Eurasianet

The Russian president and several other post-Soviet counterparts are in Yerevan for a CSTO summit, at a time when many Armenians think the organization hasn’t been doing its job.

While few support concessions on Karabakh, efforts to mobilize against the government on the issue have so far been dominated by the discredited political opposition.

Armenia gets the bulk of its natural gas from Russia. But ties with Moscow are fraying and Yerevan will soon have more alternatives.

Tens of thousands gathered the day before the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia were meeting to work on a peace agreement that many Armenians oppose.

Young men seeking to avoid getting sent to Ukraine are little aware of the tensions in the Caucasus.

The move comes as tension along the border had reached unprecedented heights even as the two countries are moving toward signing a peace agreement.

Baku promised to prosecute if the videos are determined to be authentic. But past experience suggests the prosecutions won’t go far.

The country would spend 47 percent more on defense in 2023, as Azerbaijan continues to bolster its own military and Russia, Armenia’s security guarantor, is bogged down in Ukraine.

Armenians could usually rely on favorable coverage from the media of its strategic ally. Following another escalation, that no longer seems to be the case.

Nancy Pelosi is the highest-ranking American official ever to visit Armenia, and it came at a critical time during the country’s conflict with Azerbaijan.

The Russia-led security bloc is supposed to oblige members to come to one another’s defense. But its response so far to Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenia has been anemic.

The attacks come as Russia, Armenia’s security guarantor, has been getting routed in Ukraine.

One was arrested, and both the Karabakh de facto leadership and the opposition in Armenia have come to his defense.

Ruben Vardanyan has said his move is a patriotic gesture and he has dropped hints about entering politics. But others wonder if international sanctions against Russia may be motivating him, too.

A lack of detailed data means that it is difficult to measure what a 49 percent increase in exports to Russia means. But the country’s partners in Europe and the U.S. are watching.

Armenian exports to Russia are up nearly 50 percent in the first half of the year, and land transport routes via Georgia are overloaded.

The order to leave within 20 days was a sharp U-turn from earlier messages saying that there was still a year and a half to find a solution.

The escalation came as Azerbaijan has been trying to push Armenia to speed up the construction of a new road connecting Armenia to Karabakh.

National Guard units in other post-Soviet states, like Russia, have been used to squelch protests. And critics see it as a means for the government to protect its power.

Azerbaijan has increased pressure in recent weeks for Armenia to complete the pullout.

The statue would be the tallest to the savior in the world, but the proposed site is archaeologically significant and a government ministry has ordered the project halted pending review.

Last year, dozens of senior officers tried to remove Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Now the government is trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

The general prosecutor's proposal cites the example of how Russia regulates the internet, suggesting to many that there may be political motives.

The Armenian-Turkish announcement was the result of months-long negotiations. Was Azerbaijan’s closure of its own border with Turkey a response?

The currency has risen close to 20 percent in recent months. Prices for imported goods, meanwhile, remain high due to worldwide inflationary pressures.