Tag: Sossi Tatikyan

Armenia's deepening relationship with the European Union faces complex challenges amid regional pressures and security concerns. As Yerevan strategically diversifies from Russian influence, EU engagement has grown, however, its impact remains limited without a credible membership path, a strategy tailored to Armenia’s vulnerabilities and balancing its normative commitments with its geopolitical and energy interests.

Azerbaijan’s delay in committing to a peace agreement suggests a strategy of coercion to extract unilateral concessions and weaken Armenia’s sovereignty. The international community must go beyond praise and apply real pressure to ensure a fair, enforceable peace to stop the cycle of aggression.

In this comprehensive article, Sossi Tatikyan examines Azerbaijani President Aliyev’s recent interviews and their implications for Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, juxtaposing his rhetoric with PM Nikol Pashinyan’s responses and broader Armenian perspectives, offering insights and analyses.

In response to France’s criticism of Azerbaijan’s coercive tactics against Armenia and the deepening France-Armenia partnership, Baku has escalated its information warfare against Paris. Sossi Tatikyan examines how Azerbaijan exploits anti-colonial narratives against France among Sub-Saharan African nations.

The deepening France-Armenia partnership has spurred Azerbaijan’s disinformation campaign against France, escalating into a hybrid war. Sossi Tatikyan debunks these narratives, revealing their striking commonalities with Russian tactics.

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.

Azerbaijan has been using military and diplomatic coercion to achieve its maximalist and expansionist objectives, employing wide-ranging tools of hybrid war while also deceiving and harassing international actors. Sossi Tatikyan explains.

Since the restoration of its independence in 1991, Armenia has sought to maintain a balance of power in the region. However, maintaining this balance became challenging starting from the early years. Sossi Tatikyan presents an overview and analysis of Armenia’s foreign and security policies spanning three decades.

Azerbaijan’s threat of military aggression and ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh’s indigenous Armenian population remains extremely critical. If not prevented, it will constitute another major blow to the international order.

The EU civilian monitoring mission launched today is expected to be a deterrent to potential new Azerbaijani offensives through its political leverage and physical presence. Armenia must, however, restore its security and defense sector to defend its territory and people.