“The convergence in the timing of key political processes in Armenia and Azerbaijan has heightened interest in Armenia regarding Azerbaijan’s domestic developments”, writes Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed The Azerbaijani President’s decision to move Presidential elections from October to April 2018 caught many in
The Afrin events are being used to assert the notion that without Russian military guarantees, and a Russian military base deployed in Armenia, Yerevan will be under a constant threat from a potential Turkish offensive, says Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed. Turkey’s military
On the day it all started I was extremely exhausted. After hard working day I still had too much work to do. I thought I better retire into my shell and relax for a while. I locked myself into my room, turned on
Since gaining independence in 1991 Armenia has faced tough challenges in building relations with two of its four neighbors — Azerbaijan and Turkey. Relations with Azerbaijan were mainly influenced by Karabakh conflict. Armenia was supporting Nagorno Karabakh Armenians to defend themselves against Azerbaijani
At the Armenian diaspora’s Sixth Pan-Armenian Forum, held on September 18–20, Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian declared that Yerevan was discussing the possible handover of some occupied territories back to Azerbaijan, in line with formerly accepted principles agreed upon by both sides in
The unprecedented escalation of violence, in April 2016, on the Line of Contact in the breakaway region of Karabakh had, in part, kick-started a new round of military preparations between Armenia and Azerbaijan (see EDM, April 6, May 5, 2016). But as bloody incidents along
With Azerbaijan and Pakistan currently pursuing a strategic partnership (see EDM, September 28, 2016; December 15, 2016), Armenia and India have decided to step up their cooperation across several dimensions. Indeed, the past six months were marked by a visible reinvigoration of Armenian-Indian
As NATO prepares to hold its summit this week, there is one region that deserves more attention from the alliance, argues Eduard Abrahamyan in this commentary. NATO should have a more pro-active role in the solution of the Karabakh conflict, says Abrahamyan. The escalating
Voters across Armenia took part in the country’s 7th parliamentary election on Sunday, in what many observers described as the most important in Armenia’s modern history. The vote comes a year and a half after Armenia passed a controversial constitutional reform bill restructuring
Armenia and Azerbaijan are not only engaged in military operations against one another, but they are also now gradually intensifying information warfare. Today, this information war is being waged in the media, through social networks, on academic platforms – all platforms where it