Inside the Mind’s Eye: The Bold Vision of Judith Simonian

Beyond Borders

“You Can’t Force Love”: Moscow’s Courting of the South Caucasus Stalls

May 26, 2025

Russia’s recent diplomatic push in the South Caucasus revealed more strain than strength. Olesya Vartanyan’s

analysis unpacks Moscow’s faltering influence in Armenia and Azerbaijan as the region edges further from its traditional power center.

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Armenia’s Quiet Defiance

Olesya Vartanyan

Apr 14, 2025

Amid rising authoritarianism in Georgia and Azerbaijan, Armenia stands as a fragile outlier of democratic

pluralism. Olesya Vartanyan examines whether it can withstand the regional tide of repression, or if pluralism is the country’s final safeguard for resilience.

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An Unfinished Peace: Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Fragile Path Forward

Olesya Vartanyan

Mar 17, 2025

Baku and Yerevan have declared their negotiations over, a moment that should, in theory, mark

a diplomatic milestone. Yet the actual signing and implementation of a peace agreement remains elusive, if not outright uncertain. With the process stalled in an ambiguous interim phase, this new reality necessitates a careful assessment of the risks and uncertainties defining this transitional period.

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Tech Matters

Riding the AI Juggernaut

Raffi Kassarjian

May 29, 2025

Artificial Intelligence is evolving at breakneck speed, reshaping industries and accelerating innovation. Raffi Kassarjian explores

the exponential growth in data, algorithms and processing power, highlighting how Armenia is carving out a meaningful place in the global AI value chain.

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Investing in the “Software” of Innovation

Raffi Kassarjian

Mar 11, 2025

Silicon Valley’s success is driven by a combination of talent, capital and culture. Raffi Kassarjian

explains how Armenia can apply these principles to boost its own tech ecosystem, highlighting local strengths, growing investment and the importance of global connections.

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The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence: Challenge or Opportunity for Armenian Tech?

Raffi Kassarjian

Jan 24, 2025

As AI reshapes industries worldwide, Raffi Kassarjian explores its implications for Armenia’s tech sector. From

algorithmic bias to AI-assisted development, he examines how local firms can adapt, innovate and compete in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

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Unleashed

To Be Sure

Sheila Paylan

Jun 2, 2025

Reflecting on her own struggle with imposter syndrome, Sheila Paylan unpacks the weight of inherited

trauma and the seduction of Armenian exceptionalism. Through the lens of identity and confidence, she calls for both an individual and collective shift—from needing to be seen as exceptional to doing the work of becoming truly excellent.

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Pride and Nemesis

Sheila Paylan

May 5, 2025

In the face of mounting concessions to Azerbaijan, Sheila Paylan argues that Armenia risks trading

dignity for illusionary peace and explores the fine line between pragmatism and surrender, and why national self-respect must never be collateral.

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Party of One

Sheila Paylan

Apr 7, 2025

In this deeply personal reflection, Sheila Paylan challenges cultural norms and redefines autonomy, asserting that

womanhood should not be predominantly defined by motherhood. Instead, she advocates for the freedom to craft a meaningful life on one's own terms, embracing a broad spectrum of female identities and experiences.

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Outside In

Symbols or Spectacle? Armenia’s Pavilions at Venice and Milan

Maria Gunko

Jun 5, 2025

A critical reflection on Armenia’s national pavilions at the 2025 Triennale Milano and Venice Biennale

of Architecture, Maria Gunko explores how they navigate themes of heritage, technology and everyday architecture, offering contrasting visions of authenticity, identity and the politics of representation.

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Sisian: Where Mediocrity Meets the Sublime

Maria Gunko

May 8, 2025

A work trip to Sisian unfolds from dreary mediocrity into an unexpected revelation. Through the

evocative paintings of Armen Hakobjanyan, Sisian’s stark landscapes transform, revealing a timeless beauty hidden beneath the town’s crumbling surfaces, and quiet melancholy.

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The Subtle Details of Syunik’s Cities

Maria Gunko

Apr 10, 2025

A journey through Syunik’s cities reveals overlooked details: laundry lines, rustwoven structures, and abandoned railways,

that tell richer, more intimate stories of place than tourist checklists ever could. Maria Gunko’s reflection on memory, materiality and urban meaning.

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Art Speak

Inside the Mind’s Eye: The Bold Vision of Judith Simonian

Christopher Atamian

Jun 9, 2025

Judith Simonian’s solo show at JJ Murphy Gallery in New York unveils vivid, layered canvases

where absence, abstraction and narrative tension converge. Her psychologically rich, formally inventive works transform everyday scenes into uncanny meditations on memory, perception and the human subconscious.

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Eozen Agopian: Master of Light and Thread

Christopher Atamian

Apr 9, 2025

Through layered canvases, intricate stitching and luminous color, Eozen Agopian fuses painting, textile and sculpture

into transcendent works. Her art explores memory, identity and space, honoring women’s labor and evoking spiritual resonance across continents.

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Unheimlich: Nina Katchadourian (Re)Orders the World

Christopher Atamian

Feb 13, 2025

Nina Katchadourian’s art playfully reorders the world, creating alternate meanings from everyday objects. Her projects,

from rearranged book titles to self-portraits in airplane lavatories, challenge our perception of categories, identity and representation, blending humor with deep intellectual curiosity.

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Columns

Beyond Borders

“You Can’t Force Love”: Moscow’s Courting of the South Caucasus Stalls

Armenia’s Quiet Defiance

An Unfinished Peace: Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Fragile Path Forward

Tech Matters

Riding the AI Juggernaut

Investing in the “Software” of Innovation

The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence: Challenge or Opportunity for Armenian Tech?

Unleashed

To Be Sure

Pride and Nemesis

Party of One

Outside In

Symbols or Spectacle? Armenia’s Pavilions at Venice and Milan

Sisian: Where Mediocrity Meets the Sublime

The Subtle Details of Syunik’s Cities

Art Speak

Inside the Mind’s Eye: The Bold Vision of Judith Simonian

Eozen Agopian: Master of Light and Thread

Unheimlich: Nina Katchadourian (Re)Orders the World

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