Quoting Thomas de Waal, Armenia, Azerbaijan on the brink

The Karabakh conflict was transferred from the political/diplomatic plane to the realm of beliefs, taboos and illusions – illusions and sanctities not open to criticism. The leaders of Karabakh were thus spared any critique, their policies not subject to scrutiny or analysis as would any policy be normally.

— Thomas de Waal, Armenia, Azerbaijan on the brink – again, Engelsberg Ideas, 2023

5:44pm on July 2, 2025 from Georgia.


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