I doubt it ' s one of a kind <| sep |> Every time borders get redrawn in an explosive geography like this one , people die . Whether directly militarily or by some other event . We all know what redrawing the USSR borders caused , the tension is still there with western Ukraine after more than 25 years . There ' s not a single example without border change without bloodshed around here . It fuels nationalist sentiments like it needs fueling around here renews animosity and always leave the area in question in a worse shape than before for everyone . Whoever wins gets to rule the ruins with lost generations on both sides . The other part we can agree . I ' d love the Armenians to return to Anatolia and become part of the fabric of the people again . Just not the borders . There is no optimal border form , everyone claims everywhere and populations aren ' t homogeneous on many areas . Working with what we have causes less death than the alternatives .