A conversation with Laurence Vardaxoghlou, a researcher at Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Camille Lafrance, Director of Fake Off, a French organization dedicated to media literacy, exploring how misinformation shapes public opinion and behavior, particularly during elections and why emotion, fear and polarization makes societies susceptible to manipulated information.
A conversation with Dr. Mikayel Zolyan whose expertise includes the politics of memory, nationalism and democratization in post-Soviet societies about moving beyond the constructs put in place by the first administrations of independent Armenia: Kocharyan’s “outsourcing” of security, Sargsyan's pantheon of nationalist idols and now, the beginnings of a civic nation where citizenship with all its attributes is becoming one of the cornerstones of statehood.
A conversation with Arsen Kharatyan, founder of Aliq Media, on the narratives of peace and war dominating the campaign messaging of both the ruling party and the opposition, and the specific domestic brand of political nihilism where the choice of leadership has, for several elections, been guided by the voter's interpretation of a lesser evil.
What do nearly 37% of undecided voters mean for Armenia’s June 2026 elections? Dr. Rafael Oganesyan and Dr. Nerses Kopalyan, the social scientists behind the Armenian Election Study, break down new data on voter intention, the non-committed electorate, public perceptions of security and the economy, and how these forces are shaping the parliamentary race.
After discovering 180 of her great-great-grandfather’s shadow puppets in an attic in Aleppo, actor, writer, producer and director Sona Tatoyan realized that she had just stumbled upon a living thread connecting her to her family’s pre-genocide past. In this episode, Tatoyan speaks about her multimedia performance AZAD (The Rabbit and the Wolf), where she brings these puppets back to life, and explores what it means to carry memory onto a contemporary stage, a powerful act of storytelling.
Jon Najarian, co-founder of Market Rebellion and TradeMonster, discusses how his first trip to Armenia and his daughters' influence have deepened his relationship to his heritage. He shares a remarkable family story, from the founding of the Lazar Najarian–Calouste Gulbenkian School in Syria to pioneering organ-transplant surgery in the United States.
When the lens becomes more than a tool that captures a moment, when it becomes a way of listening, communicating and connecting, those moments add up and human stories start weaving history. For 26 years, photographer Winslow Martin has been capturing Armenia through a deeper gaze. His “Love Letter to Armenia” is a multimedia performance that invites documentary photography onto the stage as a live confession of times past and an intimate narration of one photographer’s ongoing journey to a country and connection with its people.
A joint initiative of Boston University and the HENAR Foundation, the Master’s Program in Health Professions Education (MSHPE) aims to develop a sustainable network of local medical educators who will lead curriculum reform, faculty training, and modern teaching practices across the country. EVN Report spoke to Dr. Jeffrey F. Markuns, Founding Director of Health Professions Education programs at Boston University, Dr. Aram V. Kaligian, Director, BU–Armenia Medical Partnership Program and Arman Voskerchyan, Co-founder of HENAR Foundation about the process of identifying needs and offering solutions.
Tim Jemal, president of Global ARM, discusses the recently introduced PEACE Act — a U.S. congressional bill that he says “puts a target on Aliyev’s back,” sanctioning Azerbaijan’s leadership, military capacity, and financial institutions tied to its oil and gas sector in the event of renewed aggression against Armenia. Jemal also outlines Global ARM’s strategic approach to political advocacy, one designed to counter Azerbaijan’s powerful lobbying machine and strengthen coordinated, global pro-Armenia and pro-Artsakh efforts.
From organizing the first energy conference in 1992, which concluded that the Medzamor Nuclear Power Plant should be restarted for the country’s survival, to developing AI algorithms combating disinformation campaigns against Armenia, ARPA Institute has long been at the intersection of research, innovation and national strategies for the future. Dr. Hagop Panossian, founder and president of the institute, speaks about the solutions-based approach that has defined ARPA’s work for more than three decades.
EVN Report’s mission is to empower Armenia, inspire the diaspora and inform the world through sound, credible and fact-based reporting and commentary. Our goal is to increase public trust in the media. EVN Report is the media arm of EVN News Foundation registered in the Republic of Armenia in 2017.
