Fri Jun 01 2018
State Governance Failures in Mining and Lessons for Armenia’s Future
By Alen Amirkhanian
In his first piece for EVN Report. Alen Amirkhanian writes about the current state of the mining industry in Armenia. He argues that mining governance, from decision-making process on granting mining licenses, monitoring performance to ensuring compliance with laws and standards, is defective and in need of determined reform.
Mon May 28 2018
The Symbols of the First Republic of Armenia
By Arpine Haroyan
After centuries of being stateless, Armenia declared independence on May 28, 1918. Institutions needed to be built from the ground up including the creation of the symbols of statehood. Here are the stories behind those national symbols as remembered by the First Republic's last Prime Minister Simon Vratsian.
Fri May 25 2018
Records, Discourses and Memories: Narrating the First Republic
By Varak Ketsemanian
As Armenians prepare to mark the centennial of the First Armenian Republic (1918-1920), Varak Ketsemanian writes that there seems to be little consensus regarding its true meaning, its contested legacy and the various forms through which it should be commemorated.
