Armenia-Azerbaijan: Ethnic-Cultural-Territorial-Political War

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Here's what Armenians in Yerevan are up to as all this goes down, and, who knows, perhaps it's by design...



EVN Report (Western-funded Armenian outlet) says "Pax-Americana has arrived in the South Caucasus." Right.



I'm of the mind that some of this (if not much of it) was planned years, maybe even a decade, ago. The previous governments tended to keep the diaspora at arm's length because they knew it was an easy way to invite Western interference. The Pashinyan government has embraced the diaspora, but only those they deem appropriately on-side. So you have Moderna CEO Noubar Afeyan accompanying Pashinyan around...

Afeyan Joins Pashinyan at Munich Conference - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

MUNICH, Germany — On February 14, Dr. Nubar Afeyan participated along with Nikol Pashinyan in the Armenian Practical Policy Research Institute (APRI Armenia) and Observer RE foundation’s breakfast table entitled […]

mirrorspectator.com

You have useful idiot zogbots like Patrick and Raffi Elliott producing content and serving as "political risk analysts" (I'm sure half-Irish brothers born and raised in Canada know what's best for Armenia). Here they are being interviewed by Levon Afeyan, Noubar's brother.



Speaking of useful idiots from the diaspora, here's one of the biggest...



What can you do with these clowns overseeing things? And let me tell you, while there is a fairly vocal opposition, many in Yerevan are major proponents of diving head-first into the Western abyss.

 

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^As an aside, you have to admire the calligraphy on that papa Aliyev KGB ID, a real work of art. That's one Tsarist Russian tradition that the commies didn't ruin. I can picture an old scribe named Anatoly meticulously toiling on a pile of paperwork with his fountain pen in a 1934 Moscow basement.

 

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That name, though... Gaydar. Almost as bad as Gaybar.

 

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In 2005, if you asked anyone in Yerevan what Halloween was, they wouldn't have had an idea. Now they're having Halloween debates.

 

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Pashinyan's government is boasting about the $500 million AI data center and his electorate as well as the diaspora is mostly eating it up. We will probably see more of this in the coming years (provided the bubble doesn't burst), with companies selecting countries with, let's say, a certain laxity in regulations to serve as locations for data centers. What's more, Armenia's current government is just switching from an overdependence on Russia to an overdependence on America.

Armenia Gets A Data Center With Nvidia Chips

The Armenian diaspora's influence extends to establishing a data center in the homeland. In the new world order, business leaders set national agendas.

www.forbes.com

According to Bloomberg, only 20% of the center’s computing resources will be used by Armenia, while 80% is reserved for American companies. The center will therefore operate primarily in the interests of other nations.

Forbes writes that the United States maintains strategic influence in Yerevan through the business community and control over microchip exports. To bolster its position in Armenia’s high-tech economy, the U.S. government approved the use of NVIDIA chips in the data center.

As an American company, NVIDIA is subject to U.S. law, including the controversial CLOUD Act. Passed in 2018, the act allows U.S. law enforcement agencies to compel American IT corporations via a warrant or subpoena to provide requested data, regardless of the server’s physical location — whether in the U.S. or abroad. This raises the risk of potential data leaks or compromises of confidential information belonging to both ordinary Armenian users and government employees. The center’s dependence on NVIDIA chips will also make the system vulnerable to potential pressure from the White House, including through sanctions. One only needs to recall how the U.S. blocked chip supplies to China.

Without robust guarantees on data protection and transparency, the initiative could create a new dependence on external powers — similar to Armenia’s current economic reliance on Russia — and leave Armenia vulnerable to foreign control over a critical sector of its national security.

Armenia’s $500 million AI center raises security and sovereignty concerns

In the modern era of rapidly developing digital technologies, improving cybersecurity systems has become a top priority for national governments. Along with its pivotal role in driving the post-industrial economy, emerging IT technologies also present a dangerous tool for external influence. In...

armenianweekly.com

 

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^Armenia doesn't have oil or gas, this will only inflate their domestic energy costs, so dumb.