Internal Discord in CSTO May Be Pushing Armenia to Leave Russia-Led Alliance
The issue of naming a new secretary general of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has become another bone of contention between supposed allies... MORE
Pashinyan Formulates Armenia’s New Iran Strategy
Armenia’s interim Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held talks with Iranian President Dr. Hassan Rouhani, on September 26, on the sidelines of the United Nations General... MORE
Armenia’s Revolutionary Reformist Government Faces a Crisis
The charges against former president Robert Kocharyan and his detention (see EDM, August 8) predictably boosted political tensions and further ramped up the already intensive... MORE
Moscow Putting Ever Greater Pressure on New Armenian Regime
Moscow has been putting ever more pressure on the new Armenian leader, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Since coming to power this past spring, Pashinyan’s government... MORE
Russia, Azerbaijan Improve Relations Amidst Centrifugal Tendencies in Armenia
Recent weeks and months have seen at least five key developments that appear to demonstrate a renewed rapprochement between Baku and Moscow: First, on July... MORE
Understanding Armenia’s Syrian Gamble
Following bilateral closed-door talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, on September 8, Armenia’s interim Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told journalists that Russia and... MORE
Armenian Investigators Charge Former President, Other Top Officials With Violation of Constitutional Order
The Armenian government, formed by Nikol Pashinyan after a civil disobedience campaign forced the resignation of former president and recently appointed prime minister Serzh Sargsyan... MORE
Armenia’s Involvement With NATO Helps It Strengthen Relations With Georgia
Russian and Western analysts often view the pursuit of contacts with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by countries between Russia and the Alliance as... MORE
Azerbaijan Raises Military Vigilance in Response to Armenia’s Unclear Karabakh Policy
During a July 20 press conference, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterated his maximalist position on the Karabakh conflict and called for “deter[ring] Azerbaijan from... MORE
Iranian Influence in Nakhchivan: Impact on Azerbaijani-Armenian Conflict
Iran has traditionally had enormous influence in Nakhchivan, the large western exclave of Azerbaijan. Partially, this is an outcome of history—Nakhchivan’s population was more Persianized... MORE