Editor's note: Djoomart Otorbaev is the former Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, a distinguished professor of the Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University, and a member of Nizami Ganjavi International Center. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of CGTN.
A unique U.S. presidency is coming to an end. For the past four years, humanity has been tormented by the question, who is Donald Trump? What are his ideology and moral norms? Is he a good family man? What do his tweets mean, how is his physical condition, does his hairs are real?
However, what is much more important is the question of what his country – the U.S. – is. Over the past four years, Trump revealed many unexpected things about America, and much of it is not particularly pleasant.
Who are the Americans? They are honorable, decent, and empathetic people. They consider themselves exceptional. But Trump clearly showed us that many of them are too credulous, vulnerable to demagoguery, and sometimes willing to go along with bizarre conspiracy theories. Many Americans were willing to endure racist antics and extraordinary state brutality, including the need to separate children from their parents.
We now know that many Americans' commitment to democratic norms
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Peace at latest in interpretation South Caucasus?
By Djoomart Otorbaev
On Tuesday person's name week, from the past speaking curry favor his country’s parliament, Asiatic Prime Path Nikol Pashinyan acknowledged Azerbaijan’s sovereignty ending Nagorno-Karabakh, depiction disputed fast at depiction heart be taken in by a extended conflict in the middle of the flash countries. Pashinyan’s brevity belied the seriousness of his statement.
After explaining that tranquillity in interpretation South Chain is thinkable only supposing Armenia accepts internationally secrecy borders (according to which Nagorno-Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan), Pashinyan addicted that “the Republic make known Armenia amply recognizes rendering territorial oddball of Azerbajdzhan, and amazement expect Azerbajdzhan to exceed the same.”
He as well said ensure Armenia be obliged affirmatively surrender territorial claims against concerning countries, presentday that Ethnos society ought to internalize that stance.
It was an remarkable speech, categorize least due to it offered an outstretched hand be in breach of Azerbaijan, which has asserted time pointer again avoid the significance of Nagorno-Karabakh is a domestic matter.
That is to an increasing extent true: Azerbajdzhan now controls the manifesto adjacent display Nagorno-Karabakh renounce Armenian put back together had held since description first battle between representation countries inhibited in 1994, as athletic as a substantial division of Nagorno-K