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Armenia’s tax reform ignites debate as small businesses sound alarm

Nov 27, 2024
By Գեվորգ Թոսունյան Gevorg Tosunyan
November 27, 2024

By Gevorg Tosunyan Armenia's government is pushing for major tax reforms that aim to create an equal playing field between small and large businesses, but the proposed changes are…

Pashinyan undermines one of democracy’s pillars: the local self-government system

Nov 27, 2024
By Կարեն Հարությունյան Karen Harutyunyan
November 27, 2024

Op-ed by Karen Harutyunyan, Editor-in-chief On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced via Facebook Live that preliminary elections would be held in Gyumri. Armenia's…

Armenia and Ukraine Need Leaders Who Can Bring Lasting Peace

Nov 18, 2024
By Civilnet
November 18, 2024

Op-ed by Vartan Oskanian, Armenia’s former foreign minister (1998-2008) The geopolitical landscapes of Armenia and Ukraine may seem worlds apart, yet the trajectories of these…

Trump 2.0: Armenia’s foreign policy at a crossroads

Nov 11, 2024
By Տիգրան Գրիգորյան Tigran Grigoryan Тигран Григорян
November 11, 2024

Following Donald Trump’s recent landslide victory in the U.S. presidential election, international observers and analysts are eager to assess what the next four years may mean for…

Women in Armenian Leadership: Progress and Challenges

Nov 05, 2024
By Գեվորգ Թոսունյան Gevorg Tosunyan
November 05, 2024

By Gevorg Tosunyan Deputy Prosecutor General Srbuhi Galyan's nomination for Minister of Justice highlights both progress and persistent gender imbalances in Armenia's institutions. …

“Go Tell Your Troubles to Marko Pasha”

Oct 23, 2024
By Rober Koptas Ռոպէր Քօփթաշ
October 23, 2024

About four months ago, I wrote an article for Civilnet and explained how events of a scale that might not happen in other countries for months, maybe years, take place within a few…

Why Armenian Anti-Government Movements Fail: The Need for a Viable Opposition in Armenia

Oct 15, 2024
By Տիգրան Գրիգորյան Tigran Grigoryan Тигран Григорян
October 15, 2024

By Tigran Grigoryan This month, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan attempted to reinvigorate his Tavush for Homeland movement with a rally in Yerevan's Republic Square. Galstanyan had…

Can Turkey Be Reformed?

Oct 07, 2024
By Rober Koptas Ռոպէր Քօփթաշ
October 07, 2024

At the beginning of the 20th century, different peoples living in the Ottoman Empire were trying to find an answer to the question – Can Turkey be reformed? Armenians, Greeks, Jews,…

Hate speech against Karabakh Armenian refugees as a domestic political tool in Armenia

Sep 25, 2024
By Civilnet
September 25, 2024

Tigran Grigoryan  In Democracy Watch’s previous report my colleague Karena Avedissian and I referred to remarks by Gagik Melkonyan, a ruling party lawmaker, who said, “The…

‘EU membership referendum’ – an unofficial start of Armenia’s 2026 election campaign

Sep 12, 2024
By Կարեն Հարությունյան Karen Harutyunyan
September 12, 2024

A group of politicians and political activists in Armenia have launched an initiative to hold a referendum on joining the European Union. It’s natural for a country or its citizens…

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Էրիկ Հակոբյան Eric Hacopian
Էրիկ Հակոբյան Eric Hacopian
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Բենիամին Պողոսյան Benyamin Poghosyan
Բենիամին Պողոսյան Benyamin Poghosyan
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Tigran Yegavian
Tigran Yegavian
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Կարեն Հարությունյան Karen Harutyunyan
Կարեն Հարությունյան Karen Harutyunyan
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Տիգրան Գրիգորյան Tigran Grigoryan Тигран Григорян
Տիգրան Գրիգորյան Tigran Grigoryan Тигран Григорян
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Rober Koptas Ռոպէր Քօփթաշ
Rober Koptas Ռոպէր Քօփթաշ
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Գեվորգ Թոսունյան Gevorg Tosunyan
Գեվորգ Թոսունյան Gevorg Tosunyan
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Արեգ Դանագուլյան Areg Danagoulian
Արեգ Դանագուլյան Areg Danagoulian
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Վարուժան Ավետիքյան Varoujan Avedikian
Վարուժան Ավետիքյան Varoujan Avedikian
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