The last few weeks have been filled with significant events, the first of which, of course, was Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s monumental visit to Iran. It is no exaggeration to say that this visit is […]
YEREVAN (Asbarez)—The Catholicos of the Holy See of Etchmiadzin and the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday, February 22 to discuss what Pashinyan described as “a […]
During his New Year’s address, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan promised to carry out an economic revolution in 2019. The purpose of this article is not to assess the possibility of that revolution, but rather […]
Just over two weeks ago, overwhelmed air traffic controllers managed to coordinate the landings of almost 1,500 private jets on the tarmac of the tiny Swiss resort town of Davos. Passengers included CEOs of Fortune […]
The governors of at least three provinces (marzes), including Ararat, Armavir and Syunik, have caused controversy after an investigative report by Hetq.am revealed they had paid themselves end-of-year bonuses equivalent to more than a month’s […]
I heard so much caterwauling about my recent “Bad News Beginning” piece that I went out of my way for a feel-good piece this week. I hope all sensitive readers will find their nerves soothed […]
The Velvet Revolution was built on an uncontroversial three-pronged reform agenda; stamping out corruption, facilitating democratisation, and spearheading national economic development. A previous article examined the first two points in depth, addressing the need for […]
Following the landslide victory of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ‘My Step’ Alliance in the first election since the resignation of president-turned-prime-minister Serzh Sargsyan, the populist leader faces his biggest test – transitioning from revolution […]
To no one’s astonishment, Nikol Pashinyan’s “My Step” alliance won big in the Republic of Armenia’s (RoA) first ever snap elections held on December 9, 2018. And, as cautiously hoped, the election was largely clean […]
YEREVAN—Nikol Pashinyan led his My Step coalition to a historic landslide victory on Sunday night, bringing two decades of Republican Party majority to an abrupt end. With results coming in from just over 2,000 precincts […]
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