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Ter-Petrosyan’s Rhetoric on Karabakh Issue Anachronistic
This is, at the very least, frivolous against the background of the Yazidi genocide, the human meat grinder in Syria, and the dismemberment of Ukraine...Read More »
Daron Acemoglu: Active Democratic Processes Armenia’s Last Hope:
According to the economist, there have been many unsuccessful governments in Armenia, but for a variety of reasons – partly patronage, partly not enough civil society opposition to it...Read More »
U.S. Ambassador Calls for Tougher Action by Armenia’s Government to End Corruption
To effectively tackle corruption, Mills added, the government should consider “establishing a fully independent anti-corruption body with full investigative and prosecutorial authority...Read More »
The Crisis of Contemporary Democracy: The Hrant Dink Memorial Lecture
The paradox of Dink’s death is that he was killed in the name of a particularly narrow notion of patriotism while he was himself a fervent Turkish patriot...Read More »
Arms Sales Too Profitable for Russia to Care for Victory of Either of NKR Conflicting Sides: Press
What does Armenia do? Armenia signs any and all military cooperation agreement put forward by Russia. I'm talking about the joint air defense system, the joint Armenian-Russian troops...Read More »
The End of Progressive Neoliberalism
Until recently, however, the chief response to the crisis was social protest—dramatic and lively, to be sure, but largely ephemeral. Political systems, by contrast, seemed...Read More »
Police Violence Against Peaceful Protesters Unpunished in Armenia
- Accountability for police violence is essential to rebuild public trust at a time when many people in Armenia feel the government isn’t listening to their concerns...Read More »
Peace in Karabakh Armenia’s Only Chance for Safety and Prosperity, Ter-Petrosyan Says
The resolution of disputes and establishment of good neighbourly relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan depends solely on the Karabakh conflict settlement... We can't ignore the fact that despite Turkey's unconditional...Read More »
Mass Media in Armenia: Power Elite’s Tool to Shape and Control People’s Thoughts
“Mass media has to take actions to overcome its systemic issues. Are the existing Armenian media outlets capable of offering solutions to social problems, if not, how should media be transformed? As a whole, we...Read More »
‘Daredevils of Sasun’ – Artists, Masseurs and Civil Rights Activists (VIDEO)
Sedrak Nazaryan moved to Barcelona eight years ago to work as a masseur. He says that he came back to Armenia in April, 2015, specifically for taking part in this operation; he intends to stand by his...Read More »