Consistent Passive Aggression and Realpolitik

By James Derounian

Throughout the 2020 Artsakh War, the UK Government was mostly impotent, writes James Derounian. It instead has and continues to provide blind, sometimes tacit, support for Turkey directly and its ally Azerbaijan indirectly.

Convergences and Divergences in the Armenian and Native American Genocides

By Paul Mirabile

A nation that has been confronted by the choice to either adopt another's culture by subterfuge or by violence, or face cultural extinction is a nation that has experienced the agony of cultural genocide. A conversation between two historians.

Conversion to Christianity and the Creation of the Armenian Alphabet

By Shavarsh Azatyan

The secular, religious and cultural elites of what became Armenia’s Golden Age were able to turn challenges into a stimulus, setting in stone the Armenians' mark over their territory that would last for centuries.

Coordinated Global Effort for Effective COVID-19 Vaccine

By Lara Setrakian , Arpine Grigoryan

In this Q&A with EVN Report, epidemiologist and expert in vaccine development Seth Berkley talks about efforts to find an effective vaccine and a global mechanism to make sure it is available to those who need it.

Corruption and Its Metastasizing Effect

By Donald Fuller

Professor Don Fuller examines how post-Soviet states have had difficulty in breaking normative behavior originating in Soviet times and how corruption is manifested in anti-democratic decision-making practices. He writes that Armenia’s new revolutionary government will be watched for evidence of competent innovation and justice.

Corruption Risks in Armenia’s Mining Sector

By Artur Grigoryan

Serious issues in the country’s mining sector is something this new government inherited from the former regime. Artur Grigoryan argues, however, that enough steps have not been taken to eradicate or even curb corruption in the sector.

Could Armenians Remain a Global Nation with a Broken Homeland?

By Hratch Tchilingirian

Even as “Global Armenians” seem to be thriving around the world, they don’t appear to be thriving in the Republic of Armenia. Global Armenians, like the ocean-crisscrossing Armenian merchants of the 16th-18th centuries, contributed to vibrant Armenian communities around the globe, “preserving a nation is not the same as preserving a community,” writes Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian.

COVID-19 Daily Briefing (April 1)

The number of COVID-19 cases in Armenia rises to 571; tighter restrictions on movement and self-isolation is extended to April 13; Justice Minister Rustam Badasyan clarifies bill on tracking mobile phone data; Ministry of Economy provides more information on financial assistance packages; a leaked photo of a field hospital raises tensions and more.

COVID-19 Daily Briefing (April 10)

Health Minister Arsen Torosyan intends to ask the government to extend the state of emergency, number of COVID-19 cases in Armenia rises to 937, Artsakh registers another two cases and more.

COVID-19 Daily Briefing (April 11)

State of Emergency is likely to be extended in Armenia as the number of cases continues to grow; several industries will be allowed to start working; citizens’ participation in Armenian Genocide commemoration and other days of national significance will be severely limited.