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Russia’s Customs Union Project Finds Acceptance in Armenia
Armenia’s move into Russia’s economic bloc, coupled with its military reliance on Russia, will conclusively reduce Armenia to the status of Russia’s satellite. Armenia’s snub... MORE
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Armenia Trades European Union Association for Russian Protection
On September 3, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Serzh Sargsyan (speaking in that order from Putin’s Novo-Ogaryovo residence) announced their decision that Armenia would join the... MORE
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Implications of Armenia’s Russian and Eurasian Choice
President Serzh Sargsyan has decided that Armenia should join the Russia-led blocs, the Customs Union and the Eurasian Union, as part of a deal with... MORE
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Armenia Chooses Russia and Eurasia over the European Union
On September 3, in Moscow, Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia jointly sank Armenia’s association, trade and visa liberalization agreements with... MORE
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Re-Opening the Talysh Question in Azerbaijan: Armenian, Iranian and Russian ‘Traces’
The launch of a Talysh-language radio station based in the Armenian-occupied territories but directed at the members of that ethnic minority elsewhere in Azerbaijan is... MORE
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The United Nations and the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Back to the Basics
This April marks the 20th anniversary of the first UN Security Council resolution on the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict—UNSC Resolution 822. This resolution called for a cessation... MORE
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Armenian General Threatens Azeri Economic Facilities
In a little-noticed development last month, a senior Armenian military official has announced Armenia’s willingness to use military force against Azeri economic facilities in the... MORE
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CSTO Exercises Rapid Reaction Forces in Armenia
Russia is staging a number of military exercises in September and October as part of the training year for its Armed Forces, designed to road... MORE
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Ukraine Is Falling Behind Moldova, Georgia and Armenia in European Integration
In the European Union’s second Eastern Partnership Integration Index (EPII) report, trends evident already last year are continuing (https://eap-index.eu/). Ukraine is moving “away from its... MORE
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Clinton in Armenia and Azerbaijan: An Unedifying Valedictory
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid valedictory visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan on June 4 and 6, respectively, as part of a regional tour... MORE