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The Metsamor nuclear power plant. (Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY 2.0, t.ly/LO-66)

Armenia sending signals that it wants to back out of a nuclear-energy deal with Russia

Yerevan pursuing US option for building new plant.

Brawley Benson Sep 5, 2024

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, while in Azerbaijan on August 19, gives an interview to Russia’s Channel One, lashing out at Armenia. (Photo: Screenshot)

Armenia to Russia: Thanks, but no thanks on mediation offer

Pashinyan intent on sealing peace deal directly with Azerbaijan.

Ani Avetisyan Sep 3, 2024

A working paper contends that a small tax on top earners would help governments raise urgently needed funds. But for it to work, the introduction of stringent international transparency rules would be needed, which seems unlikely in the foreseeable future. (Serge Kutuzov via Unsplash)

A small tax on the super-rich could raise big revenue in the Caucasus, Central Asia – report

A good idea with little chance of adoption over the medium-term.

Aug 26, 2024

Putin eager to play peacemaker in the Caucasus

Russian leader doesn’t like sitting on sidelines.

Aug 20, 2024

Ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023. Many in Armenia believe that any peace deal with Baku should guarantee the right of return for Armenians who were forced to leave Karabakh amid Azerbaijan’s full takeover of the territory. (Photo: mil.ru)

Armenia and Azerbaijan take new step towards finalizing peace deal

Russia stands to lose some leverage in the South Caucasus.

Aug 13, 2024

Zvartnots International Airport. (Joxovurd/Armlur.am via Wikipedia)

Russian border guards gone from Yerevan airport

Meanwhile, Moscow disappears Armenian fruits and veggies from Russian store shelves.

Ani Avetisyan Aug 8, 2024

A screenshot of a program broadcast by Azerbaijan’s public television that criticized the EU and its relations with Armenia.

Azerbaijan: State-controlled media predicts both Armenia and EU will get burned by warming bilateral ties

An element of bitterness fuels media criticisms.

Aug 7, 2024

Former Karabakh leaders languish in Azerbaijani jails awaiting trial

Son of one high-profile political detainee alleges mistreatment.

Ani Avetisyan Aug 5, 2024

Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter. (Photo: TijsB, CC BY-SA 2.0, t.ly/qVb2O)

Armenians and Israeli settlers clash over land parcel in Old City Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter threatened by real estate dispute.

Ella Chakarian Aug 2, 2024

An Armenian soldier guards the border with Azerbaijan. A report that Tehran allegedly sold $500 million worth of arms to Yerevan threatens to disrupt the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process. (Photo: gov.am)

Alleged Iranian-Armenian arms deal stirs controversy in the Caucasus

Tehran and Yerevan deny, while Baku cries “fake news.”

Ani Avetisyan Jul 30, 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (left, center) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (right, center) most recently met in Berlin in February 2024. They were expected to hold direct talks in London in mid-July 18, but the meeting never took place. (Photo: primeminister.am)

Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process: So close, yet so far

Several significant issues remain in way of a deal.

Jul 25, 2024

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (left) with EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in Brussels in February 2024. (Photo: mfa.am)

EU deepens engagement with Armenia, offering prospect of visa-free travel

Negotiations likely to take years.

Ani Avetisyan Jul 23, 2024

A U.S. soldier drives a Stryker 30mm ICV-D off a C17 Globemaster III ramp in preparation for Eagle Partner 24 that runs from July 15-24. (Photo: U.S. Army/Capt. Vira Miller)

Russia rages over US military exercise in Armenia

US envoy calls exercise a sign of “important and growing” ties with Yerevan.

Ani Avetisyan Jul 19, 2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center) hosts a trilateral meeting on July 10 to facilitate discussions between Armenian and Azerbaijani negotiators on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington. (Photo: mfa.am)

The United States tries to get Armenia, Azerbaijan to see the trade benefits of peace

Georgia gets ghosted in NATO summit’s final communique.

Ekaterina Venkina Jul 12, 2024

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference ahead of the alliance’s summit in Washington. (Photo: NATO press service)

NATO Summit: Georgia and Armenia will get some attention

A carrot for Yerevan and maybe a stick for Tbilisi.

Ekaterina Venkina Jul 8, 2024

A Caesar self-propelled howitzer. France announced the sale of 36 such howitzers to Armenia, which immediately sparked vitriolic responses from Azerbaijan and Russia. (Photo: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mikki L. Sprenkle)

French arms sale to Armenia fuels tension in Caucasus

Azerbaijani media raises specter of Third Karabakh War.

Ani Avetisyan Jun 24, 2024

Heads of state pose for the traditional family photo during the summit on peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad, Switzerland, June 15, 2024. (KEYSTONE/EDA/POOL/Michael Buholzer)

Swiss summit gives Georgia and Ukraine presidents chance to reaffirm commitment to European integration

Summit communique urges dialogue to end warfare without providing roadmap for talks.

Ekaterina Venkina Jun 17, 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the Armenian parliament on June 12, where he confirmed that Armenia will be withdrawing from the CSTO and that he or other Armenian officials “will never visit Belarus as long as Alexander Lukashenko is its president.” (Photo: primeminister.am)

Armenia recalls ambassador from Belarus amid rising tension with Russia

Armenia’s gestures of friendship for Ukraine rankles the Kremlin.

Ani Avetisyan Jun 14, 2024

Violence erupted outside parliament on June 12, resulting in injuries to 98 protesters and police officers. (Photo: video screenshot)

Violence erupts in Armenia

Dozens of injuries and arrests, as protesters clash with police outside parliament.

Ani Avetisyan Jun 12, 2024

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (center) visits the Tavush region, the epicenter of the ongoing civil disobedience actions. (Photo: armradio.am)

Armenia’s prime minister steals protesters’ thunder

Pashinyan claims peace is near, and Yerevan will depart CSTO.

Ani Avetisyan Jun 12, 2024

Rivers in Armenia’s Tavush and Lori provinces burst their banks in late May, killing four people and causing extensive property damage. (Photo: gov.am)

Armenia: Government seeking help from international community for natural disaster recovery

Major highways remain barely passable.

Ani Avetisyan Jun 5, 2024

Screenshot of Channel One’s coverage of protests in Armenia featuring fierce criticism of Pashinyan’s leadership.

Armenia: Feud with Russia experiences another spike

Prime Minister accuses two nominal allies of conspiring to subvert Armenian sovereignty.

Ani Avetisyan May 31, 2024

Bulldozers hard at work in Karabakh’s capital, called Stepanakert dating back to Soviet times, but now known as Khankendi. (Photo: Azertac, t.ly/BS4yx)

Azerbaijan: Baku is bulldozing Armenian legacy in Karabakh

Some acts appear to contravene International Court of Justice order.

Lilit Shahverdyan May 30, 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan meets with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on May 8. Politically, Pashinyan has been quick to bolster relations with the European Union and United States, but making a political shift is proving a faster process than reorienting the Armenian economy. (Photo: kremlin.ru)

Armenia: Tax records tell tale of continuing economic dependency on Russia

Moscow’s financial gravitational pull on Yerevan remains powerful.

May 17, 2024

A protest in Yerevan on May 9. (Photo: armradio.am)

Armenia: Protesters call on Pashinyan to leave

Prime minister not responding to resignation demand.

May 10, 2024

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