The West’s Double Standards in the Armenian Crisis
The West is indifferent to Azeri aggression in Armenia because Azerbaijan’s strategic significance makes it an essential partner for Western energy security, leaving democratic Armenia with limited support in its time of need.
Demonstrators rally to demand the reopening of a blockaded road linking the Nagorno-Karabakh region to Armenia and to decry crisis conditions in the region, on July 25, 2023. (Ani Balayan / AFP via Getty Images)
Armenians are again facing extermination. A century ago, the Ottomans deported and massacred them in the Armenian Genocide. Reduced to a landlocked state smaller than Kentucky, Armenia is now inundated with bombs and gunfire from its eastern neighbor, Azerbaijan. With Western and Israeli support, Azerbaijan is cleansing Armenians from its territory and slicing up Armenia until nothing is left.
Despite Azerbaijan’s aggressive colonialism, the West tends to downplay the severity of the conflict, framing it as a mere misunderstanding between two countries. Instead of imposing divestments and sanctions on Azerbaijan, the West has actually increased economic and military cooperation with the country.
To further complicate matters, the West is also now attempting to broker peace — via EU mediation — between both countries. However, these efforts may simply be laying the groundwork for Armenia’s demise.
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