Karen Vrtanesyan - Illusion of Normalcy | Political Prisoners & Judicial Harassment | Negotiations | Military Capacity | What Next | Ep 302 - January 14, 2024

Chapters

1. 00:00 Intro to show, talking with Karen Vrtanesyan
2. 00:24 An alternative New Year’s Eve in Yerevan, outcomes & takeaways
3. 06:58 Ruling party & media narratives to obfuscate the Genocide in Artsakh
4. 08:46 The Gerrymandering of Artsakhtsis inside Armenia
5. 10:53 The stripping of Artsakhtsis of their Armenian citizenship
6. 12:27 The public narrative on state run media
7. 13:03 The gerrymandering of the Artsakhtsi population in Armenia
8. 14:38 Political prisoners and court cases in Armenia
9. 16:18 Statement and about the Armenian Center for Political Rights
10. 22:50 Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations redux
11. 25:00 How big is the gap between the sides?
12. 29:50 What’s the point of continuing negotiations that won’t assure peace?
13. 31:16 Is preparing for war the only way to assure peace?
14. 32:15 Who is a threat to whom in the region?
15. 33:29 Is Armenia doing its best to prepare to defend itself?
16. 39:42 What about Pashinyan’s “military reforms”?
17. 40:17 Is the Armenian army able to defend against Azeri aggression?
18. 40:54 The general case of Pashinyan destroying Armenian institutions
19. 45:13 What needs to be done to fix the situation?
20. 51:10 What is the idea of “rational nationalism”?
21. 55:39 RANTS