IDENTITY OF AZERBAIJANI ELITE
Igor Muradyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
Published: 18:03:04 – 15/05/2012
No doubt the anti-Iranian actions in Azerbaijan are motivated
by silliness but silliness, if it is consistent, also leads to
forming concepts not only in foreign policy making but also public
consciousness.
Azerbaijan is obviously in a state of fragmentation of public goals
and priorities which may lead to decay of state but first it will
question the consistency of the ruling regime with the ethnic identity
of the population living in this territory.
To be more specific, the people of this territory will face the
question whether the ruling regime belongs to the given ethnicity. The
government is on the quest for ethnic identity and alongside it the
corresponding society is seeking the same. This search will continue
for a long time along with the fragmentation of what is referred to
as the Azerbaijani Republic.
It turned out that the anti-Armenian sentiment and action is not
enough for self-consciousness. The anti-Armenian sentiment is just an
external motive for efforts for solidarity. However, the anti-Armenian
sentiment cannot form a nation whereas anti-Iranian sentiment will do.
The authorities of the Azerbaijani Republic are not thinking about
an Iranian Azerbaijan, most probably they fear even certain contacts
since the goals are different. The ruling elite consisting of 90
families pursue wealth and comfortable existence. Even intensive
procurement of air defense systems is caused by fear and the wish to
protect themselves and their families.
The anti-Iranian sentiment of the elite and the public is aimed at
extending distance with Iran and indigenous ethnicities, not defense
of their non-existent fellow tribesmen in Iran. Baku hides behind
the anti-Iranian sentiment from the powerful surge of the Islamic
movement which will sooner or later devour the society which is in
a state of deep profanation.
Alongside these goals new myths are required as well which are born
on the basis of unchecked falsification. The fruits of systemic
falsification partook of Azerbaijan and Georgia and they have not
learned any lesson from the mistakes of the former and present
generations.
It should be noted that there is not a single interested state
except for Israel which wishes separation of Iran which will lead
to a geopolitical catastrophe that will be beyond the United States,
Turkey, the UK, Russia, Saudi, Pakistan and other countries. All the
U.S. plans presuppose preservation of the integrity of the Iranian
state, even in the initiatives of the “friends of Israel” which count
many among policy makers.
In a certain sense, Israel fears cataclysms in Iran, especially
among young and intellectual politicians and not only. Azerbaijan
still has not received a significant signal of a “positive” outcome
of developments in Iran and the region. Cooperation with Israel was
a game with Azerbaijan but Israel views Azerbaijan as a polygon for
provocations to Iran, not as a partner.
Cooperation with Israel has deepened the isolation of Azerbaijan,
first of all in the Arab and Islamic world. It is possible that after
disappointment with those of “common faith” Azerbaijan has remembered
about the Tat-Jewish origin of their elite, as well as the society
in general, if it is allowed in this case to distinguish the society
and the people.
It is difficult to tell because Baku’s incentives are rational and
meaningful or everything is more primitive, and Azerbaijan, caught
in a deadlock, is trying to squeeze use from the implementation of
the order of the United States and its partners. What is better for
Azerbaijan? A meaningful policy or or an intuitive policy? Perhaps
the irrational behavior is a means of continuation of the fight for
national ideals, which is the best way out of this political deadlock.
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