This is dangerous for Armenians: The US won’t be a security guarantor for Armenia: James Carden
Dr. Arthur Khachikyan and journalist RazmikMartirosyan interviewed James W. Carden, a senior advisor to the American Committee on the US-Russia Accord (ACURA), editor and columnist at The American Conservative, and former U.S. State Department adviser.
Talking about the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Partnership Commission charter signed by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Foreign Minister Mirzoyan, James Carden reminded that we have seen how this movie played out before: In 2008 in Georgia and 2014 in Ukraine.
“The idea that the USA is going to somehow become the security guarantor of Armenia instead of Russia and Iran, might be appealing to bureaucrats in Washington: People who probably can’t find Armenia on a map. This is very dangerous for Armenians: The USA is not going to become a security guarantor of Armenia. In fact, this will leave Armenia vulnerable to the plans of the Turks. After all, nothing matters more in Washington, than NATO, and Turkey and the USA are treaty allies through NATO. So, this seems to me to be a very short-sighted and dangerous move on the part of the current Armenian government,” James Carden emphasized.
As an American, he believes that putting an army base in Armenia doesn’t increase the USA’s national security, it certainly doesn’t increase the security of Armenians. “This seems to me to be a very provocative move on the part of Pashinyan, because what he is doing is inviting Russian and Iran enemies into their backyard. This is a dangerous move on the part of the Armenian government”
When asked whether he sees any logic behind NikolPashinyan’s foreign policy, Carden replied. “It only make sense, if his ultimate goal is to become a senior fellow at the Brookings institution in Washington. It only makes sense, if he thinks that his future is to be a senior fellow in Atlantic Council or if he wants a job in Brussels. Otherwise, I don’t get it at all. I say this, as an American friend to Armenia. This seems to me nothing but trouble.”
RAZMIK MARTIROSYAN
