Armenia’s Ararat Artesian Basin, the country’s second-most important freshwater reserve after Lake Sevan, is being drained faster than it can replenish. Years of mismanaged fish farming, weak enforcement and political resistance have pushed this vital aquifer toward collapse. In this episode, Maria Titizian explains why this isn’t just an environmental problem, it’s a national security crisis, threatening water, agriculture and livelihoods across the Ararat plain.

In this episode of “It Has to Be Said”, Maria Titizian examines one of Armenia’s most urgent and deeply personal challenges: access to dignified, affordable healthcare.

In this first episode of “It Has to Be Said”, Maria Titizian explores one of Armenia’s most pressing challenges: energy independence. What does it really mean for a small, landlocked country surrounded by closed borders and geopolitical uncertainty? Can Armenia reduce its dependence on Russia, strengthen its renewable energy sector, and secure its future in an increasingly unstable region?

Azerbaijan’s trials of former Artsakh officials are a grotesque display of autocratic legalism: political theater masquerading as justice. With blatant procedural violations and no international oversight, these trials are a tool of humiliation, retribution and political coercion.

Three years ago today, on September 27, Azerbaijan launched a catastrophic war against Artsakh, leaving thousands dead and swathes of territory captured. Three years on, the world is witnessing the mass exodus of the indigenous Armenian population of Artsakh.

Baku does not want to end the humanitarian catastrophe it precipitated by blockading the Lachin Corridor. Its intent is to ethnically cleanse Artsakh of its indigenous Armenian population that has lived and flourished on that land for millennia.

Fifteen soldiers died today in Armenia. Another three were wounded, two of whom are in critical condition. They were not killed by enemy fire. They were simply trying to stay warm.

There’s a sense of powerlessness among the Armenian people surrounded by two states—Azerbaijan and Turkey—whose sole intention appears to be our annihilation. But we are not powerless if we remain vigilant, rational and resolute.

As the Armenian villages of Aghavno, Berdzor and Sus on the Lachin Corridor were handed over to Azerbaijan on August 25, questions remain about why Yerevan was seemingly excluded from that process.