Armenian finally sounds natural in AI. Elen Tovmasyan explores how Podcastle’s new Armenian text-to-speech technology could transform media, education, accessibility and diaspora engagement, while raising important questions about ethics, voice ownership and what it means for a “small” language to enter global AI systems.
Armenia’s foreign and security policy realignment is reshaping regional dynamics. Nerses Kopalyan introduces the doctrine of multi-alignment to Armenia’s policy discourse, arguing that diversification is rooted in this doctrine, one that favors strategic partnerships over alliances to de-risk security and enhance statecraft.
Reflecting on learning Armenian and the unexpected doors it opened, from a late-night restaurant in Leipzig to a train station in Ghent, Maria Gunko reveals how this “small” language creates instant belonging within a global network shaped by kinship, hospitality and shared identity.
Armenia has launched universal health coverage, replacing out-of-pocket payments with a national insurance system. After years of delay, the reform expands access and reframes healthcare as a social right rather than a privilege. The challenge is effective implementation, writes Hranoush Dermoyan.
Հայաստանում աննախադեպ աճ գրանցած առցանց խաղերի ոլորտին, երիտասարդ մասնագետների համար ստեղծված հնարավորություններին ու աշխատաշուկայի վրա ազդեցությանն անդրադարձող հոդվածի ՁայնաԳիրը։
Հայաստանի ձեռնարկությունների թվային քաղաքականությանը, խզվածքին ու անհրաժեշտ քաղաքականությանն անդրադարձող հոդվածի ՁայնաԳիրը։
One year after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the United States has turned sharply inward, opening an uneasy chapter with Europe. For the South Caucasus, this shift doesn’t necessarily signal renewed American engagement but rather a region increasingly shaped by decisions made elsewhere.
A social enterprise in Kapan is giving former inmates a second chance through steady work in a community print shop, challenging stigma, rebuilding skills and social ties, and offering a rare model for reintegration in a system long shaped by punishment rather than rehabilitation.
2025 may be remembered as a turning point for Armenia’s tech ecosystem, a year of long-term foundations taking shape. Ani Toroyan writes that while these developments open new opportunities they also raise expectations and if the past year was about setting direction, then 2026 will be about delivery.
Nationwide unrest and escalating repression in Iran are reshaping regional security dynamics, with growing risks of external escalation. For Armenia, the crisis heightens exposure to border instability, trade disruption, and diplomatic strain, testing Yerevan’s ability to balance relations amid a shifting deterrence landscape.
EVN Report’s mission is to empower Armenia, inspire the diaspora and inform the world through sound, credible and fact-based reporting and commentary. Our goal is to increase public trust in the media. EVN Report is the media arm of EVN News Foundation registered in the Republic of Armenia in 2017.
