Genocide education, from the US to Armenia
Roxanne Makasdjian, executive director of the Genocide Education Project (GenEd), joins CivilNet to discuss her organization’s mission to expand how U.S. schools teach genocide, including the Armenian...
View ArticleRonald Grigor Suny: Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Making of Nations in...
Ronald Grigor Suny, distinguished professor of history at the University of Michigan and emeritus professor of political science and history at the University of Chicago, gives a speech at a symposium...
View ArticleFilipino Student Becomes AUA’s First Foreign Valedictorian
In this episode of the CivilNet podcast, host Audrey Sears is joined by Samantha Adalia, a 2023 graduate of the American University of Armenia and the school’s first foreign valedictorian. Adalia...
View ArticleFemInno creating a space in Armenia for innovative female talent and leadership
The FemInno Conference returned to Yerevan with a fresh perspective, following the success of its first two satellite conferences in San Francisco, and Sydney. The conference addressed key issues in...
View ArticleBusiness booming for Armenia’s re-exporters: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS
Two firms that import and export electronics and consumer goods emerged among Armenia’s biggest companies in terms of tax obligations, in the latest sign that the country’s vibrant re-export trade...
View ArticleTackling AI bias and ethical dangers
Join CivilNet for an instructive conversation with Sabrina Palme, CEO and co-founder of Palqee Technologies, as she discusses the importance of data governance, AI ethics and the challenges of...
View ArticleDavtyan scores Armenia’s first medal at Paris Olympics
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian Gymnast Artur Davtyan won a silver medal on the vault Sunday at this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris, Armenia’s first medal win of the games. Davtyan, whose bronze medal at...
View ArticleEuropean Union: Azerbaijan must allow Karabakh Armenians to return home
A European Union representative said Karabakh Armenians must be allowed to return home and rejected Baku connecting it to refugee issues dating to the late Soviet era. Armenia has joined a number of...
View ArticleArmenia to skip military exercises with Russian-led CSTO alliance
Azerbaijan rejected remarks by a senior European Union diplomat that it is responsible for the right of Karabakh Armenians to return, while former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian noted there is...
View ArticleEU insists Karabakh Armenians be allowed to return home, drawing Azerbaijan’s...
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian Tensions between the European Union and Azerbaijan have grown after recent comments over their stances on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh. The controversy started Sunday,...
View ArticleGurgen Arsenyan likely to be named Armenia’s next ambassador to Russia
Gurgen Arsenyan, a businessman turned prominent pro-government lawmaker, resigned, fueling speculation he is set to be appointed as Armenia’s next ambassador to Russia. Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan...
View ArticleArmenian wrestlers make Olympic history with silver, bronze medals
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian Two Greco-Roman wrestlers representing Armenia won medals at this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris Wednesday evening, bringing the country’s total medal count to three. Artur...
View ArticleVartan Oskanian: Armenia must redefine its national interests
Op-ed by Vartan Oskanian, Armenia’s former foreign minister (1998-2008) The geopolitical landscape of any nation is in constant flux, shaped by internal dynamics and external pressures. For Armenia,...
View ArticleArmenia’s 120,000 reasons to recognize Palestine
In this week’s episode of CivilNet’s Insights series, host Eric Hacopian discusses Azerbaijan’s decision last month to sentence Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian Rashid Beglaryan to 15 years in prison,...
View ArticleAzerbaijan drops demand for extraterritorial corridor from normalization talks
Azerbaijan has dropped its demand for Armenia to open an extraterritorial corridor from normalization talks, a special representative of President Ilham Aliyev announced. Azerbaijan withdrew from a...
View ArticleGovernment to compensate employers for hiring Artsakh Armenians
India intends to begin shipping surface-to-air mobile missile systems to Armenia later this year, the Indian Defense Research Wing news site reported. The Armenian government will begin providing...
View ArticleArmenia’s foreign trade approaching $18.5B: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS
Armenia’s foreign trade in the first half of the year more than doubled to approach $18.5 billion, fueled largely by booming business with Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Armenia’s top exports...
View ArticleArmenia postpones satellite control center opening yet again
By Alexander Pracht The official opening of Armenia’s first satellite control center faces yet another delay, further postponing a key step in the country’s space ambitions. Armenia launched its first...
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Armenia closes Olympics with silver in weightlifting
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian The last days of the Paris Summer Olympics contained performances by Armenia in freestyle wrestling and weightlifting, with Varazdat Lalayan securing a silver on Saturday...
View ArticleArmenia matches previous Olympics result with four medals
Varazdat Lalayan scored one last silver medal for Armenia as the Paris Olympics ended over the weekend. The official opening of Armenia’s first satellite control center has been delayed again, further...
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