Geopolitics V

Nagorno-Karabaugh, a province of Azerbaijan, was primarily Armenian, though Azeri villages were located throughout the province. The Armenians there began to seek independence using violence. The Armenians entered the conflict and war broke out. It was a very bloody conflict with massacres on both sides. In 1994 an uneasy peace was brokered, which remains to this day. But hard feelings prevail.
Thus the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is closed as is the border between Armenia and Turkey (The Armenians just won't give up the G word.) Armenia has open borders only with Georgia and Iran.
Georgia's borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan are open, but not with Russia, although Armenians can cross from Georgia to Russia, because the Armenians have opted to ally with Russia.
All of this is to introduce my next blog entry.
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