With a mass exodus [14] of ethnic Armenians underway from the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh following its fall to Azerbaijani forces [15], the threat of "ethnic cleansing" [16] looms. The enclave had maintained a de facto independence as the Republic of Artsakh since 1991, but the war in Ukraine has pushed the stand-off out of the headlines, and ironically given Azerbaijan a free hand to finally re-take the territory. In Episode 193 [17] of the CounterVortex podcast [18], Bill Weinberg explores the historical roots [19] of the conflict, and demonstrates how the Armenians of Artsakh have been betrayed by all the Great Powers—including both Russia and the United States. Listen on SoundCloud [17] or via Patreon [20].
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