- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has signed a decree establishing a commission on border security and delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
- Anti-government protesters in Yerevan have blocked the entrance to the Armenian Foreign Ministry.
- 6,500 people have been hired in Armenia’s IT firms since April 2021, according to Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan.
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The impact of U.S. aid cuts on Armenia’s civil society
By Tigran Grigoryan As anticipated, the new Trump presidency is creating serious challenges for civil society and independent press around the world. The recent decisions by the administration to freeze foreign aid and curtail the activities of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have had a crippling effect on Armenia’s civil society and independent media. Apart from USAID, organizations like the National Endowment for Democracy, which has been a major supporter of Armenia’s civil society and media, have also faced difficulties accessing their allocated funds, forcing them to at least temporarily halt most of their operations. This has significantly […]
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US security advisor calls on Baku to sign normalization deal,
By Alexander Pracht U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz has called for the swift completion of the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization deal and the release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku. In a post on X on Sunday, Waltz said he had spoken with Hikmet Hajiyev, an aide to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. “We are pleased Azerbaijan and Armenia have taken a big step forward and agreed to a peace treaty […] We should finalize this peace deal now, release the prisoners, and work together to make the region more secure and prosperous,” Waltz wrote. Armenia and Azerbaijan announced last Thursday that […]
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Legal Battles and Peace Deals: What’s Next for Armenia?
International lawyer Karnig Kerkonian discusses Armenia’s approach to normalization and the withdrawal of its international court cases under pressure from Azerbaijan. He warns that sacrificing legal rights for a treaty is akin to Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Hitler before World War II. Kerkonian provides insights into the diplomatic failures that led to this moment and the dangerous path ahead if this strategy continues.
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Is Azerbaijan signing a deal or stalling the process?
In this edition of the CivilNet podcast, commentator Eric Hacopian breaks down the latest text of the Armenia and Azerbaijan normalization treaty. With Baku delaying the signing of the agreement until Armenia changes its constitution – a process that could take years – Hacopian argues that Azerbaijan has no intention to sign as it continues to seek excuses for more war. Meanwhile, as key issues like the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, Armenian territory occupied by Azerbaijan, and international court cases are left unresolved, Eric asks what kind of peace can emerge when justice is denied.
