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Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections 2026: A Battle for the State’s Geopolitical Future
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Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections 2026: A Battle for the State’s Geopolitical Future

The upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia scheduled for June 7, 2026, represent the most consequential political contest in the country since the 2018 Velvet Revolution. More than a routine electoral cycle, the vote…
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May 18, 2026Tags: Armenia
Russian Money in Armenian Opposition: Risks to Armenia, U.S. Interests, and Regional Security
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Russian Money in Armenian Opposition: Risks to Armenia, U.S. Interests, and Regional Security

Russian influence in Armenia is operating through a combination of oligarchic finance, political patronage, media control, energy leverage, and anti-Western narratives. Pro-Russian opposition networks around Robert Kocharyan, Samvel Karapetyan, Seiran…
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May 12, 2026Tags: Armenia, Russia
Armenia’s Strategic Reorientation: Deepening Defense Ties with NATO After Karabakh
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Armenia’s Strategic Reorientation: Deepening Defense Ties with NATO After Karabakh

Suren Papikyan, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, and the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Kevin Hamilton, held a meeting during which they discussed…
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April 21, 2026Tags: Armenia, CSTO, NATO
Russia’s “Ukraine Playbook” in Armenia: Likelihood, Triggers, Actors, and Scenarios
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Russia’s “Ukraine Playbook” in Armenia: Likelihood, Triggers, Actors, and Scenarios

A full-scale Russian invasion of Armenia “like Ukraine 2022” is less likely in the near term because Armenia is geographically constrained, is not Russia’s immediate borderland in the same way Ukraine is, and would risk…
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January 21, 2026Tags: Armenia, Baltic, Moldova, Russia
Why Armenia Is Creating a Foreign Counterintelligence Service: Aims, Drivers, and Consequences
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Why Armenia Is Creating a Foreign Counterintelligence Service: Aims, Drivers, and Consequences

Strategic Context: The Collapse of the Russian Security Umbrella Armenia’s decision to build a dedicated foreign counterintelligence (CI) capability reflects a radical shift in Yerevan’s security doctrine.Three structural changes underpin the move:…
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November 26, 2025Tags: Armenia
Russia’s Pressure on Armenia After the Armenia–Azerbaijan Peace Breakthrough and Naryshkin’s Yerevan Overtures
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Russia’s Pressure on Armenia After the Armenia–Azerbaijan Peace Breakthrough and Naryshkin’s Yerevan Overtures

Armenia and Azerbaijan initialed a U.S.-brokered peace deal on August 8, 2025, with Washington and Brussels framing it as a milestone that still requires formal signing and ratification. Moscow reads this as a…
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August 21, 2025Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Naryshkin, Russia, SVR, USA
The Waning Grip: The Decline of Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Global South
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The Waning Grip: The Decline of Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Global South

Introduction Russia has long positioned itself as an alternative power to the West in the Global South, portraying its diplomacy as non-imperialist and focused on sovereignty, military cooperation, and anti-Western…
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July 16, 2025Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkiye
Coup Attempt in Armenia — Kremlin Shadows, Domestic Fractures, and Future Risks for Pashinyan
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Coup Attempt in Armenia — Kremlin Shadows, Domestic Fractures, and Future Risks for Pashinyan

Executive Summary The recent coup attempt in Armenia marks the most serious threat to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s authority since the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. This event reveals a volatile intersection…
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June 25, 2025Tags: Armenia, Russia
Russia Unwilling to Defend Iran’s Interests Despite Strategic Use
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Russia Unwilling to Defend Iran’s Interests Despite Strategic Use

In the South Caucasus, a clash of interests involving Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan continues, with Russia aligning itself with Ankara and Baku at the expense of Tehran’s goals. Turkey and…
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September 6, 2024Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Turkiye
Armenia Expands Powers of Foreign Intelligence Service to Counteract Russian Subversive Activities
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Armenia Expands Powers of Foreign Intelligence Service to Counteract Russian Subversive Activities

Armenia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) is expanding its authority, potentially undermining the position of the National Security Service (NSS). A new draft law introduced by the FIS proposes granting the…
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August 29, 2024Tags: Armenia

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