In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of May 9: Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends Victory Day celebrations in Moscow; Armenian lawmakers warn of potential Russian interference in the 2026 parliamentary elections; UNHCR announces suspension of its operations in Azerbaijan and more.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of March April 18: Baku ramps up so-called “Zangezur Corridor” rhetoric; Armenian and Azerbaijani diplomats meet in Ankara and Tbilisi; Pashinyan continues to push peace agenda, and Vardan Ghukasyan reclaims Gyumri mayoralty.
Amid rising authoritarianism in Georgia and Azerbaijan, Armenia stands as a fragile outlier of democratic pluralism. Olesya Vartanyan examines whether it can withstand the regional tide of repression, or if pluralism is the country’s final safeguard for resilience.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have finalized peace negotiations, with Yerevan accepting Baku’s proposals on the withdrawal of third-party forces on the border and all international legal claims. However, Baku insists Armenia amend its constitution to remove alleged territorial claims as a prerequisite to signing a peace treaty.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of February 14: Armenia’s Parliament passes first reading of draft law to initiate the EU accession process; wildcat strike ends as miners and company reach a deal; controversial remarks by parliament speaker Alen Simonyan spark outrage and more.
Russia’s immediate focus remains on Ukraine, leaving little attention for other geopolitical concerns. While the long-term outlook is uncertain, this does not necessarily signal a return to its former influence over the South Caucasus. Olesya Vartanyan explains.
Looking at the emerging contours of the Trump Doctrine and its implications for the South Caucasus, Nerses Kopalyan examines competing policy orientations within Trump's incoming administration and how these will shape U.S. engagement with Armenia amid broader global and geopolitical priorities.
If Azerbaijan’s Aliyev attacks Armenia, it risks Armenia's survival but would be self-sabotage for Baku. Such aggression would push Aliyev into Russia’s revisionist orbit, thereby undermining his external geopolitical patronage system—a key factor for his regime's survival. Anna Ohanyan explains.
In this episode of “Examining the Context” podcast, Dr. Nerses Kopalyan explains what U.S. foreign policy will hold for Armenia and the region if Kamala Harris wins in the upcoming presidential elections in the United States.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 30: The joint commissions on delimitation and border security of Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed an agreement on the Regulation of joint activity; a constitutional referendum is being planned in Armenia for 2027; Legal proceedings against the government have been initiated, demanding the de-classification of compensation amounts allocated to citizens who lost property due to border delimitation.
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