Law & Society

Armenia’s first PISA results are sobering, revealing serious gaps in student proficiency and raising questions that go well beyond curriculum reform. Arevik Anapiosyan examines what the results reveal about learning, critical thinking, attendance and classroom practice, and what an evidence-based response should look like.

Yerevan was once a much greener city, but decades of neglect, privatization and construction have taken a toll on its parks. Hovhannes Nazaretyan examines the city’s efforts to reclaim and restore public green spaces, from the Opera and Ring Park to smaller neighborhood parks, and the legal battles along the way.

As Armenia seeks to retain talent and build a competitive workforce, recruitment practices matter more than ever. Sona Gevorgyan examines the challenges facing job seekers, from poor communication to unpaid assignments, and argues for a more transparent and respectful hiring culture.

Indian migrant workers at a textile factory in Ijevan went on strike over abusive working conditions, unpaid wages and rising production quotas. Their protest exposes deeper problems in Armenia’s labor system, where weak protections leave migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation, surveillance and coercion. Garren Jansezian’s report from Ijevan.

A decades-long effort to expand Yerevan’s metro reveals a familiar cycle of ambitious promises, shifting timelines, and stalled execution. The long-delayed Ajapnyak station underscores deeper structural challenges in governance, planning and accountability behind Armenia’s unfinished infrastructure.

An in-depth look at Armenia’s shift from institutional child care to family-based welfare explores the roles of poverty, disability, stigma and law. Tigran Melikian examines recent positive reforms, remaining gaps and what it will take to ensure every child grows up in a family.

Armenia has launched universal health coverage, replacing out-of-pocket payments with a national insurance system. After years of delay, the reform expands access and reframes healthcare as a social right rather than a privilege. The challenge is effective implementation, writes Hranoush Dermoyan.

From chaotic intersections to the challenges of getting a driver’s license, navigating Yerevan’s roads reveals deeper issues of enforcement, infrastructure and culture. Through personal experience and research, Hranoush Dermoyan explains what it takes, and what it costs, to drive safely in Armenia.

Armenia’s long, troubled journey toward biometric passports reveals much about its institutional weaknesses and European aspirations. As the EU moves forward with visa liberalization and new border controls, the country’s ability to deliver secure documents will shape its citizens’ access to Europe.

Armenia’s electric vehicle market is booming, driven by import incentives and global trends. But as EV adoption accelerates, the country faces a looming challenge: how to safely recycle lithium-ion batteries in a system unprepared for hazardous waste disposal.