THE OUTCOMES OF U.S. COLONEL W. HASKELL’S MANDATE IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND TRANSCAUCASIA IN THE CONTEXT OF ETHNO-POLITICAL AND INTERSTATE CONFLICTS AND TERRITORIAL DELIMITATION, 1919–1920
U.S. Army Colonel W. Haskell served as the Supreme Commissioner (High Commissioner) of the Allies in the Republic of Armenia from July 5, 1919, until August 17, 1920, replacing General James Harbord․ Haskell’s conduct was the same “British foresight in the governance of colonies”: only the musicians changed, but the music remained the same, following the motto: “Divide and rule, divide with promises.”
With his pro-Azerbaijani position, Colonel W. Haskell failed in the issues of territorial demarcation—the realization of the foreign policy interests of the Republic of Armenia in the disputed territories of Karabakh-Artsakh, Nakhichevan, and others. He contributed to the strengthening of Azerbaijan’s positions in the region, which led to the fall of the Republic of Armenia, and Haskell himself hastily left Armenia.
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