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Challenges Facing Armenia’s Think Tank Community
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Armenia’s Potential Arms Deal: The Politics Behind Greece’s Russian-Made Air Defense Systems
At the end of November, the Greek news outlet Enikos.gr reported that Russian-made air defense systems currently in Greece’s arsenal could be transferred or sold to Armenia. Over the past two years, there had been discussions about their potential transfer to Ukraine. “The leadership of the Greek Armed Forces is determined to continue the ‘derussification’ […]
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Public office, private gains: The controversial record of Yerevan’s mayor
By Tatev Baghdasaryan A week ago, it was reported that last month, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan took off on a week-long official visit to Los Angeles, USA, accompanied by a delegation of nine people. To organize the trip, the Yerevan Municipality signed a direct, non-competitive procurement contract worth around USD 31,800 with Luxury Voyage LLC. The expenses included eight […]
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Loyalty vs. impartiality: The government’s move undermines judicial independence
By Tatev Baghdasaryan Alexander Sirunyan, the ruling party’s nominee for a non-judge position on the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), has recently become one of the most controversial figures in Armenian public life. His nomination has sparked widespread criticism and raised serious concerns about the potential impact on the independence and integrity of the judiciary. The […]
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Caught Between Moscow and the West: Armenia’s Precarious Diversification
By Tigran Grigoryan and Karena Avedissian Armenia and Russia have shared a close, complex relationship for decades, with Russia serving as Armenia’s main security and economic partner. But, recent events—particularly the ongoing war in Ukraine and renewed tensions in the South Caucasus—are straining this relationship. As Moscow’s attention has moved towards Ukraine, its influence in the region has weakened, and Armenia […]
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Resignations in Armenia Spark Debate over Judicial Independence and Democratic Integrity
By Tigran Grigoryan and Tatev Baghdasaryan Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government has faced a wave of resignations over the past two weeks, with several ministers and officials stepping down and some positions already filled. However, the circumstances surrounding these resignations have ignited controversy and raised serious constitutional concerns. In an interview with Public Television on […]
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Trump’s Return: Global Authoritarianism and Armenia’s Struggle for Democracy
By Karena Avedissian When Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016, I was devastated––I didn’t get out of bed for two days, so unfathomable was the idea that an autocratic-minded serial sexual assaulter would be leading the U.S. After this election, however, despite the specter of harsher right-wing policies, accelerated dismantling of democratic institutions, […]
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Trump 2.0: Armenia’s foreign policy at a crossroads
By Tigran Grigoryan Following Donald Trump’s recent landslide victory in the U.S. presidential election, international observers and analysts are eager to assess what the next four years may mean for American foreign policy. Trump’s previous presidency reshaped U.S. global relations, ushering in an era marked by increased isolationism and unpredictability. For Armenia this shift in […]
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Instrumentalized and Alienated: Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian Refugees in Armenia
By Karena Avedissian The discourse around Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenia following the region’s ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan in September 2023 highlights the troubling tendency for vulnerable refugee populations to be politicized. The plight of these refugees—marginalized by virtue of their displacement—has been overshadowed by how various actors in Armenia, from government officials to […]