Politics

Armenia's deepening relationship with the European Union faces complex challenges amid regional pressures and security concerns. As Yerevan strategically diversifies from Russian influence, EU engagement has grown, however, its impact remains limited without a credible membership path, a strategy tailored to Armenia’s vulnerabilities and balancing its normative commitments with its geopolitical and energy interests.

Baku’s “Western Azerbaijan” campaign uses fabricated historical claims and cultural appropriation to assert territorial ambitions over Armenia. Armine Tigranyan traces the roots, tactics and international reach of this systematic campaign of historical revisionism and cultural erasure.

Successive Armenian leaders have navigated the tension between pursuing international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and maintaining diplomatic pragmatism, especially in relation to Turkey, diaspora expectations, and evolving foreign policy priorities since independence. Hovhannes Nazaretyan explains.

As the European Parliament demands the release of Armenian hostages in Azerbaijan in a strongly worded resolution, Baku continues to ignore the call, while Armenia’s push to finalize a peace treaty, seemingly at any cost, risks diluting the resolution’s impact and undermining potential leverage in securing justice.

Armenia’s parliament passes a bill formally declaring the country’s intent to pursue EU membership. Supporters see it as a step toward strengthening democracy, security and economic well-being, while critics question its necessity, arguing that deeper ties with the EU were already progressing without such a declaration.

Azerbaijan’s delay in committing to a peace agreement suggests a strategy of coercion to extract unilateral concessions and weaken Armenia’s sovereignty. The international community must go beyond praise and apply real pressure to ensure a fair, enforceable peace to stop the cycle of aggression.

Azerbaijan employs coercive tactics to pressure Armenia into political concessions. Davit Petrosyan examines Aliyev's strategy, Armenia's vulnerabilities, and the risks of dropping legal claims. He argues that, beyond military strengthening, Armenia must develop its own coercive strategy targeting Aliyev’s key fears and vulnerabilities, effectively deterring Azerbaijan.

The sham trials of Nagorno-Karabakh’s former leaders and other Armenian prisoners in Baku expose Azerbaijan’s state-sponsored hatred against Armenians, fueling animosity, obstructing peace efforts and reinforcing Aliyev’s authoritarian grip.

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem warns it is at risk of losing properties to the Jerusalem municipality. While unrelated to the Cow’s Garden dispute, the case highlights broader threats to the Armenian community’s survival and the Christian presence in the city.

Once hailed as a game-changer in modern warfare, the Bayraktar TB2 drone has seen its role and effectiveness evolve over time. Davit Khachatryan unpacks the realities behind the myth, analyzing its successes, limitations and shifting significance on the battlefield.