Bastien Borie

Journalist

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

3/3 "Pashinyan’s insistence on agreement from the opposition is especially curious given his comfortable majority in parliament – in other words, even if either opposition party put forth a candidate for PM, the chances of either being elected is close to zero."

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

1/3 "Pashinyan, though intensely critical of Russia on many important geopolitical issues as an opposition figure, has become the most convenient person to support Russia’s policies in Armenia, given his severely weakened position." https://t.co/c3MgbqSHUs

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

2/3 "If he believes that Russia’s military, political and economic support for Armenia is currently indispensable and irreplaceable, then Pashinyan may also conclude that he is also indispensable and irreplaceable as leader of Armenia given Putin’s support."

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

8/8 Besides, "it was considered an honour to have been chosen as the republic to host the plant, and there is still that sense of national pride in Metsamor." https://t.co/G6JrEoBses

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

1/8 On the risks posed by #Armenia's Metsamor plant, the only nuclear power station in the Caucasus. By @ProfBShaffer, a former adviser to the State Oil Company of #Azerbaijan. Some see Shaffer as a lobbyist for Baku, others don’t

[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @BulletinAtomic]

Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear power plant is in an earthquake zone, has no containment unit, and was supposed to have closed long ago. Besides, Armenia can meet its energy needs without Metsamor’s output. https://t.co/MeDFP5LdWL

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

7/8 Risks still exist, amidst widespread indifference. "Public attitudes toward Metsamor have been strongly shaped by the nation's experience living without it during the six-and-a-half years that followed [the 1988 Armenian earthquake]." https://t.co/ffMv3AwTxO

[Caucasus Edition @CaucasusEdition]

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[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

4/4 "The involvement of the army in domestic politics may lead to diverting the attention of the soldiers in military positions and in turn, increase threats against the country. […] The security of Armenia’s border is not ensured. Armenia’s state border has increased by 500km."

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

1/4 On the so-called martial law in #Armenia. "In the English translation of the Constitution, 'military situation' [ռազմական դրությունը] is incorrectly translated as 'martial law.' The latter means supremacy of military authorities over civilian authorities."

[EVN Report @evn_report]

The interference of the Armed Forces in political processes is a violation of the principle of political neutrality and civilian control over them. By @STatikyan

https://t.co/P4hK6AnaEV

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

3/4 "As a general principle, both the army and the police should be politically neutral. They should not be instrumentalized neither for maintaining the power of the governing elite nor for its replacement with another by the opposition."

[CIVILNET @CivilNetTV]

"The retreats were happening without fighting." Tigran Varag, founder of ArmGeo hikers organization, recounts his division's retreat from Mokhrenis village in Hadrut to Karintak near Shushi. Watch in English. https://t.co/WeKMgPiUGz

[Caucasus Edition @CaucasusEdition]

#CaucasusEdition invites you to its second Webinar. We will discuss the new roles of #Russia, #Turkey, #US, #EU, #Iran, and other regional actors with @nigargoksel, @asbedk, @EldarMamedov4, and Sergey Markedonov.
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#NKpeace

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

3/3 "The Russian side needs to come up with some explanations as to how such large quantities of weaponry ended up destroyed in a such a short interim, otherwise, this could be taken negatively by current and potential buyers of Russian arms." https://t.co/jMHiM8oRiS

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

1/3 Takes on #Russia & #Karabakh. "This ability to secure its interests short of the kind of large-scale intervention that calls forth Western sanctions or other responses is itself evidence of Russia’s still formidable capabilities in its neighborhood." https://t.co/bkQY8YfbSc

[Bastien Borie @_bastienborie]

2/3 "Given Azerbaijani and Turkish success on the battlefield, [...] continually nurturing the image of a weak/hapless opponent could backfire for Russia if the elites in Moscow begin to internalize this propaganda." https://t.co/1rkSVqcRNQ