An in depth conversation between PoliTalks host Eric Hacopian and famed development economist Erik Reinert about the failures of Neo-liberalism and its impact on Armenia and the world economy.
PoliTalks with Erik S. Reinert
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The UK Leaks And Ethnic Cleansing
This week’s episode of Insights will analyze the public statement and press conference by former Artsakh Ombudsman Artak Beglaryan on the current situation, as well as recently leaked documents from the UK government confirming widespread ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijani forces in Artsakh.
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Mustafa Aydin: Three scenarios for geopolitical developments in the South
Mustafa Aydin, professor of international relations and the coordinator at the Global Academy (Istanbul), delivered a lecture on “The South Caucasus After the Wars: Changing Geopolitics, Shifting Alliances, Varying Security” at a conference organized by the Caucasus Institute in Yerevan on March 20. The conference was titled “The South Caucasus: Trends and prospects in the context of the war in Ukraine.”
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How would opening the Turkish border impact the Armenian economy?
Armenia’s border with Turkey has been closed for more than three decades. So what would happen to the country’s economy if that border was opened? CivilNet’s Mark Dovich sits down with economists Hrant Mikaelian, from the Yerevan-based Caucasus Institute and Omar Kadkoy, from the Ankara-based Economic Policy Research Foundation, to discuss.
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Laurence Broers: Sustainable peace is ‘beyond the high table and
Laurence Broers, associate fellow at Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia Programme, sits down with CivilNet’s Karen Harutyunyan to speak about the developments in the region since the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Laurence discusses regional geopolitics, Western mediation efforts, the bilateral negotiation track, and Russia’s role. Even weakened, Russia will remain a tremendously powerful player in the South Caucasus, Laurence says. Earlier last week, Laurence delivered a speech at a conference in Yerevan titled “The South Caucasus: Trends and prospects in the context of the war in Ukraine,” organized by the Caucasus Institute.