On December 29 in Yerevan, Defense Minister Serge Sarkisian and Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov finalized the first list of Armenian enterprises to be... MORE

On December 11, the four Armenian members of the Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC) announced their withdrawal from that body. The Armenian members accused the Turkish... MORE

Armenian assessments of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit buttress the conclusion that the country's leadership is sliding more deeply into dependency on Russia. Among these... MORE

Overshadowed by the terrorist assault on the United States and ensuing events, Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Armenia passed unnoticed internationally. The September... MORE

Khachig Poghossian, head of the Oversight Committee attached to the Armenian prime minister's office, was assassinated on September 11 by a grenade blast at the... MORE

In recent days, Armenia has moved toward even closer relations with Russia and military cooperation with Syria. President Robert Kocharian's closest associate, Serge Sarkisian, led... MORE

On July 31, the Armenian parliament closed ranks against the recently created, unofficial Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission and its proposals (see the Monitor, July 18). Five... MORE

The Armenian economy started the year with a bang. Recently released data, however, show that the economy may be cooling off. In the first quarter... MORE

On July 9 in Geneva, Armenian and Turkish public figures established the Reconciliation Commission, an unofficial body of distinguished representatives of civil society, the first... MORE

In a sign of confidence in the Armenian economy, both the IMF and World Bank have recently granted loans to Armenia. The IMF transferred the... MORE