Armenia’s parliamentary elections are over, but the bigger questions about the country’s future are only beginning. Did voters simply return Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to power, or did they also endorse a broader geopolitical and security transformation? And what does the outcome mean for Armenia’s relations with Russia, the United States, Europe and its neighbors?
In this episode of “State of Play”, Maria Titizian speaks with Nerses Kopalyan about the strategic implications of the election result and the road ahead; Russia’s muted response to the elections; what Pashinyan’s renewed mandate means for the peace process with Azerbaijan; growing U.S.-Armenia partnership, and the strategic choices Yerevan will face over the next four years as it seeks to balance relations with the West while maintaining working ties with Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union.
