- On July 29, Azerbaijani units once again opened fire on Armenian positions, leaving one soldier injured.
- Pashinyan proposes that Russian border guard posts be set up along the border with Azerbaijan to prevent further violence.
- The US House of Representatives has passed an amendment ending military aid to Azerbaijan.
- Armenia will purchase 500,000 doses of the Pfizer and Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines.
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The U.S. Can’t Guarantee Armenia’s Security, Despite Azerbaijan’s Threats, but
The article was originally published on the website of RAND corporation. By Joe Haberman and Paul Cormarie Faced with a hostile neighbor in Azerbaijan and a feckless ally in Russia, Armenia is undergoing a major shake-up in its foreign policy. Following its crushing defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023 and more recent border skirmishes that left four Armenian soldiers dead, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has frozen participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Moscow’s half-baked answer to NATO. Amid this potential geopolitical shift, Washington may be tempted to move in and play the role that Russia failed to […]
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Armenia says it expects Russia to keep gas prices low,
By Mark Dovich A senior Armenian official said Monday he expects Russia to continue supplying his country with natural gas at prices far below international market value through 2031, even as ties between Yerevan and Moscow continue to fray. “There are very high chances natural gas prices will remain the same for at least another eight years, as long as there are no major geopolitical and market changes,” Hakob Vardanyan, Armenia’s deputy infrastructure minister, told lawmakers on parliament’s Eurasian affairs committee. “Our work is aimed at using every opportunity to keep gas prices where they are.” There was no immediate […]
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New concessions will not bring peace, but humiliation
In this episode of insights Eric Hacopian discusses Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statements at the March 12 press conference regarding withdrawal from a Russian-led security alliance, as well as the European Parliament’s groundbreaking resolution supporting Armenia’s bid for EU integration.
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Oscar-winning ‘The Last Repair Shop’ documents journey through Baku pogroms
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A film profiling the life of an Armenian man who fled pogroms in Azerbaijan and embarked on a new career fixing instruments for students in the United States has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film at Sunday’s Academy Awards. “The Last Repair Shop” is a 2023 Canadian-American short documentary film directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers. It tells the story of four instrument repair technicians at the Los Angeles Unified School District who work to ensure no student is deprived of the joy of music. The district is said to be the last […]