War and Peace: Armenian Elections 2017 On April 2, 2017 Parliamentary elections took place in Armenia. These were the first national elections after the Constitutional Referendum of 2015 which transformed the country from a Presidential into a Parliamentary Republic. An analysis.
Armenia’s Eurasian Choice: Is the EU Integration Still at Stake? Since a controversial decision to sacrifice an Association Agreement with the EU in favor of joining the then-Customs Union, Armenia has gradually comes to terms with its new, more limited position. By Richard Giragosian
Armenian-EU integration: Missed opportunities & strategic mistakes In a largely unexpected development, on September 3, 2013 Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian announced a dramatic U-turn in Armenian policy. By Richard Giragosian
Causes of Authoritarianism in the Former Soviet Republics The collapse of the Soviet empire, like the earthquakes that brought down Austria-Hungary and the German Empire in 1918 and the fascist regimes in 1945, seemed a brilliant opportunity for democracy. By Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr.
Looking through the Glass Darkly I call my lecture “Looking through the glass darkly” a quote from 1 Corinthians 13:12. Originally, this referred to our inability to perceive God clearly. By Stephen F. Jones
Quo vadis Armenia: North or West? In a year which has seen positive developments for Armenia last week the government of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan returned to its long tradition of blundering. By Nino Lejava and Konstanty Kuzma