Modern approaches for mental health recovery: Hovhannes Nikoghosyan
This episode explores the life of Hovhanness Nikoghosyan, from his childhood and education in Armenia and the US, to his life as the Executive Director of the Armenian Spiritual Revival Foundation,...
View ArticleCivilNet becomes first Armenian news site to join Meta’s third-party...
Azerbaijan’s president said he believes his country can reach a normalization deal with Armenia “within several months,” while the U.S. secretary of state said he believes a peace deal between Yerevan...
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Celebrating 100 Years of Armenian Ballet
By Vartan Esenyan The Opera-Ballet Studio in Alexandropol-Leninakan (now Gyumri) became a vibrant hub for the arts from 1923-1926. It attracted distinguished artists such as Sharar Talyan, Haykanush...
View ArticlePashinyan’s Ruthless Dilemma: A Talk With Ronald Suny
Ronald Grigor Suny, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Michigan, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and History at the University of Chicago, and Senior Researcher...
View ArticleArmenia in ‘substantive’ talks with US to replace aging nuclear plant
It remains unclear if the top diplomats of Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold another round of talks on the sidelines of next week’s NATO summit in Washington. Security chief Armen Grigoryan indicated...
View ArticleHungary lifts veto on EU military aid for Armenia, Azatutyun says
By Mark Dovich The European Union is expected to disburse nearly $11 million in non-lethal military aid to Armenia after Hungary lifted its veto, Radio Azatutyun, RFE/RL’s Armenian service, reported...
View ArticleUncertainties mount in bordering Kirants amid border demarcation
After a period of anti-government protests in Armenia’s Tavush region, the sound of border construction is now heard again. In May, residents in Kirants village, bordering Azerbaijan, took to the...
View ArticleWho lost Artsakh?
In this episode of Insights, host Eric Hacopian analyzes Secretary of Armenia’s National Security Council’s comments last week regarding the challenges Armenia faced last year. He also takes an...
View ArticleAzerbaijan creating ‘artificial obstacles’ to normalization deal, Armenia...
Armenia’s top diplomat accused Azerbaijan of creating “new artificial obstacles” as yearslong efforts to reach a normalization deal appear to remain stalled. Armenia will receive nearly $11 million in...
View ArticleArmenia-EU relations in spotlight amid strained ties with Russia
By Sonya Dymova Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan signaled last week he expected Armenia to hold a referendum on joining the European Union. “I think that someday in the near future we will have a...
View ArticleFrench Senate Report Targets TotalEnergies’ Operations in Azerbaijan
The article was published in the World Energy Weekly (July 1, 2024 issue), a publication of Petrostrategies, a French think-tank specializing in energy issues. TotalEnergies took center-stage in...
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Turkish Football Player Suspended for ‘Grey Wolf Salute’
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A celebratory hand gesture made by a Turkish football player Tuesday during the European Football Championship in Germany has unleashed a major controversy about the player’s...
View ArticleWhy is oil-rich Azerbaijan hosting the UN’s largest climate conference?
By Mane Berikyan With the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference slated for November, criticism around the host country, Azerbaijan, is mounting. The UN Climate Change Conference is an annual...
View ArticleArmenia to celebrate Vardavar
Every year for one day Armenians get a break from the summer heat by celebrating Vardavar. This holiday involves drenching and getting drenched in public. It includes everyone you know and those you...
View ArticleArmenia, US announce joint military drills
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resumed calls for a new constitution amid repeated demands from Azerbaijan to remove references to Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia and the United States will hold...
View ArticleArmenia’s economy at a crossroads
Léa Hakim, senior country economist for Armenia at the World Bank, sits down with CivilNet’s Mark Dovich to present her team’s new assessment of Armenia’s economy. They discuss why Armenia lags behind...
View ArticleAmerican University of Armenia disinvites Kevin Spacey amid controversy
The American University of Armenia (AUA) has disinvited actor Kevin Spacey from an event that was supposed to take place on Tuesday on its campus after a student petition demanding the university to...
View ArticleUS to seize mansion linked to Armenian ‘super minister’ Gagik Khachatryan
By Mark Dovich The United States will seize a Los Angeles mansion belonging to the family of former Armenian official Gagik Khachatryan and may transfer to the Armenian government some of the proceeds...
View ArticleArmenian, Azerbaijan confirm meeting of Foreign Ministers in Washington
USAID chief Samantha Power arrived in Yerevan for meetings with senior officials, as well as with Armenians forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh last year. The top diplomats of Armenia and...
View ArticleBalikbayans Find a Second Home: The Filipino Diaspora’s Journey to Armenia
By Audrey Sears The Adalia family has been living in Armenia for many years. They call Armenia a “‘second home’ and care deeply about its people, the politics, culture, and “equally as important, the...
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