Canada needs a closer examination of the Caucasus’ collective security

Contrary to Mélanie Joly’s assertion, Armenia is not being ‘threatened’ by Russia, but is instead almost wholly dependent on the presence of its military for their national security.

It may come as a shock to many Canadians, including Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, that Armenia is actually a military ally of Russia, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

July 4, 2022

OTTAWA—On June 29 at the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced that Canada would be opening five new embassies in the Baltic, Central Europe, and the Caucasus. According to Joly, “we need to have more ears and eyes on the ground” as a counter to the cu...

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