Raffi Kassarjian
Articles by Raffi Kassarjian
Sun Jul 26 2020
Covid-19 in Armenia: Making Sense of the Numbers, Part II
In this second part of Making Sense of the Numbers, Raffi Kassarjian, using a number of metrics, looks at the development of the virus and governments’ efforts to balance managing its progress with sustaining a minimum level of economic and social activity.
Thu May 14 2020
Covid-19 in Armenia: Making Sense of the Numbers
Armenia is struggling to find the appropriate balance between health and safety on the one hand, and the threat of severe economic disruption on the other. Raffi Kassarjian looks at the data to understand what is driving the increasing number of cases.
Wed Oct 03 2018
Backroom Machinations and the Shadow of a Mandate
The dramatic events of October 2, highlights the fundamental political paradox in Armenia – a Prime Minister with no parliamentary majority governs the executive branch in a parliamentary republic – and we experienced both sides “flexing their muscles” to demonstrate their respective powers, Raffi Kassarjian writes.
