The 14th annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival opened in Yerevan on Sunday, July 9. The festival received approximately 1,100 submissions from 96 countries. From that group, 47 films were selected to compete in three categories. But the films excluded from the festival have generated the most buzz. CivilNet’s Maral Tavitian explains.
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India Strengthens Bilateral Ties with Greece Amidst Growing Regional Rivalries
By Eve Register The article was originally published on South Asian Voices Following Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit to India this February, both countries have been discussing strengthening their bilateral ties. This trip proceeded after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Athens in August 2023, where both governments agreed to upgrade their cooperation to a strategic partnership. Mitsotakis is the first head of state of Greece to visit India in 15 years, indicating the degree to which the bilateral relationship has strengthened this past year. As Greece is commonly referred to as a “gateway” into Europe while India […]
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Armenia is developing new defense capabilities, will it be enough?
By Ani Paitjan What are the factors that led to Armenia’s devastating loss in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War? How did the structure of Azerbaijan’s military enable its victory? Following the war, Armenia has sought to rearm with the help of India and France. Are these arms purchases relevant in the case of another war? CivilNet sat down with Colonel Jean-Luc Theus, France’s former defense attaché in the South Caucasus, to better understand Armenia’s defensive framework in the coming years. – What crucial elements led to Armenia’s loss during the Second Karabakh War in 2020? – I would first like to […]
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Assessing support for Archbishop Galstanyan’s protest movement
This week on Insights, host Eric Hacopian continues his analysis of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan’s protest march from Tavush to Yerevan. He closely examines the goals and message behind the high-profile demonstrations, and considers what the civil unrest means for Armenia’s political landscape going forward.
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World leaders should steer clear of Baku climate conference unless
By Hrair Balian World leaders who stand for a rules-based international order must decline participation in the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku during November, unless 23 Armenian political prisoners jailed illegally in Azerbaijan are released. On the surface, of course, the issues are unrelated. The UN has clearly not made democratic behavior a condition for hosting these conferences, which aim at finding ways for the world to collaborate on mitigating the effects of global warming. The last two summits were in Egypt and the UAE – hardly paragons of democracy. But Azerbaijan, one of the most […]
