Armenia can rescue Azerbaijan from disappearance

PanARMENIAN.Net - In twenty years Azerbaijan can be one of the bleakest places on earth when its oil is depleted, Jack Manuelian writes in "Azerbaijan's Future Is Very Bleak" article received by PanARMENIAN.Net



"Moreover, according to Michael L. Ross, associate professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, "oil wealth often wreaks havoc on a country's economy and politics, makes it easier for insurgents to fund their rebellions, and aggravates ethnic grievances."



Mr. Ross notes that "The oil booms of the 1970s brought great wealth - and later great anguish - to many petroleum-rich countries in the developing world. In the 1970s, oil-producing states enjoyed fast economic growth. But in the following three decades, many suffered crushing debt, high unemployment, and sluggish or declining economies. At least half of the members of OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) were poorer in 2005 than they had been 30 years earlier. Oil-rich countries that once held great promise, such as Algeria and Nigeria, have unraveled as a result of decades of internal conflict. These states were plagued by the so-called oil curse."



In order to avoid oil curse and bleak kismet, Azerbaijan has to made peace and cooperate with the Armenians and let Karabakh be free, then Armenians readily will help Azerbaijan to have a bright future.



Azerbaijan should understand that there is no going back for Armenians to old structures and that Armenians of Karabakh if it comes to the worst scenario will opt for Russian citizenship rather to an Azerbaijani one. Other minorities in Azerbaijan will start asking for Russian citizenship and Azerbaijan will disappear from the map of the Caucasus.



As soon as Azerbaijan wises up it is better for it!" the article says.