Relying on the support of external forces is perhaps the most detrimental among the ancient diseases of the Armenian mindset, which has more than a centennial history. The complex of our own incompetence and the idea that there are external forces committed to helping us are deeply ingrained in the worldview of Armenians.

From the earliest times of the adoption of Christianity, the Armenian people were doomed to failure due to the mistaken belief that, as a rule, they expected support first from Byzantium and then from the Crusaders. Byzantium, as well as Persia, and later the Arabs and Mongols, waged wars of conquest and often allied with peoples having other religions against their fellow believers.

In the twentieth century it was called "realpolitik", but such a practice was based on the instincts of the rulers at the time. Since then, only those Armenian politicians succeeded who exclusively adopted the principles of "realpolitik." However, they were few and were usually discredited by historians.

Only when they saw its great importance for their own interests did Russia, Europe, and any other power appear in the region.

The main reason for the Hamidian massacres, the Armenian Genocide in Turkey in the early realpolitik century, and the failures of the First Republic of Armenia was that, unaware of the rules of "realpolitik", the Armenian romantic, in other words, politically inexperienced figures built their expectations and political hopes on religious and humanitarian ideas.

Ignoring the lessons of history, today as well, different groups in Armenia are infected with the same thoughts, as a result of which the political "beau monde" of Armenia is divided into pro-Western and pro-Russian, depending on who and where they seek the supposed support.

The fundamentals of international relations are the interests and geopolitical dictates of the countries. As long as there are pro-Westerners and pro-Russians in the political life of Armenia who believe in and rely on the ideologies of the empires, which are weapons for foreign policy, there can be no rational political field in Armenia that serves the state interests.