Armenia: Russia’s Offer of Easy Citizenship Sparks Concerns
Copyright show: No Could a massive loss of population be the ultimate price cash-strapped Armenia pays for closer ties with Russia?read more
View ArticleIs Russia Seeking to “Neutralize” Armenian Civil Society?
Copyright show: No Russian Ambassador Ivan Volinkin’s recent call “to neutralize” Western-funded non-governmental organizations in Armenia is stoking fears among Armenian activists that the country’s...
View ArticleArmenia: Can EU and Customs Union Coexist?
Copyright show: No French President François Hollande’s visit to Yerevan is refocusing attention on Armenia’s geopolitical orientation and its openness to European investment.read more
View ArticleArmenia: Pro-Russia Activists Attack Diaspora Members for Promoting “European...
Copyright show: No Wariness of “European values” within a significant segment of Armenian society is providing fuel for a brewing culture war in Armenia.read more
View ArticleArmenia: Gambling Taxing the Poor
Copyright show: No Thirty-eight-year-old Anush Nazarian still remembers the night several years ago that a neighbor, distraught over her husband’s gambling losses, jumped to her death from her...
View ArticleArmenia Debates: Is the Grass Greener in Pro-EU Georgia?
Copyright show: No It only requires a glance at the dance-floor showdown in the Soviet cult-comedy “Mimino” to see that competition between the tiny South-Caucasus neighbors of Georgia and Armenia can...
View ArticleArmenia: Government Demand for Media Sources Raises Fears of Crackdown
Copyright show: No Media-rights observers fear that the Armenian government’s attempt to force two media outlets to disclose the names of confidential sources has set a dangerous precedent for the...
View ArticleArmenia: At-Home Abortion Pills Readily Available, Despite Ban
Copyright show: No Over-the-counter sales of Cytotec, an anti-ulcer medication, are continuing in Armenia despite an August-1 ban intended to prevent women from using the drug to abort unwanted...
View ArticleArmenia Hopes to Become Glittering Gateway for Russian Diamonds
Editors' Picks: No 091914_01.jpgA diamond deal that gives Armenia duty-free access to rough diamonds from Russia could offer Alrosa, the semi-government-owned Russian diamond company that provides...
View ArticleArmenia: Yerevan Mending Fences with EU
Copyright show: No With the Russian economy hitting the skids, it looks like Armenia wants to hedge its economic bets. Although Yerevan became a member of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union in...
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