What does leaving the CSTO mean for Armenia?
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian Armenia will leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization if the Russian-led military bloc does not address the country’s concerns, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan...
View ArticleBridging Continents: Expanding Europe-Asia Defense Cooperation
In this discussion, military expert Leonid Nersisyan joins Patrick Elliott to analyze key developments in Armenia’s strategic partnerships and defense procurements, including the expanding cooperation...
View ArticleYerevan public transportation fares set for major rise
Public transportation in Yerevan is about to get more expensive after city council passed a contentious fare increase yesterday. Two-thirds of Armenians polled in a new survey said they considered...
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Oscar-winning ‘The Last Repair Shop’ documents journey through Baku pogroms
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A film profiling the life of an Armenian man who fled pogroms in Azerbaijan and embarked on a new career fixing instruments for students in the United States has won the...
View ArticleNew concessions will not bring peace, but humiliation
In this episode of insights Eric Hacopian discusses Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statements at the March 12 press conference regarding withdrawal from a Russian-led security alliance, as well as...
View ArticleRussia warns of ‘irreparable damage’ as EU mulls membership for Armenia
Russia warned Armenia that the country’s accelerating tilt to the West could cause “irreparable damage” to bilateral relations. The European Union’s legislative arm urged the bloc to consider granting...
View ArticleArmenia says it expects Russia to keep gas prices low, despite worsening ties
By Mark Dovich A senior Armenian official said Monday he expects Russia to continue supplying his country with natural gas at prices far below international market value through 2031, even as ties...
View ArticleYerevan city official arrested on bribery charges in latest corruption probe
Four men arrested in Yerevan are accused of planting improvised explosives targeting officials affiliated with the ruling Civil Contract party. An unnamed Yerevan municipal official has been arrested...
View ArticleThe U.S. Can’t Guarantee Armenia’s Security, Despite Azerbaijan’s Threats,...
The article was originally published on the website of RAND corporation. By Joe Haberman and Paul Cormarie Faced with a hostile neighbor in Azerbaijan and a feckless ally in Russia, Armenia is...
View ArticleArmenia again cuts interest rates amid low inflation, high growth: THIS WEEK...
Armenia’s new economy minister insisted there is no systemic corruption within his agency and pledged his priority would be to diversify the country’s trade ties. Armenia’s Central Bank this week cut...
View ArticleFormer Armenian and Karabakh officials warn against dropping legal cases...
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian The former human rights defenders of Armenia and Artsakh, NGOs, and legal figures are warning the Armenian government not to drop its ongoing international legal cases...
View ArticleFormer Armenia, Karabakh officials warn against dropping legal cases against...
The former human rights defenders of Armenia and Artsakh have issued a joint statement warning against the possibility of Armenia dropping its ongoing international legal cases against Azerbaijan in...
View ArticlePashinyan: Armenia ready to cede 4 border villages to ‘prevent war’ with...
By Mark Dovich Armenia is ready to cede to Azerbaijan control of four border villages formerly inhabited by Azerbaijanis in an effort to avert another round of hostilities, Prime Minister Nikol...
View Article“Leadership is about being at the service of others and helping them grow”
In this episode of Mindful Leaders, we delve into the life of Nadia Gortzounian, from her childhood experiences in Marseille and Paris to her life as a successful leader in France. We explore some of...
View ArticleNATO calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to reach normalization deal
Armenia is ready to cede control of four border villages formerly inhabited by Azerbaijanis, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, citing the need to prevent a new war. On a historic regional visit,...
View ArticleArmenian banks stop accepting Russia’s Mir cards as US sanctions start to bite
By Mark Dovich Almost all banks in Armenia have moved to block transactions made via Russia’s Mir payment cards after the United States sanctioned the system’s operator last month. “Armenia’s...
View ArticleArmenia’s European champions inspiring a new generation of athletes
19-year-old weightlifter Alexandra Grigoryan achieved a huge victory at the European Championship in February with a lift of 196 kg. Now, she’s gearing up for the World Championship later this year....
View ArticleGovernment extends financial support for Karabakh Armenians through 2024
The Armenian government plans to extend its program of monetary support for people forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh through the end of the year. Armenia’s parliament ratified regulations for...
View ArticleLaurence Broers: Western engagement in the region still ‘diffuse, tactical,...
Laurence Broers, Associate Fellow at the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House, argues that “Western engagements in the South Caucasus remain quite diffuse, tactical, ad hoc, and reactive.” He...
View ArticleRefugees from Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenia: Different People with Different Needs
Op-ed by the Caucasus Institute One in 20 people now living in Armenia is a refugee from Nagorno-Karabakh. Of the total of around 150,000, one-third fled between 2020 and 2022, from the start of the...
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