Pietro Shakarian - Russia, Iran, Armenia Relations, Ukraine Kursk Gambit, Travel Notes | Ep 357 - Aug 31, 2024

Chapters

1. 00:00 Intro to show with Dr. Pietro Shakarian
2. 00:33 On Pietro's upcoming book on Mikoyan's role in the Soviet Government and its policy on Nationalities
3. 03:18 Do the Russians know that Artskah is Nagorno Karabakh?
4. 03:55 How to characterize Russian-Iranian relations at present?
5. 07:33 Has Russia replaced the South Caucasus with Iran, in viewing its national security from the south?
6. 09:30 Could Russia replace Armenia with Azerbaijan?
7. 17:01 Who benefits more from Azerbaijan joining BRICS?
8. 22:22 Aliyev's false claims of having inspired Georgia's balanced foreign policy
9. 24:32 On Serge Sargsyan's foreign policy
10. 25:36 What about Lukashenko's foreign policy?
11. 39:47 Unlike in Belarus, why did Putin allow Ukraine to devolve into a war?
12. 42:07 On Pavel Durov's arrest in France
13. 51:05 Pledge break with Pietro Shakarian
14. 54:01 Impressions from Pietro's visit to Armenia
15. 56:03 About the State Dept. "inquiring" how the Diaspora would feel about Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh
16. 57:56 On the condition of the villages in Syunik
17. 58:23 A decline of 15% population in Syunik since 2018
18. 58:39 Compare to the villages in rural Russia
19. 1:02:25 Are there pockets of Armenian culture in Russian villages?
20. 1:08:45 About Dr. Pietro Shakarian