Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan
I think we are all in agreement that the current model used by Armenian lobbying groups in the US is not working too well, at least in reference to the Genocide question. And it is not so much the fault of the Armenian organizations, but rather the fact that the Genocide recognition is a useful tool of policy-makers in Washington to keep the Turks at bay should they get uppity. And as long as turkey is a geopolitical ally of the US, the latter will not recognize the Genocide.
Well advocacy groups are almost non existent in Russia. So it is not built into their political system. There it truly is about connections and little else, the pretense of public voice counting is dismissed. In the US there's a lot of lip service paid to the public's involvement in politics, but as we have seen, what the people want is trumped by what Wall Street and large corporations want. If you expected Russia to stop selling any arms to azerbaijan you'd have to ask yourself why they would stop. They have no serious issues with them like they do with the Georgians, and they do not want to lose all ties with baku just because of the Artsakh conflict. This is similar to how the US would aid israel, fund the PA, and also sell arms to the saudis. Did I understand your question correctly?
Originally posted by Eddo211
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Well advocacy groups are almost non existent in Russia. So it is not built into their political system. There it truly is about connections and little else, the pretense of public voice counting is dismissed. In the US there's a lot of lip service paid to the public's involvement in politics, but as we have seen, what the people want is trumped by what Wall Street and large corporations want. If you expected Russia to stop selling any arms to azerbaijan you'd have to ask yourself why they would stop. They have no serious issues with them like they do with the Georgians, and they do not want to lose all ties with baku just because of the Artsakh conflict. This is similar to how the US would aid israel, fund the PA, and also sell arms to the saudis. Did I understand your question correctly?
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