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Brenda Shaffer
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Brenda Shaffer
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Prof. Brenda Shaffer specializes in intl energy, natural gas, Middle East, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Caspian energy, and East-Med. Passion-mountain gorillas
Joined March 2014
It's not "Nagorno-Karabakh Oblast"-- the USSR collapsed over thirty years ago. It is Azerbaijan's region of Karabakh.Devastating news coming from former Nagorno-Karabakh oblast today. Military actions of Azerbaijan must be immediately halted to allow for a genuine dialogue between Baku and Karabakh Armenians.- American media and think tanks: ✔️Ukraine fights to expel Russian troops from its territory= Slava Ukraini ✔️Georgia fights to expel Russian troops from its territory= Go Georgia ✔️Azerbaijan fights to expel 10k of Armenia's (Russia's ally) troops from its territory that are
- Calling on #Azerbaijan to withdraw from Karabakh is like calling on Ukraine to withdraw from Mariupol.Reports that Azerbaijani forces have entered parts of Nagorno Karabakh and launched drone strikes on the region’s self-defense forces are extremely concerning. I call on Azerbaijani forces to withdraw back to their initial positions and immediately cease their unprovoked attacks.
- Amazing footage from the #Azerbaijan -#Iran border. Ethnic #Azerbaijanis from the Iran side are cheering #Azerbaijani soldiers that recaptured the lands in the border area. This reminds me of the scenes in Dec. 1989-Jan. 1990, when Azerbaijanis in #USSR and #Iran met at border.Replying to @Behzad_Jeddi_B
00:00 - @nytimes: “By 1994, Armenia had made major territorial gains, driving nearly a million Azerbaijanis from their homes”. This was one of the largest transfers of population post WW II and hardly reported on in the world. #Azerbaijan
- Azərbaycanın tarix və mədəniyyəti sahəsində 30 ilə yaxın tədqiqatlar aparırdım. Xudafərin körpüsündə dayanmaq mənim arzum idi. Bu gün arzum nəhayət ki, həyata keçdi.
- Could you imagine a US Sec. of State @SecBlinken calling up #Ukraine and asking Kiev not to conduct military operations against terrorists operating from Crimea or Donetsk? The US upholds the principle of territorial integrity, except in the case of #Azerbaijan.I spoke to Azerbaijani President Aliyev today and urged him to immediately cease military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is crucial for Azerbaijan to deescalate the situation to promote a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
- 👀Ethnic #Azerbaijanis in #Iran gather near the Khudafarin bridge on the #Araz river and cheer the soldiers of #Azerbaijan below.
- Second #Armenia -Azerbaijan War started July 12th, with Armenia's attacks in Tovuz, aiming to capture the heights over #Azerbaijan's energy and transport corridor to the West. Per Def. Min. Tonoyan's strategy of "New Wars, for New Territories." Sept. 27, was phase two of the warToday is Birthday Anniversary of the National Hero of #Azerbaijan, Major General #PoladHashimov who was martyred while protecting #territorialintegrity of 🇦🇿 against military provocation of #Armenia on July 14, 2020. Rest in peace, our Hero! Karabakh is Azerbaijan!
- Last days of Dec. 1989, #Azerbaijanis met at the #Iran-USSR border at the Araz River, pulling down border posts. Renewing direct ties that had been cut by the USSR.
