Armenia is carefully pursuing an incremental reassertion of independence by diversifying security partners with India, South Korea, Japan, and China rather than replacing Russia with the West, aiming to balance, contain, or counter Russia rather than eliminate dependence on it.
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Richard GiragosianEvidence Quote
“Armenia is very careful in its incremental reasserting of independence not to unnecessarily provoke Russia...diversifying security partners is not looking to replace Russia with the west but rather to balance contain or counter Russia...arms procurement deal since the war was with India on purpose because it's less provocative to Russia as well...Japan, South Korea, and China and not necessarily the West”
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus— Center for Strategic & International StudiesCreated: 8/11/2026, 5:26:17 AM
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