Turkey's Afrin Operation Draws in Armenians, Azeris In addition to the real battle there's a PR war with Turks and Kurds seeking to woo Azeris and Armenians, respectively. Emil Sanamyan Feb 8, 2018
Russia Picks Fight With Armenia Over Nazi Collaboration Armenians responded by vigorous defenses that mostly glossed over the liberation hero's alliance with the Third Reich. Joshua Kucera Feb 8, 2018
China Denies Plans to Build Military Base on Afghan-Tajik Border But several Afghan officials have confirmed the plans, on the record. Joshua Kucera Feb 7, 2018
Perspectives | Is the Eurasian Belt and Road Headed toward a Rate Wrangle? Even as Asia-to-Europe rail traffic experiences an uptick, there remain considerable risks for shippers. Nathan Hutson Feb 6, 2018
Armenia Reportedly Blocks Belarus-Azerbaijan Arms Deal While it appears to be a victory for Yerevan, Azerbaijan remains one of Belarus's largest weapons customers. Joshua Kucera Feb 6, 2018
Survey: Armenians' Attitudes Toward Azerbaijan Increasingly Hardening “Non-compromising attitudes have become mainstream in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. These attitudes jeopardize the prospects of peaceful resolution.” Joshua Kucera Jan 29, 2018
Armenia-Azerbaijan: Is Monitoring of Occupied Territories Back on the Table? The foreign ministers also agree – in principle – to bolster ceasefire monitoring. Joshua Kucera Jan 24, 2018
Armenia Recognizes IS Massacres of Yezidis as Genocide Yezidis increasingly seek to highlight their shared history of suffering with Armenians. Maxim Edwards Jan 23, 2018
Presidential Selection: Armen Sargsyan’s Second Coming to Armenia The move comes as Armenia prepares for a new political system, with executive power passing to the prime minister. Emil Sanamyan - Institute of Armenian Studies at USC Jan 19, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Showcase Highway Project Stuck in Funding Jam Three years and $36.2M later, only 48 of the 104 kilometers of road have been built. Nurjamal Djanibekova Jan 18, 2018
Armenian Defense Minister Crowdfunds Soldier's Surgery Citizens fire back, asking why the government has to resort to fundraising to treat its wounded troops. Joshua Kucera Jan 18, 2018
Karabakh: More (Relative) Calm Ahead in 2018? Violence at the line of contact declined in 2017. Emil Sanamyan - Institute of Armenian Studies at USC Jan 12, 2018
Report: China Building Military Base on Afghan-Tajik Border The two sides announced their intention to “deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields including anti-terrorism operations, and push forward the state and military relations between the two countries.” Joshua Kucera Jan 8, 2018