Raffi Elliott

Raffi Elliott is a Canadian-Armenian political risk analyst and journalist based in Yerevan, Armenia. A former correspondent and columnist for the Armenian Weekly, his focus is socioeconomic, political, business and diplomatic issues in Armenia.
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Travel Restrictions Remain as Armenia Maintains Caution with COVID-19

YEREVAN—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has cautioned Armenians to remain vigilant and adhere to social distancing rules as the country posts…

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Armenia ‘Vigilant’ as Joint Turkish-Azeri Military Exercises Begin

YEREVAN—Azerbaijan and Turkey have launched a series of joint military exercises just weeks after a failed Azeri assault on Armenian…

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Notes from the Pink City

Building an Armenian Constitutional Court to Last

This week, a long-awaited amendment to Article 213 of the Armenian Constitution—replacing at least three of the nine Armenian Supreme…

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Armenian forces repel yet another Azerbaijani assault in Tavush

YEREVAN—Azerbaijani special forces attempted to capture a section of the Armenian front line on Tuesday night, ending almost five days…

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Four Armenian servicemen killed as Azerbaijan renews crossborder attacks

YEREVAN—Four Armenian soldiers are dead after a series of military engagements with Azerbaijan along the international border near the Armenian…

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European Union redoubles post-COVID-19 recovery assistance to Armenia

YEREVAN—Armenia, which has been hard hit by the pandemic, recently received a large batch of COVID-19 tests, procured by the…

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Armenia pushes through judicial reform package

YEREVAN—The opposition Bright Armenia Party (LHK) announced on Wednesday that it would not join the Prosperous Armenia Party’s (PAP) challenge…

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Pashinyan Meets with WHO Representative as Pandemic Starts to Loosen its Grip

YEREVAN—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed on Tuesday renewed optimism that the latest health and safety procedures adopted in Armenia were…

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Business Tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan Charged with Bribery, Corruption

YEREVAN—Gagik Tsarukyan, Armenia’s wealthiest businessman and leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party, has been formally charged with corruption and…

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CDC: Situation still critical, but Armenia on the right path

YEREVAN—Health officials in Armenia say that while the pandemic situation in the country remains critical, the adopted public health policies…

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