From access to American weapons systems, to implementation of TRIPP, to cooperation on critical minerals, the agreements signed during U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit represents a new stage in U.S.-Armenia relations. Nerses Kopalyan examines their security significance and writes that it was a recognition by Washington that Armenia’s security and stability have become increasingly important components of its regional policy.
From One-Legged Black Devil to Zilina, Havala and Halamula, this photo essay revisits the courtyard games that shaped generations of Armenian children, reflecting on how contemporary urban life has steadily reduced opportunities for spontaneous play and community.
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As Armenia heads to the polls, Sheila Paylan reflects on the meaning of voting, the temptation of strategic choices, and why the only truly wasted vote is the one never cast.
What happens when an accountant falls in love with wine? For Varuzhan Mouradian, it meant leaving behind a successful life in Los Angeles to plant vines in volcanic soil and help reshape Armenia’s relationship with wine.
Armenia’s first military parade in a decade offered the clearest public glimpse yet into the country’s rapidly developing defense capabilities. From French CAESAR howitzers and Indian missile systems to Chinese drones and locally produced weapons, the parade showcased Armenia’s drive to diversify its military partnerships and rebuild its armed forces after the 2020 war.
Պատերազմի անավարտ խոսակցությանը մոտենալու փորձ է արել լուսանկարիչ Վաղինակ Ղազարյանը՝ իր ֆոտոպատմության հերոսներին՝ 44-օրյա պատերազմի մասնակիցներին անավարտ հարցեր տալով վերհանել պատերազմի թողած հետքը։
Tracing Armenian bridal fashion from traditional taraz to contemporary couture, Nora Grigoryan explores how the wedding dress reflects identity, femininity, family expectations and cultural change. Through designers, photographers and historians, it examines the tension between heritage, modernity and self-expression.
In the aftermath of the Soviet collapse, Armenia’s music scene underwent a dramatic transformation. From the rise of rabiz and estrada to experimental fusion and underground influences, Tamara Khachatryan explores how hardship, freedom and cultural upheaval reshaped the country’s post-Soviet musical identity.
A journey to the medieval Armenian capital of Ani becomes an exploration of memory, erasure and cultural survival. Traveling through Turkey to reach the ruins visible from Armenia’s closed border, Maria Gunko reflects on heritage, identity, historical loss and the politics of preserving, and silencing, the past.
In this episode of It Has to Be Said, Maria Titizian examines how fear has become one of the dominant tools of Armenia’s parliamentary election campaign. From warnings of war and economic collapse to narratives about “Turkification” and a so-called “Ukraine scenario,” domestic and external actors are increasingly weaponizing public anxiety and collective trauma instead of debating policy and governance.
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