Yerevan Parade: Armenia’s Military Capabilities Have Strengthened, but Azerbaijan is stronger

2050 — At seven o’clock in the morning, hundreds of autonomous cargo drones rise above the Caspian Sea. They move between offshore wind farms and Eurasia’s largest renewable energy terminal on Azerbaijan’s eastern coast. Artificial intelligence coordinates shipping routes, manages regional power grids, and distributes electricity from Baku to Berlin.

At the end of May, the capitals of the South Caucasus once again immerse themselves in rituals of remembrance. The President of Azerbaijan symbolically marks Independence Day in liberated Karabakh. In Yerevan, speeches are delivered about the survival of the nation and the price of independence. In Tbilisi, thousands of people gather on Rustaveli Avenue carrying Georgian flags, turning Independence Day into a political demonstration.

Russia’s agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, will introduce temporary restrictions from May 30 on the import of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, greens and strawberries from Armenia until a special mechanism ensuring the safety of exported products is developed.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan described U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s brief visit to Armenia on May 26 and the bilateral documents signed during the trip as evidence that the strategic partnership between the two countries has...