Post-Revolution Armenia: New Generation, Old Problems
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Almost two years have passed since the Velvet Revolution in Armenia. By now, the elite rotation is almost complete. The former ruling party, the Republican Party of…
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Iskandaryan: It is obvious that there were some problems between Armenia and Karabakh, between Pashinyan and Sahakyan
(IWPR) The breakaway republic of Nagorny Karabakh is voting in its second round of presidential elections, despite warnings of the potential dangers of public gatherings amidst the coronavirus pandemic. While elections…
Iskandaryan: Public demand determines the success of Armenian PM Pashinyan, neither Vanetsyan nor any other will be able to be serious opposition
(News.am) There is no force in Armenia that could seriously resist the authorities’ aspirations, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan told reporters on Wednesday. According to him, there is no such political force,…
Iskandaryan: Armenia’s concept of compromise does not match that of Azerbaijan
(Mirror Spectator) Statements were issued and news appeared which indicated that the ministers had been spinning their wheels, as usual. The ministers have made contradictory statements while the OSCE statement has…
Goodbye “Sashik-Fifty Percent”: Anti-Corruption Trends in the New Armenia
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) A major step to reduce the corrupt practices that perpetually flow through the Armenian government is to legally and publicly hold officials responsible for their transgressions.…
10 Years of Eastern Partnership in Azerbaijan: Still a long way to go
(Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung) 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Eastern Partnership initiative with six former Soviet Republics – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The direction of…
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Engagements Beyond Europe and Eurasia
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) As one of the most intractable and tendentious issues in post-Soviet affairs, the enduring rivalry between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh subregion presents scholars of…
Waving the EU Flag in Eurasia
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Why do people fly the EU flag in post-Soviet countries that are not EU member states and will not become EU member states any time soon?…
The Politics of Dual Citizenship in Post-Soviet States: Securing Political Goals Through Citizenship Rules
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The post-World War II era, and especially the post-Cold War era, has seen the global spread of dual citizenship. Not only have the number of de-facto dual…
Centenary Anniversaries of Independence: Baltic, East European, and Caucasian Contexts
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) In 2018, many former Soviet republics celebrated their anniversaries of independence gained by the collapse of the Russian empire one hundred years ago. These remembrance events…