Under pressure from Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Russia, the Armenian government has engaged in appeasement, hoping to avoid war but inviting only further aggression

Since Azerbaijan’s aggressive war against Artsakh in 2020, considerable damage has deliberately been caused by the government of Azerbaijan against the Armenian cultural and religious heritage in Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian republic in the South Caucuses.

The fragile peace the Russia has experienced by granting autonomy to ethnic minorities may unravel under the strains of the Ukrainian Invasion.

As daunting as it may be, closing the God gap is a necessary step to improving communication with Russia and other important actors in international affairs.