Opinion

In this provocative critique of Armenian “neutrality” in the Middle East, Garren Jansezian argues that the refrain “no Armenian casualties” obscures moral responsibility, reinforces selective empathy, and risks aligning Armenian identity with dangerous geopolitical narratives at the expense of broader human solidarity.

TRIPP is more than a transit route, it’s a strategic opportunity within shifting Eurasian trade networks. As global supply chains realign, Armenia’s ability to integrate, diversify and position itself will determine whether it gains relevance or remains sidelined, writes Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.

As global powers shift toward transactional, interest-driven alliances, Armenia faces a more fluid and uncertain strategic landscape. Anoush Begoyan argues that despite changing Western priorities, democratic governance remains Armenia’s most durable asset that will only strengthen its resilience, credibility, and long-term positioning in a fragmented international order.

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.

Syria’s January 2026 offensive against Rojava threatens a decade of decentralized, pluralistic governance in northeast Syria. Among those at risk are Islamized Armenians, whose hard-won political and cultural gains illustrate the fragility of local autonomy under centralization.

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.

A new national day of remembrance raises difficult questions about memory, truth and accountability, especially after the 2020 Artsakh War. Honoring the dead requires more than ritual, or a date on a calendar, it demands names, transparency and a truthful reckoning with how and why the war was lost.

In this sharp critique of political revisionism in Armenia, Nerses Kopalyan examines how distorted narratives seek to undermine the Velvet Revolution, erase popular sovereignty, and normalize cynicism, victimhood and authoritarian nostalgia as tools to weaken democracy and collective agency.

The arrest of two Armenian podcasters has reignited debate over where free expression ends and criminal liability begins. Beyond one case, the episode exposes Armenia’s unresolved legal blind spot in addressing sexualized, gendered abuse without undermining democratic speech.

As Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on, there are allegations—some founded, some unfounded—that troops and resources have quietly been redeployed from Armenia’s Gyumri base and the former peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh. Justin Tomczyk examines online activity that reveals this movement of forces and what a planned surge of troops to Gyumri means for the region.