It Has to Be Said: In Focus

Hybrid warfare isn’t fought with tanks, it’s fought with information. Ahead of Armenia’s parliamentary elections, disinformation, cyber operations and AI-generated fakes are already shaping perceptions and eroding trust. In this episode, Maria Titizian explains how foreign information manipulation targets elections, why emotional content spreads fastest, and how citizens can protect themselves from becoming the final battlefield.

Yerevan’s air pollution is no longer background noise, it’s a public health emergency. From nonstop construction and urban quarries to traffic emissions and landfill fires, the sources are well known and long documented. In this episode, Maria Titizian explains why geography isn’t the cause, why PM2.5 is the real threat, and why the failure isn’t about data, but political will.

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?