Republican Donald Trump, after having defeated the last hope of the Democrats, Kamala Harris, in the elections, with an overwhelming and indecent result, triumphantly returns to the White House and has already announced that he will return “the United States to its former greatness.” . The VERELQ publication publishes comments by Armenian political scientists and social activists, their forecasts and assessments of Trump’s unconditional victory.
Political scientist Suren Sargsyan: “In relations between Armenia and the United States, unlike the Biden presidency, there will be some passivity. But here a lot depends on how we work with the United States.”
Political scientist Stepan Danielyan: “The authorities in Georgia and Azerbaijan are pinning their hopes on Trump, and the Civil Contract (CDA) is pinning its hopes on the Democrats. As always, the GD leader made the wrong bet. The American people wanted change and showed their will; I didn’t believe anything depended on them. Life will tell if Trump can achieve these changes.
In Georgia they also showed their will and did not think that anything depended on them, that everything would be decided by the powers that be and that they should trust in the permissiveness of destiny.
The people of Armenia have surrendered, they do not decide their fate.”
Politician and public figure Narek Malyan: “Another defeat of liberal fascism has been recorded.”
President of the Reform Party Vahan Babayan: “Donald Trump is back. Do you see now that by fighting you can go back and change the country, the world? With Trump’s victory in the United States, patriotism in the world will prevail over globalism and this is a fact. “The opportunity will be created to stop the Russian-Ukrainian war and create a multipolar world.”
Political scientist Armen Ayvazyan: “Donald Trump’s victory will have serious consequences on many international issues, including our region. A few days before the elections, he promised to protect Armenians from invasions by Azerbaijan. However, once elected, he will likely forget this promise, as other American presidents have done in the past. God forbid I make a mistake.”
Doctor in Political Science from Stanford University Arthur Khachikyan: “This is the defeat of globalism, populism, fanaticism, liberal bolshevism, the result of a refusal to see reality. “This is a victory for realism, pragmatism, the desire to fix the economy, fight illegal immigration and restore prosperity to the American people.”
And finally, a comment from the Telegram channel “Comrade General”
TRUMP WILL NOT RETURN ARMENIA’S LOST SOVEREIGNTY
What changes for Armenia with the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States? I will highlight three main accents.
1. Trump doesn’t want to look like a “war president,” but that doesn’t mean he’ll do anything for the sake of formal peace. And furthermore, it does not mean that he will unconditionally accept Biden’s geopolitical “legacy.” In relation to the South Caucasus, this means that the pro-Turkish “peace process” will not be seen as a separate agreement in its own right, but as an integral part of larger agreements for Trump in the Middle East and Ukraine.
At the very least, the rush to sign the agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, driven by the State Department, has lost its meaning for the United States. However, the president will now lead the horses and squeeze everything possible out of Pashinyan, like a sponge. Erdogan. He needs to get there before Trump’s inauguration. The question now is: Can the United States, the EU, Russia, China and Iran contain Turkey in the South Caucasus and other regions of the world?
2. ANCA and the Armenian lobby in the United States in general must greatly adjust their position and work. Now power in the United States is monolithic. The games of “statements of 60 congressmen” and disagreements between parties are over. There will now be no “excuses” for the president’s reluctance to put pressure on Azerbaijan and return Artsakh to its controversial status. Consequently, Armenian Americans must make demands more clearly and aggressively.
3. The opportunities that exist in the renewal of American power are offset by the real absence of a clearly formulated request from the Armenian “high levels,” the disparate political elite and, even more so, from the indifferent and silent Armenian people. Trump, like Putin, They will not be more Armenian than the Armenians themselves. Especially in the context of Erdogan speaking very confidently and actively lobbying for his interests. Aliyeva. The main factor and guarantor of Armenia’s geopolitical failures is Nikol Pashinyan. It is of no use for a country that has lost its sovereignty to have the conscience of the American president.
