Tag: 2020 Artsakh War

Russia and Azerbaijan's failure to uphold key commitments in the November 9 trilateral statement, which ended the 2020 Artsakh War, resulted in the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenian population. Four years on, one particular article continues to fuel tensions in the region.

The Trump administration’s response to the 2020 war reflected a blend of traditional U.S. neutrality as a mediator and Trump's characteristic populist rhetoric, which appeared partly aimed at appealing to Armenian-American voters during the U.S. presidential election campaign that year.

Azerbaijan’s systematic destruction of Artsakh's cultural heritage not only erases the unique collective identity of its people but also deals a significant blow to the entire world, destabilizing present and future prospects for peace and security in the South Caucasus.

Since the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, Armenia has pivoted toward utilizing international legal institutions to address the conflict's aftermath with Azerbaijan. This article offers a comprehensive overview of Armenia’s legal efforts on the global stage.

The institutional mechanisms, economic arrangements, and social power networks that Catholicos Garegin II constructed and relied on are incompatible with Armenia’s democratic project and the values of the Church as a sacred institution, writes Nerses Kopalyan.

Russian peacekeepers recently withdrew from Nagorno-Karabakh, now under full Azerbaijani control, as did border guards at Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan and Zvartnots, Yerevan’s international airport, symbolizing Russia’s retreat from the South Caucasus.

Civilian reporting filled the information void left by the absence of international journalists during the blockade and ethnic cleansing in 2023 of the Armenians of Artsakh. Taline Oundjian looks at the benefits and ethical dilemmas, and the importance of local journalists in global reporting.

Opposition movements linked to the Church and former regime figures can potentially threaten Armenia's struggling democracy. Garren Jansezian argues that progressive alternatives to both the governing elite and the opposition are needed now more than ever.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of May 10: Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, Primate of the Diocese of Tavush leads a large protest against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan, demands resignation of the Prime Minister; Armenia’s Prime Minister Pashinyan meets with Russian President Putin in Moscow; Russian border guards and troops deployed to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border following the 2020 Artsakh War will be withdrawn.

This article explores the most accurate term to describe the de-Armenization of Nagorno-Karabakh by comparing various perspectives and examining the legal and political applicability of these terms.