Armenia may well regret throwing in its lot with the U.S. and the West. From Lucas Leiroz at strategic-culture.su:
Recent U.S.-mediated agreement sets the stage for the end of Armenia as a sovereign state.
The recent signing of a “peace agreement” between Armenia and Azerbaijan, brokered by the United States, marks not only a new chapter in the Caucasus conflict but, above all, represents yet another historical humiliation for the Armenian people. More than a diplomatic defeat, the pact symbolizes the collapse of Armenian sovereignty and confirms its ongoing march toward extinction as a viable and independent state.
The so-called “Zangezur Corridor,” officially ratified in Washington with great fanfare by the Trump administration, is a land route connecting Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhichevan through the southern part of Armenian territory. Technically, it is a logistical corridor. Politically and geostrategically, it is the imposition of an external order in defiance of the Armenian people’s will—an assault on the country’s territorial integrity and another step toward its total submission to the Atlanticist West.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, by accepting the terms imposed by Washington and Baku, has demonstrated not only weakness but complete capitulation. His government, already marked by a string of failures—including the humiliating military defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh and the alienation of traditional allies like Russia and Iran—is now handing over yet another vital piece of national territory to the mercy of foreign powers. The so-called “peace” promoted under the name “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” is nothing more than a cynical euphemism for military and economic occupation.
It’s important to underline that, even from a cold and pragmatic geopolitical perspective, the current scenario benefits everyone—except Armenia. Azerbaijan secures uninterrupted logistical access to Nakhichevan; the U.S. consolidates a direct military presence in the Caucasus under the guise of managing the route; Israel strengthens its partnership with Baku, further threatening Iranian security; and NATO, indirectly, expands its reach into one of the most strategic regions of Eurasia. Armenia, meanwhile, loses territory, displaces historical communities, and cements its international irrelevance.
