Tag: Artsakh

In the wake of Armenia’s parliamentary elections, K.M. Greg Sarkissian reflects on the deep divisions shaping debate in both the homeland and the diaspora. Rather than questioning one another’s patriotism, he argues, Armenians must find ways to bridge differences and build consensus around the country’s future.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party has secured a parliamentary majority and a third consecutive term after Armenia’s highest-turnout election since 2018. While international observers described the vote as free, fair and well administered, opposition parties have vowed to challenge the results and several recount requests are underway.

As Armenia heads into parliamentary elections, debates over peace, memory and democracy are colliding amid rising polarization and the latest assassination threat. In this op-ed, Sheila Paylan argues that suppressing public grief and demands for justice over Artsakh risks eroding civic trust and weakening the democratic resilience Armenia seeks to preserve.

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.

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.

Laundry, suspended on lines, throughout Artsakh once told stories of home, pride and domestic ritual. Amid war, blockade and exile, it became a fragile thread of memory and survival, a line of cloth carrying the weight of loss, resilience and love for a vanished home.

Reflecting on the fall of Artsakh and the genocide in Gaza, Karena Avedissian calls on Armenians to reject isolationism and build principled solidarity with Palestinians and other oppressed peoples facing state violence, colonialism and global impunity.

Azerbaijan’s demand that Armenia amend its Constitution as a condition for peace raises serious concerns over sovereignty, governance, and national identity. Sossi Tatikyan explores the strategic, legal, and symbolic implications of constitutional change under external pressure and asymmetric diplomacy.