Tag: EVN Report

October 17, 2025
Finding the Ones Who Stayed

Finding the Ones Who Stayed

In Istanbul, the remnants of an ancient Armenian presence continue to endure. Through encounters with community members and reflections on belonging, Maral Tavitian explores how those who remained in Turkey preserve identity, culture and memory amid loss and resilience.

October 16, 2025

ARPA’s Data Driven Mindset

From organizing the first energy conference in 1992, which concluded that the Medzamor Nuclear Power Plant should be restarted for the country’s survival, to developing AI algorithms combating disinformation campaigns against Armenia, ARPA Institute has long been at the intersection of research, innovation and national strategies for the future. Dr. Hagop Panossian, founder and president of the institute, speaks about the solutions-based approach that has defined ARPA’s work for more than three decades.

October 14, 2025
Geography of Delusion in the South Caucasus

Geography of Delusion in the South Caucasus

Between Kars and Gyumri, reality bends on the map. Maria Gunko traces how geography, technology, and politics conspire to blur borders in the South Caucasus, where every route reveals both connection and confinement, every map is a tool of both navigation and imagination.

October 10, 2025

Early Moves in Armenia’s 2026 Race

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 10: Former President Robert Kocharyan gives lengthy press conference, announces his alliance will run in next year’s parliamentary elections; Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport announces $500 million expansion plan; two relatives of missing soldiers charged following scuffles with police during last week’s protest and more.

October 10, 2025
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Nation, Faith and Diaspora at a Crossroads

Long seen as a pillar of Armenian identity, the Apostolic Church now finds its relationship with the state strained. Political change, postwar trauma, and institutional mistrust have blurred boundaries between spiritual and secular authority, raising urgent questions about legitimacy, governance, the need for reform and the Church’s role in public life.

October 9, 2025
ARTINERARY: October 2025

ARTINERARY: October 2025

From daring contemporary art and rediscovered masters to global collaborations and philosophical meditations on home and identity, this issue of Artinerary traces Armenia’s restless cultural pulse. A snapshot of an art scene oscillating between imitation and invention, reverence and rebellion, beauty and critique.

October 9, 2025
License to Chaos: The Reality of Driving in Yerevan

License to Chaos: The Reality of Driving in Yerevan

From chaotic intersections to the challenges of getting a driver’s license, navigating Yerevan’s roads reveals deeper issues of enforcement, infrastructure and culture. Through personal experience and research, Hranoush Dermoyan explains what it takes, and what it costs, to drive safely in Armenia.