2024-05-07 17:54:21
Author: Bayram Elshadov
Thomas de Waal, once considered an expert on the Karabakh conflict, is trying to remain relevant in the wake of rapid geopolitical changes in the South Caucasus. There is no other way to explain his constant comments and forecasts that he distributes to the Armenian media. And in these comments you can notice one interesting trend. It should be noted that in most of his forecasts he promotes thoughts and ideas that paint very gray and sad prospects for Armenia. At the same time, in his forecasts, the British journalist sees Azerbaijan and Russia as the main culprits for Armenia’s future troubles.
He believes that the main goal of Baku and Moscow is to open a corridor that will connect Nakhchivan with the rest of Azerbaijan. A lot has already been written about the fact that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed this, and I don’t want to repeat already well-known arguments. Let’s just say that it seems that de Waal does not want Armenia to fulfill its obligations.
He also talked a lot about how the opening of the Zangezur corridor would significantly strengthen Russia and Iran, which he called “bad news.” This is not the first attempt by a British journalist to analyze events in the South Caucasus from the point of view of broader regional geopolitics. But often his forecasts and arguments are completely wrong, as they were this time.
At the same time, de Waal never mentioned that Azerbaijan and Armenia started work on the delimitation and demarcation of the border, which is definitely a positive event. While most countries expressed their positive attitude towards the agreements reached between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the British journalist decided to avoid this topic. This is despite the fact that this event has become the most important regional event in several months.
One gets the feeling that de Waal is more worried about further monetizing his image as a “specialist on the Karabakh conflict.” The true nature of Mr. De Waal began to finally come out, realizing that after reaching a peace agreement he would be left without a piece of bread and no one would pay him a penny for his illusory forecasts. Thus, he deliberately incites confrontation between Baku and Yerevan in order to maintain his position.
That’s why he tries to cover topics that are far from reality, like the distance from the Earth to the Moon. It’s too late, Mr. pseudo-expert, the train has left. Thomas de Waal can continue to paint whatever scenarios he wants, but this will not change the reality.