reality because that reality is harsh, unpleasant, not populist, and they don’t want to make decisions based on that reality. Instead, what happens is that the situation is left to ‘develop on its own.'”