You tell me. Why would they shell out to practically all sides of their occupied borders when Azerbaijani are only threatening to move in from one direction? Why would their prime minister vow that there can be no diplomatic solution while calling out on random Armenian citizens to form bands to fight in Karabakh? Why did Armenian defense minister last year openly talked about new war with new territories?
Rationalizing the Tonoyan Doctrine: Armenia’s Active Deterrence Strategy
And in late March, during a visit to the United States, Tonoyan openly rebuked the Azerbaijani side’s zero-sum “land for peace” formula for conflict resolution, in which a bilateral settlement would require that the Armenian side first make territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Instead, he called on Armenia to prepare to pursue “new war for new territories” (Aravot.am, March 30).