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Armenia faces a hard choice: joining EU markets will mean closing markets with EAEU

11:35 05.02.2025

Armenia faces a hard choice: joining EU markets will mean closing markets with EAEU

During his final news briefing on January 14, [1] the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dwelt, among other things, on the situation in the Trans-Caucasus republics. Interest in this issue means that the situation in the South Caucasus remains a foreign policy priority for Russia. Sergei Lavrov called on the …

Trump’s second term and the principles of Jacksonism

14:10 06.01.2025

Trump’s second term and the principles of Jacksonism

American presidents have often declared their admiration for their predecessors. Barack Obama regularly mentioned Abraham Lincoln. Dwight Eisenhower revered George Washington. Andrew Jackson was well regarded by Franklin Roosevelt and his successor Harry Truman, who interpreted the Americans’ respect for Jackson as a need to expand the state apparatus, including …

Georgia faced with a Choice

12:31 18.10.2024

Georgia faced with a Choice

Party Platforms ahead of elections Settling the conflict with Russia is one of Georgia’s top priorities in the coming years. A statement to that effect was made by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, as he presented[1] the ambitious election program of the ruling party "Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia" (GD). …

Russia-Azerbaijan: «time check» in Baku

12:25 02.09.2024

Russia-Azerbaijan: «time check» in Baku

Two weeks after President Vladimir Putin visited Baku on August 19, the media space continues to discuss the outcomes. In the course of the summit the Russian and Azerbaijani leaders focused on a variety of issues and signed a number of documents[1]: three treaties and three memorandums. Undoubtedly, the negotiating …

The South Caucasus in Washington’s playbook

11:30 13.08.2024

The South Caucasus in Washington’s playbook

On the last day of July, a number of news agencies reported that the United States wanted to establish a transport route for Central Asian countries via Armenia and Azerbaijan to access world markets, bypassing Russia and China. What those reports did not mention, however, was the context in which …

The battle of flesh and soul in “real” and historical Armenia

12:06 22.07.2024

The battle of flesh and soul in “real” and historical Armenia

Mass protests, the most wide-ranging of all the years Nikol Pashinyan has been in power, demanding his resignation, have caused grave concerns I the West. The analytical center of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) published [1] on May 31 an article urging the European Union to send clear …

How to make Georgian dream come true

12:19 21.06.2024

How to make Georgian dream come true

“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.”George Washington - FAREWELL MESSAGESeptember 17, 1796 Ignoring …

‘Global Party of War’ targets Transcaucasia

10:59 05.06.2024

‘Global Party of War’ targets Transcaucasia

Mass rallies against the policies of the incumbent government have been raging in two neighboring Transcaucasia republics Georgia and Armenia over the past month. The police have launched a fierce crackdown on thousands of protesters, hundreds have been arrested. While confrontation between the opposition and the ruling parties in the …

The West rails against Georgia’s “transparency of foreign influence” bill

12:22 18.04.2024

The West rails against Georgia’s “transparency of foreign influence” bill

On April 15, Georgian lawmakers began considering the bill “On Transparency of Foreign Influence.” The discussion takes place amid a wave of protests by opposition deputies in the parliamentary headquarters in Tbilisi, while representatives of non-governmental organizations and the civil sector are protesting outside. In early April, members of the …

How Russia saved Armenia from interventions in the 1990s

11:39 09.04.2024

How Russia saved Armenia from interventions in the 1990s

During the First Karabakh War (1992 -1994) Armenia three times experienced the threat of falling to the Turkish intervention. Each time Russia managed to prevent such a scenario by peaceful means. According to recollections [1] by Russia’s first Ambassador to Armenia Vladimir Stupishin, in the heat of the Battle of …

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