Finding Beauty in a Decaying Theater

By Joe Nerssessian , Tsovinar Hakobyan

Despite its obvious ruin, Stepanakert’s grand dramatic theater captures the beauty of a past era and now there are efforts to restore the structure’s life and soul in the same spirit of how it was built.

Finding Forever Homes

By Sara Stites

Abandoned children with disabilities are placed in special orphanages and upon reaching adulthood, mental institutions. Jermik Ankyun is working to pull people with disabilities from these hopeless facilities, settling them in loving forever homes.

Fixing the Cracks: Building in an Earthquake Zone

By Hovsep Markarian

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled Yerevan back in February. Although it didn’t cause significant harm to people or structures, it triggered the inescapable question: Can Armenia withstand another major earthquake?

Football for the Forgotten States: Artsakh Prepares for the ‘Other European Cup’

By Joe Nerssessian

For many, it might seem that Artsakh, an unrecognized state, is an unlikely place to hold an international football tournament. But that is exactly what will happen starting June 1, when Artsakh hosts the 2019 European Football Cup of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations.

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Forced Homeland, Forced Return

By Sona Martirosyan

Sona Martirosyan writes about the personal struggles of Armenian families who are being deported from a number of EU countries back to their homeland.

Foreign Policy Discourse

By Vahram Ter-Matevosyan

Armenia is situated in a volatile region with 80 percent of its borders sealed. This article by Vahram Ter-Matevosyan examines the foreign policy programs of the nine political parties and blocs running in the parliamentary elections.

Freedom of Information is Jeopardized

By Shushan Doydoyan

One of the most effective ways for authorities to control freedom of speech is to adopt and implement laws and other legal mechanisms that try to curb the work of the media. Shushan Doydoyan takes a looks at recent amendments in the RA law that have served this purpose.

French-Armenian Relations: Past and Present

By Tigran Yegavian

Between Paris and Yerevan, the declarations of friendship abound. But rare are those who evoke the failures of this friendship. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Franco-Armenian affinity?

From a Fateful Revolution to the Dream of Pan-Turkism: Causes of the Armenian Genocide

By Suren Manukyan

Turkey continues to fight against the recognition of the Armenian Genocide through falsification of history, anti-Armenian propaganda, using all political, economic and lobbying levers at its disposal.