Anna Karapetyan - Azerbaijan Preparing for War, Pashinyan's Deceptive Discourse on Negotiations, Armenians Uninformed, Swiss Parliamentary Motion on Artsakh Armenians Right of Return | Ep 398 - Dec 15, 2024 [EP398]

Posted on Thursday, Dec 19, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Artsakh | Series: wir

Guest:

  • Anna Karapetyan Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research.

Topics:

  • Is Azerbaijan Preparing for War?
  • Pashinyan’s Deceptive Discourse on Talks with Azerbaijan
  • Are Armenans Aware of the Dangers facing the Nation?
  • Swiss Parliamentary Motion on Artsakh Armenians’ Right of Return

Episode 398 | Recorded: December 17, 2024

Show Notes

In this Week in Review episode, we discuss with Dr. Anna Karapetyan Azerbaijan’s increasing military activity and its implications for Armenia’s security, including arms shipments and UAV operations. We also explore Switzerland’s motion advocating for a peace forum to ensure the safe return of displaced Artsakh Armenians and its significance in addressing ethnic cleansing on an international stage.

Topics Covered:

  1. Azerbaijan’s War Preparations
    • Evidence of increased military activity, including arms shipments and Turkish UAV operations near Armenia.
    • Pashinyan’s rhetoric regarding “Western Azerbaijan” and its implications.
  2. Swiss Motion on Artsakh Armenians’ Right of Return
    • Details of Switzerland’s call for an international peace forum to address the safe return of displaced Artsakh Armenians.
    • The significance of the motion in addressing ethnic cleansing and its alignment with international decisions.

Key Questions Discussed:

  • What is the current level of danger Armenia faces given Azerbaijan’s military actions?
  • Is the Armenian public desensitized to these threats?
  • What are the chances of Azerbaijan’s engagement in Switzerland’s proposed peace initiative?
  • How significant is this motion internationally?

Wrap-up


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Guests

Anna Karapetyan

Anna Karapetyan

Dr. Anna Karapetyan is the Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research. She has a PhD in political sciences, and is a lecturer at the Russian-Armenian University.

Hosts

Asbed Bedrossian

Asbed Bedrossian

Asbed is founder of the Armenian News Network Groong and co-founder of the ANN/Groong podcast.

Hovik Manucharyan

Hovik Manucharyan

Hovik Manucharyan is an information security engineer who moved from Seattle to Armenia in 2022. He co-founded the ANN/Groong podcast in 2020 and has been a contributor to Groong News since the late 1990s.

Disclaimer: The views expressed by Hovik Manucharyan on the ANN/Groong podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer or any other organization.

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