Dziunik Aghajanian - on Armenian Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, the Pashinyan Agenda, and Mother Armenia | Ep. 258 - June 1, 2023

Chapters

1. 00:00 Intro to show
2. 00:45 Intro to guest Dziunik Aghajanian
3. 01:39 On Aghajanian’s career path
4. 03:30 Influencers and mentors
5. 03:46 On Garnik Nanagoulian
6. 05:04 On Vartan Oskanian
7. 06:19 On Arman Kirakosyan
8. 06:44 On Jivan Tabibian
9. 08:22 Zareh Sinanyan declares Genocide recognition fulfilled
10. 08:36 How did Armenia fight off Turkish pressure re Genocide prior to 2018
11. 14:47 Why Aghajanian part ways with the Armenian MFA?
12. 16:17 Impressions of 2018 velvet events
13. 17:21 On Pashinyan policies aimed at surrendering Artsakh
14. 18:48 Signs that surrendering artsakh was state policy
15. 19:44 Artsakh is Armenia message to Aliyev to begin hostilities
16. 20:19 Changing to “rights and security” from “self-determination”
17. 21:29 Was regime aware it was leading into 2020 war?
18. 23:35 Pashinyan letter planning trajectory of the war
19. 25:11 How could the West guarantee security?
20. 26:13 What promises of security guarantees were made to Pashinyan?
21. 27:12 The myth of western protection
22. 28:52 Are Pashinyan claims re Alma Ata and Madrid valid?
23. 32:35 On Madrid Principles
24. 34:13 State of the MFA immediately upon end of 44-day war
25. 37:28 Did Armenian gov know 44-day was coming?
26. 39:11 State of MFA after Zohrab Mnatsakanian resignation
27. 43:22 Principled boundaries of professional diplomats
28. 44:56 What are Armenia’s national interests?
29. 47:44 On Armenia’s foreign policy vectors
30. 51:17 Can Armenia get closer to Iran?
31. 53:41 “Normalization” and relations with Turkey
32. 57:20 About Mother Armenia movement
33. 1:09:26 Closing comments