Armenia’s Military Reforms: A Status Check
Host Patrick Elliott speaks with military expert Leonid Nersisyan about Armenia’s military reforms following the 2020 war. They discuss ongoing changes to modernize Armenia’s armed forces through...
View ArticleMarutyan plans prime minister bid after city council ouster
By Mark Dovich Hayk Marutyan, a former Yerevan mayor turned government critic, said Wednesday he plans to contest Armenia’s next parliamentary elections, after being ousted as a member of Yerevan city...
View ArticleFormer Mayor Marutyan ousted as member of Yerevan city council
Yerevan city council ousted member Hayk Marutyan, who served as mayor from 2018 to 2021 and has since emerged as a fierce critic of the ruling Civil Contract party. Armenia’s parliament has given...
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Election Day in Azerbaijan: A Litany of Fraud
With what observers have called “the boringest election ever,” Azerbaijanis took to the polls today to re-elect President Ilham Aliyev in what was predicted and pre-determined to be a landslide. Even...
View ArticleElections in Azerbaijan: Change or Charade?
This week on CivilNet’s Insights series, host Eric Hacopian discusses the high-profile arrests last week of officials in Armenia’s Economy Ministry on corruption charges and the escalating controversy...
View Article‘Make the right choice,’ Moscow tells Yerevan as Armenia deepens ties with West
A spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry insisted that Moscow and Yerevan remain allies even as Armenia’s government continues to diversify defense ties. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan defended...
View ArticleRussian trade retailer takes over the Armenian market
By Ani Avetisyan Wildberries, Russia’s biggest trade retailer, met a warm welcome from Armenian consumers when it first started its deliveries in 2021. Initially seen as yet another platform for...
View ArticleElection Observation Mission to Azerbaijan Reports ‘Gross Violations’
By Skylar Yoder The organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe held a press conference yesterday on their election observation mission’s report of the 7 February presidential election in...
View ArticleNew Leadership for Armenian Forces?
Defense analyst Richard Giragosian joins host Patrick Elliott to discuss important strategic developments in the region. They analyze Azerbaijan’s rigged elections and recent changes to military...
View ArticleYerevan Transit fare hike put on hold for reassessment
Yerevan City Council puts temporary hold on public transport fee hike to reassess plan. Armenia is transferring shipments of aid to Ukrainian military hospitals in defiance of Russia. The post...
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University of Utah goes silent on controversy over its Heydar Aliyev conference
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian Given an absence of response from the University of Utah, it appears this academic institution has chosen to accept that false quotes attributed to two faculty, praising...
View ArticleArmenia’s only Western bank to exit the country: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS
The United Kingdom-based banking giant HSBC will exit Armenia, leaving the country with no Western commercial banks. Its local subsidiary will be acquired by Ardshinbank. The arrest of the CEO of...
View ArticleUAE emerges as a new key trade partner for Armenia
By Ani Avetisyan Armenia’s trade with the United Arab Emirates marked a milestone in 2023, increasing by around 4 times compared to the previous year. Trade with the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union...
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Los Angeles community honors Gagik Ginosian
Gagik Ginosian, the founder and art director of the change-making Karin Folk Ensemble, was remembered in a ceremony on February 11 at St. Leon Cathedral in Burbank, Ginosian passed away on February 6,...
View ArticlePashinyan declines to say if Putin would be arrested in Armenia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declined to say if Russian President Vladimir Putin would be arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant if he visited. Russia’s ambassador to...
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UPDATED: Armenia reports 4 soldiers killed in year’s first combat deaths
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s Defense Ministry said four soldiers were killed and one wounded Tuesday in clashes with Azerbaijani troops in the southern Syunik region, marking Armenia’s first combat deaths...
View ArticleDangerous developments around Armenia: Do’s and don’ts
By Karen Hartuyunyan, editor-in-chief Tuesday’s combat deaths in Armenia’s southern Syunik region show that developments around Armenia are becoming extremely dangerous. After Ilham Aliyev’s...
View ArticleAzerbaijan kills 4, wounds 1 in major border escalation
Four Armenian soldiers were killed and one injured in clashes with Azerbaijani troops near the border village of Nerkin Hand in the southern Syunik region. The Nagorno-Karabakh section of the...
View Article‘High conflict potential’ in South Caucasus, says Russian-led military bloc
The European Union’s foreign policy chief called Azerbaijan’s attack yesterday on the Syunik region, which left four Armenian soldiers dead, “disproportionate,” while the United States and Russia each...
View ArticleUne nouvelle Constitution en Arménie, à quel prix?
Le gouvernement arménien a commencé à parler de la nécessité d’adopter une nouvelle Constitution en janvier dernier sous prétexte que la mouture actuelle constitue un obstacle à l’établissement de la...
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