The EU seems to want to play the peace-maker card, without starting from the right step — which is an equal acceptance by both sides (Photo: nkrmil.am)

The EU's Armenia mission needs a holistic rethink

EU & the World

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by Maurizio Geri, Brussels,

A few days ago, armed clashes led to several Armenian and Azerbaijani servicemen being killed or injured on the Armenia-Azerbaijan undemarcated border.

After the incidents the EU made a declaration urging the intensification of negotiations on the delimitati...

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Maurizio Geri is a former Nato defence strategist, currently recipient of EU Marie Curie Fellowship for a three-year research project on EU-Nato tech cooperation against Russian hybrid warfare, in the energy-resources security nexus.

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The EU seems to want to play the peace-maker card, without starting from the right step — which is an equal acceptance by both sides (Photo: nkrmil.am)