ARMENIA’S GOVERNMENT REORGANIZED.
Armenian President Robert Kocharian had little choice but to approve yesterday the composition of a new cabinet of ministers, in the formation of which he... MORE
ARMENIA SIGNS MILITARY AGREEMENTS WITH BELARUS.
Armenia's defense minister, Lieutenant-General Vagharshak Harutiunian--in Belarus on February 8-10 on an official visit--discussed with his Belarusan counterpart, Colonel-General Aleksandr Chumakov, a plan for "strategic... MORE
HARBINGERS OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH NORMALIZATION?
Armenia is looking warily at the initiative for a South Caucasus regional stability pact, recently launched by Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan (see the Monitor, January... MORE
ARMENIA SITS ON THE FENCE
Armenia, too, is on record with a regional security initiative, but its content seems vague and also subject to changes resulting from the power struggle... MORE
ARMENIA’S NEW COMMUNIST LEADER–AN ADJUNCT OF THE PARTY OF POWER.
On January 15, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia unanimously elected Vladimir Darbinian as its first secretary. Darbinian replaces Sergey Badalian, who... MORE
ARMENIA SITS ON THE FENCE.
Armenia, too, is on record with a regional security initiative, but that content seems vague as well as subject to changes resulting from the power... MORE
BABAIAN’S OUSTER IN KARABAKH SHOWS KOCHARIAN’S WEAKNESS IN ARMENIA.
On December 17, Karabakh president Arkady Gukasian dismissed Lieutenant-General Samvel Babaian from the post of commander of Karabakh's defense forces. The Karabakh military command, Karabakh's... MORE
ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN….
The struggle with Azerbaijan for control of Karabakh keeps Armenia poor and insecure. Karabakh is a small region in Azerbaijan with an Armenian population but... MORE
TOWARD ARMENIAN-TURKISH DETENTE?
Probably reflecting Armenia's unsettled internal situation, some of Kocharian's and Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian's summit-related remarks seemed written by different hands with different agendas. The... MORE