Armenia formalizes border commission with Azerbaijan
Baku and Yerevan formalized the guidelines for the activities of their previously ad hoc joint border delimitation and demarcation commissions, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry said. Azerbaijan seriously...
View ArticleArmenia finalizes dissolution of scandal-ridden investment fund: THIS WEEK IN...
Armenia’s Central Bank approved the sale of HSBC’s local subsidiary to the country’s biggest bank, putting an end to the financial giant’s nearly 30-year presence in Armenia. The Armenian government...
View ArticlePashinyan proposes partial normalization deal with Azerbaijan
By Mark Dovich Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has reiterated his readiness to sign a normalization agreement with Azerbaijan and put forward a novel proposal to ink a partial deal as soon as possible....
View ArticleA Rising Tide of Conflicts of Interest in Armenia’s Governance
By Tigran Grigoryan and Karena Avedissian The state-run Corruption Prevention Commission has fined the heads of Hrazdan and Artashat towns 300,000 drams (approximately $776) each for failing to submit...
View ArticleAzerbaijan plans counteroffer to Pashinyan’s partial normalization proposal
Azerbaijan said it plans to submit a counterproposal after Armenia put forward a new offer to reach a partial normalization deal. Read more: https://shorturl.at/dNcJC Karabakh President Samvel...
View ArticleLenin and Stalin’s Soviet Union
Historians Sheila Fitzpatrick, Ronald Grigor Suny, and Georgi Derluguian deliver a lecture on ‘Class and Nationality in Lenin and Stalin’s Soviet Union, and Post-Soviet Reverberations’ at a symposium...
View ArticleBelarus opposition activist released following brief detention in Armenia
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A Belarusian activist who was detained yesterday at her country’s request when crossing overland into Armenia from Georgia has now been released and has applied for political...
View ArticleIran says no to South Caucasus border changes
In an apparent rebuke to Russia’s demand for a corridor through Syunik, Iran says it continues to oppose changes to South Caucasus borders. A Belarusian activist has applied for political asylum...
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Closer to the EU Than Ever? Obtaining a Schengen Visa in Armenia is a Real...
Shushan Stepanyan, #CivilNetCheck Saten Grigoryan wanted to go to Germany last June to attend a concert. In February, Saten applied to the German embassy to schedule a visa interview. As the concert...
View ArticleIn Armenia’s Berkaber village, border delimitation with Azerbaijan sparks...
The village of Berkaber lies on one side of the Joghaz reservoir, an artificial lake that forms part of the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh...
View ArticleMoscow expects Armenia to resume full participation in CSTO alliance
Russia said it expects Armenia to resume full participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization defense alliance, which Yerevan officials “froze” earlier this year. An Armenian soldier was...
View ArticleCultivating a collective growth mindset in Armenia
In this episode of the CivilNet Podcast, host Patrick Elliott is in conversation with Chris Dedeyan, a renowned peak performance coach and professional speaker. Together, they explore the critical...
View ArticleThe Prime Minister’s Shocking Statements
In this episode of Insights, host Eric Hacopian dives deep into the Prime Minister’s recent press conference, dissecting key statements and their far-reaching implications. Eric provides his analysis...
View ArticleArmenia denies opening fire across border as fears grow of new Azerbaijani...
Russia’s ambassador to Armenia reiterated Moscow’s willingness to mediate talks with Azerbaijan. In addition, Ambassador Sergey Kopyrkin said he expects Armenia to resume full participation in the...
View Article‘Reflections on a Life in the Russian and Imperial History’ by Dominic Lieven
Historian Dominic Lieven delivers a lecture titled “Reflections on a Life in the Russian and Imperial History” at a symposium organized by the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies at the Middlebury...
View ArticleAliyev: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on most of normalization points
Armenia and Azerbaijan have already agreed to the overwhelming majority of the text of a draft normalization deal, according to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Iran’s top diplomat said his...
View ArticleArmenia’s national electric utility deflects blame for power outages: THIS...
The owner of Armenia’s largest textile company was detained this week alongside a number of government officials as part of a corruption probe, Radio Azatutyun reported. The chair of Armenia’s...
View ArticleArmenia rejects outside involvement in the reopening of its transport links
Armenian officials rejected the involvement of any foreign governments or private third parties as part of any future steps to reopen regional transit routes. The International Association of Genocide...
View ArticleArmenia needs political competition based on policies, not personalities
By Karena Avedissian In online Armenian spaces, it is not uncommon to see political forces labeling people they disagree with “Turks,” “traitors,” or “Russian agents.” Some degree of polarization is...
View Article‘What India and Armenia have done in the last decade is going to strengthen...
Samir Saran, president of the Indian Observer Research Foundation, highlights the strategic importance of the South Caucasus region as a bridge between global markets and underscores the strong...
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