To Be or Not to Be Prime Minister?

By Mikayel Zolyan

Will Serzh Sargsyan become prime minister after the end of his second term as president of Armenia? Will he be ready to relinquish power? Political analyst Mikayel Zolyan offers some compelling analysis.

Tourism and COVID-19 in the South Caucasus

By Karena Avedissian

The tourism industry has been particularly hard hit because of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean for the three countries of the South Caucasus?

Transfers of Major Weapons

Transfers of major weapons to Armenia and Azerbaijan- Deals with deliveries or orders made for 1990 to 2019

Transforming Armenia’s Healthcare System: From Quantitative Misconceptions to Qualitative Sustainability

By Dr. Shant Shekherdimian , Nerses Kopalyan

Armenia’s healthcare system remains inefficient, mismanaged and incapable of serving some of the basic healthcare needs of Armenian society. Reforms must concentrate on eliminating inefficient expenditures, developing a system with robust oversight and emphasis on quality.

Transitional Justice Agenda for the Republic of Armenia

By Nerses Kopalyan

Should Armenia implement the tools of transitional justice? This White Paper, developed by Dr. Nerses Kopalyan is a comprehensive transitional justice agenda for the Republic of Armenia.

Transitional Justice: What to do About the Past?

In the year following the Velvet Revolution, several high-profile corruption and abuse of power cases have been revealed. Lingering questions remain: Can the current judicial system properly deal with these cases? Over the last several months, EVN Report has spoken with experts, academics and lawmakers about different models, possible applications and tools of transitional justice.

Translating the 2021 Election Results Into Seats

By Harout Manougian

Nikol Pashinyan renewed his parliamentary majority through Sunday’s June 20 early parliamentary election and will keep his position as Prime Minister of Armenia. Harout Manougian translates the election results into seats.

Trudeau's Armenian Scandal

By Harout Manougian

Canada has a finely-crafted international image as a champion of human rights. While different factors contributed to the outcome of the 2020 Artsakh War, one of them, the Turkish Bayraktar drone used against Artsakh, was heavily reliant on target acquisition optics made by a Canadian company.

Trying to Fill a Bottomless Well: Depletion of Water Resources in the Ararat Valley

By Gohar Stepanyan

Fish farms that showed up in the Ararat Valley in the early 2000s, as part of a development and poverty reduction program, have devastated the valley and Armenia’s second largest water basin. Now the state is trying to salvage the main hub of Armenia's agriculture and the strategically important water basin from desertification; trying to refill a bottomless well drop by drop.

Turkey’s “Blue Homeland”

By Anna Barseghyan

By extending its expansionism from land to sea, straining regional relationships and traditional alliances, Turkey is testing its limits and can expect to find itself in deeper conflicts when it finally reaches them.