Books by Vicken Cheterian
Emirates Occasional Papers, 1997
Dialectics of Ethnic Conflicts and Oil projects in the Caucasus
The assassination in Istanbul in 2007 of the author Hrant Dink, a high-profile advocate of Turkis... more The assassination in Istanbul in 2007 of the author Hrant Dink, a high-profile advocate of Turkish–Armenian reconciliation, reignited the debate in Turkey on the annihilation of the Ottoman Armenians. Many Turks subsequently re-awakened to their Armenian heritage, reflecting on how their grandparents were forcibly Islamised and Turkified, and the suffering they endured to keep their stories secret. There was public debate around Armenian property confiscated by the Turkish state and the extermination of the minorities. At last the silence had been broken.
After the First World War, the new Turkish Republic forcibly erased the memory of the atrocities, and traces of Armenians, from their historic lands—a process to which the international community turned a blind eye. The price for this amnesia was, Cheterian argues, ‘a century of genocide’.
Turkish intellectuals acknowledge the price society must pay collectively to forget such traumatic events, and that Turkey cannot solve its recurrent conflicts with its minorities—like the Kurds today—nor have an open and democratic society without addressing the original sin on which the state was founded: the Armenian Genocide.
War and Peace in the Caucasus, Russia's Troubled Frontier, 2009
The right of Vicken Cheterian to be identified as the author of this volume has been asserted by ... more The right of Vicken Cheterian to be identified as the author of this volume has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988. A catalogue data record for this volume is available from the British Library. ISBNs 978-1-85065-929-7 casebound 978-1-85065-987-7 paperback www.hurstpublishers.com Acknowledgements vii thanks to Mohammad-Reza Djalili and Andre Liebich my professors at the Graduate Institute. Lastly, the detailed remarks of my examiner Ronald Grigor Suny to my thesis have been extremely helpful, and his books on the history of the Caucasus were an inspiration throughout the years. The secret of returning to the region time and again is probably the charm of the Caucasus, with its peoples stubbornly hospitable, and its mountains that hide the view of the valleys behind only to surprise you with its natural beauty and diversity of its identities. I have profited enormously from long discussions with colleagues and friends. I would especially like to thank Hakob Asatryan, Vahan Ishkhanian, and Aris Ghazinian for long conversations and travels to various parts of the Caucasus, Shahin Rzayev for his friendship and engagement, Kemal Ali for organizing a wonderful visit to Baku. Many thanks to Ghia Nodia for sharing his insight to the complex developments and multilayered history of modern Georgia, to Marina Muskhelishvili, and Ivlian Khaindrava. My work in Yerevan at the Caucasus Media Institute delayed this book by three years, only to enrich it by layers of new perspectives. I am very thankful to Mark Grigorian and Alexandr Iskandarian for sharing with me such an adventure, to Haik Demoyan for providing me with many elements from his archives, to Niculin Jager for his hospitality, and to Otto Simonett for his remarks on an earlier version of the current book. I would not have been able to carry out this project without the love and support of Carine, Varoujan, Jivan, and Noe. I dedicate this book to the memory of my father, who was never able to see the country he loved so much. vni 2 Mark R. Beissinger, Nationalist Mobilization and the Collapse of the Soviet State,
Papers by Vicken Cheterian
Small Wars & Insurgencies, 2023
The interaction between Russia and Turkey since 2015 suggests a new quality in foreign affairs co... more The interaction between Russia and Turkey since 2015 suggests a new quality in foreign affairs combining tactical alliance and strategic competition. The Russian invasion of Ukraine did not change this. By studying the cases of Syria, Libya, and Nagorno-Karabakh, we observe not only elements of geopolitical competition and cooperation but also that the combination of the two contradictory approaches in foreign affairs created new opportunities beneficial to the two sides. Russian-Turkish interactions are a unique case study in international relations and are conditioned by their geopolitical competition with the west, a fact that the war in Ukraine did not alter.
Journal of Strategic Studies, 2022
In 2020, the Azerbaijani army launched a massive attack on Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh... more In 2020, the Azerbaijani army launched a massive attack on Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh. After 44 days of fighting, Azerbaijan scored a major victory, forcing Armenian forces to retreat from the territories around Karabakh, followed by the deployment of Russian peacekeeping troops. While many analysts have focused on advanced technology to explain Azerbaijan's victory, this article argues that a comparative study of the First Karabakh War (1991-1994) and the Second Karabakh War (2020) points to differences at the strategic level, including political transitions, diplomatic policies, and military forecasts, to propose a comprehensive and strategic discussion of the two wars, away from technological determinism. KEYWORDS War; drones; strategy; Russia; Karabakh; Armenia; Azerbaijan Why did Armenia win the First Karabakh War (1991-1994), and lose the Second Karabakh War (2020)? Or, to put it another way: Why did Azerbaijan lose the first war, but win the second? The 2020 war between Armenia and Azerbaijan is important in contemporary international politics because it was a confrontation between two regular armed forces, unlike most contemporary conflicts, which tend to be asymmetrical struggles between regular armies and insurgent groups. In its aftermath, numerous analysts concluded that drones supplied by either Israel or Turkey to Azerbaijan played a decisive role in sealing the fate of the war. 1
Journal of Historical Sociology, 2021
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Books by Vicken Cheterian
After the First World War, the new Turkish Republic forcibly erased the memory of the atrocities, and traces of Armenians, from their historic lands—a process to which the international community turned a blind eye. The price for this amnesia was, Cheterian argues, ‘a century of genocide’.
Turkish intellectuals acknowledge the price society must pay collectively to forget such traumatic events, and that Turkey cannot solve its recurrent conflicts with its minorities—like the Kurds today—nor have an open and democratic society without addressing the original sin on which the state was founded: the Armenian Genocide.
Papers by Vicken Cheterian