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At early hours of July 17, a group of gunmen attacked a large police compound in Erebuni district of Yerevan and took several police officers hostage.
At early hours of July 17, a group of gunmen attacked a large police compound in Erebuni district of Yerevan and took several police officers hostage. All hostages were subsequently released within days in a show of good will, including a general, deputy police chief of Armenia, and a colonel, deputy chief of Yerevan police. One senior police officer was killed in a shootout, having reportedly fired nine bullets at the attackers despite repeated warnings to cease fire.
The escalation of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in early-April and its implications for Armenia’s survival raise a number of important questions for the leaders and the general public both in Armenia and the Diaspora.
A December 6 referendum that transforms Armenia into a parliamentary form of government is seen as an attempt to extend the rule of President Serzh Sargsyan who, at the end of his second and final term in office, is likely to be appointed Prime Minister.
A December 6 referendum that transforms Armenia into a parliamentary form of government is seen as an attempt to extend the rule of President Serzh Sargsyan who, at the end of his second and final term in office, is likely to be appointed Prime Minister. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)
It is becoming clear that Armenia is being used by Russia for its anti-Western plans in the Caucasus region and beyond. This became possible following Armenia’s decision to suddenly suspend the process of European integration on September 3, 2013…
One of the key determinants of economic performance of a country is the level of its technological advancement. Technological innovations, however, are highly concentrated. By Ani Harutyunyan, Guest Blogger
On September 19, 2013, Armenia issued its first sovereign US$-denominated bond and joined Bolivia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and a handful of other (mostly low-income) countries that within the past year or so entered the international market for the first time.
In less than two years, the world will have an opportunity to prove Adolf Hitler wrong. It was him who, prior to embarking upon a genocidal campaign in Europe, said: “Who, after all, remembers the annihilations of the Armenians?”
November summit in Vilnius between the EU and six members of the European Partnership program is expected to produce some tangible results. What does this mean for Armenia especially now when regional developments are becoming scary to watch.
November summit in Vilnius between the EU and six members of the European Partnership program (Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan) is expected to produce some tangible results—signing of the Association Agreements—for Ukraine and Moldova and provide “a light at the end of the tunnel” for the rest of the group by way of updated timelines for signing. What does this mean for Armenia especially now when regional developments are becoming scary to watch.
PFA Summer Intern, Christina Najarian, talks about her impressions from a recent speech by Raffi Hovannisian at the GWU Law School in Washington in her PFA blog post.
PFA Summer Intern, Christina Najarian, talks about her impressions from a recent speech by Raffi Hovannisian at the GWU Law School in Washington in her PFA blog post.
London-based "Foreign Policy Centre" Publishes PFA's Briefing on Armenia's Presidential Election by PFA Senior Fellows Zaven Kalayjian & Sassoon Kosian.
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