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Minasyan: Armenia’s hybrid, semi-authoritarian political system cannot remain the same after the crisis

(Mirror Spectator) A mere few months after an Azeri attack blindsided Nagorno Karabagh and Armenia, resulting in 92 deaths and hundreds of injuries, a two-week hostage standoff took place, leaving…

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Markedonov: No referendum can be held in NK without Azerbaijan’s consent

(News.Az) Currently, two issues — the status of Nagorno-Karabakh and the status of the districts adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh — are being discussed within the framework of the negotiation process over the…

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Minasyan about Serzh Sargsyan’s optimism

(Aravot) “The goal of the Armenian side was to find out whether in reality negotiations had reached an impasse and there was no other way than war, or, however, the…

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Minasyan: Vienna meeting between Sargsyan and Aliyev “can be treated with cautious optimism”

(Armenia Now) The meeting between President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan held with international mediation was, in general, positively received by the Armenian side, but experts…

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Unfreezing the Status Quo in the Caucasus

(Carnegie) The outbreak of fighting between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in the Nagorny Karabakh conflict zone has ushered in a new period of uncertainty and confrontation in the South Caucasus. A…

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Minasyan: Bagratyan’s “nuclear” statements are not appropriate, but everyone is entitled to freedom of speech

(Armenia Now) Allegations about Armenia’s “nuclear capabilities” and even possession of some kind of an “A-bomb”, which have been strongly denied at the state level in Yerevan, have recently led to…

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A Good Soldier and a Good Mother: New Conditions and New Roles in the Nagorno-Karabakh War

(PIPSS.org) This article, dedicated to the study of women’s behaviour in times of war, is based on several interviews with “Satenik,” a woman who served as a senior lieutenant and…

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Minasyan: President Sargsyan’s dismissal of three senior officials is “logical”

(Armenia Now) Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s decrees dismissing three senior officials of the Ministry of Defense in the wake of the fiercest battles in Nagorno-Karabakh since 1994 have mainly been hailed…

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Minasyan: Options for possible Nagorno-Karabakh offensive

(ARKA) YEREVAN, Sergey Minasyan, a political analyst at the Yerevan-based Caucasus Institute, says the likelihood that Azerbaijan may begin another large-scale military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh is high. Speaking to a…

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Valiyev: Azerbaijanis are hungry for victories; the brief war created euphoria

(Economist) With so many conflicts in the world, Nagorno-Karabakh gets little attention. The bloody fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the mountainous enclave this week was a reminder that it…

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Armenia

Minasyan: Armenia’s hybrid, semi-authoritarian political system cannot remain the same after the crisis

Markedonov: No referendum can be held in NK without Azerbaijan’s consent

Minasyan about Serzh Sargsyan’s optimism

Minasyan: Vienna meeting between Sargsyan and Aliyev “can be treated with cautious optimism”

Unfreezing the Status Quo in the Caucasus

Minasyan: Bagratyan’s “nuclear” statements are not appropriate, but everyone is entitled to freedom of speech

A Good Soldier and a Good Mother: New Conditions and New Roles in the Nagorno-Karabakh War

Minasyan: President Sargsyan’s dismissal of three senior officials is “logical”

Minasyan: Options for possible Nagorno-Karabakh offensive

Valiyev: Azerbaijanis are hungry for victories; the brief war created euphoria