When Does Corruption Matter?
(PONARS Eurasia) Corruption coupled with related economic stagnation has spurred waves of recent protests in countries like Russia in 2017 and, more recently, in Armenia in April 2018. But commentators…
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How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its “Near Abroad”
(PONARS Policy Memo) Over the short run, Russia’s acrimonious relations with the West are serving the Kremlin’s broader effort of heightening its influence in its “near abroad.” In 2014, Russia was…
Kakachia: It won’t help Armenia’s plans for a transit corridor without concessions from Moscow on Georgia’s breakaway regions
(Eurasianet) Armenia and Azerbaijan compete to attract Iranian cargo – Iran has been a fairly marginal player in the South Caucasus, but both Armenia and Azerbaijan are competing to draw it into the…
Nagorno-Karabakh: Europe’s Post-Soviet “Frozen War”
(NOW-THIS WORLD) There’s post-Soviet conflict in Europe that has still yet to be resolved. Here’s a look at the history behind why Azerbaijan and Armenia both claim ownership over the…
Plentiful Harvests in Eurasia: Why Some Farms in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Armenia Are Thriving Despite Institutional Challenges
(PONARS Policy Memo) The conventional wisdom about agriculture reforms in post-Soviet countries is that they failed to achieve their stated objectives. This assessment is largely based on studies that focused on…
Eurasian Family versus European Values: The Geopolitical Roots of “Anti-Genderism” in Armenia
(PONARS Policy Memo) Since late 2012, the terms “gender” and “gender equality” in the Armenian discursive space have become enveloped in undertones of tremendous negativity and even used as insults. The…
Q & A with Sergey Markedonov on Russia and Karabakh
(USC Institute of Armenian Studies) One of Russia’s leading Caucasus experts, associate professor at the Russian State University for Humanities and an expert at the Russian Council for International Affairs, Sergey Markednov (SM) discussed…
New Opportunities in Armenian-EU Relations
(PONARS Policy Memo) Since the first days of Armenia’s independence, one of its top foreign policy priorities has been the European dimension. At the same time, Russia has always held a…
Markedonov: Nagorno-Karabakh is the only conflict in the post-Soviet area where mutual cooperation between Russia and the West has not stopped
(APA) A forceful solution to conflicts in the South Caucasus remains, Sergey Markedonov, a Russian political analyst and associate professor at State University for the Humanities based in Moscow (Russia),…
Minasyan on the EU statement on the closure of OSCE’s Yerevan Office
(Armenpress) In an interview with “Armenpress” Minasyan stated that in its statement the EU reconfirmed that it fully supports the efforts of Armenia and the former and present OSCE chairing…