Partnership vs. Membership: EU and EAEU Pandemic Support to Armenia

By Anna Barseghyan

COVID-19 tested governments around the world and has shown the need for global cooperation. Anna Barseghyan looks at EU and EAEU assistance to Armenia over the last several months.

Pashinyan’s War

By Nerses Kopalyan

Nerses Kopalyan writes that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s declaration of war against the entrenched powers of the previous system is not simply a singular attack against corruption, but rather a broad multi-pronged strategy that envisions an ideational restructuring of Armenia’s political culture.

Past

Does history repeat itself? Recent events have served as a catalyst to discuss and ponder the lessons that might be drawn from history. Under the careful curation of historian and guest editor Suren Manukyan, the February 2021 issue delves into the past to try and understand the present.

People of War: Living With the Aftershocks

By Gohar Abrahamyan

Faced with loss and uncertainty, the Armenians of Artsakh are trying to come to grips with the defeat following the war and finding a way to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.

Placing Armenia on the Global Tech Map

By Tatev Mkrtumyan

Armenia’s Information and Communication Technologies sector has been steadily growing over the past decade. Tatev Mkrtumyan focuses on three spheres that will impact Armenian hi-tech industries and place it on the global tech map.

Plotting an Armenian Defense Innovation Strategy

By Sevan Araz

Securing a technological edge is critical to the competitiveness of the Armenian Armed Forces. Yet reforming the military’s technology ecosystem in isolation will not resolve the country’s festering security woes.

PM Nikol Pashinyan Resigns, Formally Triggering Election Process

Following months of protests, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced his formal resignation, triggering the process that is expected to lead to an early parliamentary election in June 2021. He will remain acting PM until then.

Police as Public Servants: A New Armenian Model?

By Aramayis Avetisyan

Armenia’s Government approved the Strategy on Armenian Police Reform and its accompanying action plan back in April. Will the implementation of this new strategy help to heal decades of mistrust?

Policing Armenia’s Police

By Aramayis Avetisyan

A number of police reforms have been introduced over the last two years. Though changes to date have been fragmented, a new strategy document promises a new approach.

Political Arrangements Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

By Armen Grigoryan

Since 2014, Armenia has confronted a number of crippling domestic and external challenges. The major cause for the present situation is the absence of free and fair elections, writes Armen Grigoryan.