Syria has returned to the center of regional diplomacy, emerging as a testing ground for a new balance of power. As Turkey, Israel and other actors compete to shape the post-Assad order, the consequences of this shifting regional architecture extend beyond the Levant to the South Caucasus.

The outbreak of a U.S.-Israeli war against Iran carries consequences far beyond the Middle East. Given Iran’s pivotal role in regional balances, any weakening reverberates from the Caspian to the Persian Gulf. The South Caucasus, especially Armenia, already fragile after 2020, faces immediate and longer-term fallout.

As emotion and polarization shape public discourse, ongoing debates over Church–State relations reveal a deeper fault line in Armenia’s post-Soviet order—structural ambiguity. Beyond personalities and politics, it exposes unresolved tensions between national identity, religious authority and constitutional governance.

Focusing on legitimacy, refugees, national memory and whether trauma becomes paralysis or a catalyst for reinvention, Tigran Yegavian presents a comparative analysis of how catastrophic defeat reshapes states, examining Greece after the 1922 Asia Minor Catastrophe and Armenia after the loss of Artsakh.

At a time when multilateralism is faltering and power politics dominate international relations, micro-states and small powers can still exist, assert themselves on the world stage, and turn vulnerability into strength—becoming indispensable to others.

Long seen as a pillar of Armenian identity, the Apostolic Church now finds its relationship with the state strained. Political change, postwar trauma, and institutional mistrust have blurred boundaries between spiritual and secular authority, raising urgent questions about legitimacy, governance, the need for reform and the Church’s role in public life.

While a crime against humanity unfolds in Gaza amid the near-total indifference of Western governments, another tragedy is taking place behind closed doors: Syria is sinking deeper into decay with each passing day.

Exploring the Armenian-Argentine experience, Tigran Yegavian asks whether a diaspora can sustain Armenianness without a homeland, reflecting on identity, disconnection, and the enduring spirit that binds a dispersed people across generations and continents.

Since early March, horrific massacres targeting Alawite and Christian communities have unfolded in Syria’s coastal region. A government-imposed blackout has obscured the true death toll, while international indifference enables ongoing atrocities.

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem warns it is at risk of losing properties to the Jerusalem municipality. While unrelated to the Cow’s Garden dispute, the case highlights broader threats to the Armenian community’s survival and the Christian presence in the city.