As Armenia reorients its foreign policy away from Russia, it is deepening ties not only with the West, but also with non-Western partners. Hovhannes Nazaretyan explores Armenia’s evolving engagement with Central Asian states as part of that strategy.
Azerbaijan has institutionalized the notion that Armenia is “Western Azerbaijan” through state-sanctioned textbooks, children’s literature, and academic curricula. Intensified since the 2020 war, this narrative reflects expansionist ambitions that extend beyond Nagorno-Karabakh—even as peace talks continue.
The enduring myth of “Celestial Armenia”, a spiritual, idealized vision rooted in religious doctrine, has long been manipulated by political and clerical elites and exploited by Russia, hindering the emergence of a sovereign, realistic Armenian state grounded in political responsibility and modern geopolitics.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of June 13: Armenia condemns attack on Iran, urges calm; a $500 million public-private partnership to build cutting-edge AI infrastructure in Armenia is unveiled by Firebird, the Armenian Government and NVIDIA; gas explosion in Gegharkunik kills five, injures over a dozen and more.
Armenia hosted the second Yerevan Dialogue in partnership with France, India, and Poland. Nerses Kopalyan, author of the EVN Security Report series, talks about the strategic implications of this emerging partnership and what securitized minilateralism could mean for Armenia’s evolving security architecture.
What mutually beneficial foundations could bring France, India, Poland and Armenia together in a security alliance, and what might such a quartet mean for Armenia’s security architecture? To explore this, Nerses Kopalyan introduces the concept of securitized minilateralism.
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Drawing from Moldova’s recent experience, Armenia must brace for a coordinated and covert Kremlin strategy aimed at electoral interference and destabilizing its democracy ahead of the 2026 parliamentary elections. Nerses Kopalyan explains Russia’s evolving hybrid warfare tactics and “traceless manipulation” operations.
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Aliyev’s unilateral declaration of a draft peace agreement was a calculated gamble to capture U.S. attention rather than a genuine step toward peace with Armenia. This strategy backfired, exposing Azerbaijan’s bad faith engagement, with Washington preferring the narrative of its strategic partner Armenia.
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The archives of Studio Rex, a photo studio founded by Armenian Genocide survivor Assadour Keussayan in Marseille, document decades of European migration. These once-practical photographs have become powerful historical artifacts chronicling diverse immigrant experiences from the 20th century.
Molly Crabapple is an award-winning animator and writer, she has pioneered a new genre of live-illustrated journalism. Her reportage spans global issues, from Occupy Wall Street to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. With Jon Lee Anderson, Molly opens up about her beginning as an artist and activist and her very own creative processes.
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