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Armenia: Elections Are Over, But Questions Remain

11 June 2026 at 05:59
On June 7, parliamentary elections were held in Armenia, as a result of which the ruling party can form a new government. What distinguished the 2026 elections, and is a parliamentary crisis looming? Crisis and frustration after military defeats After the defeat in the 44-day war in 2020 and the complete loss of control over […]

US Secretary of State’s Surprise Visit to Yerevan: What’s Behind the New Wave of Armenian-US Cooperation?

4 June 2026 at 05:59
On his way back from India to the United States, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio paid a brief but significant visit to Armenia. This unexpected gesture from Washington raises a legitimate question: what is behind such keen interest in Yerevan? Zvartnots – A Platform for Signing New Agreements Information about the upcoming visit of […]

Control of global transit oil communications as a key goal of Israel in the Middle Eastern architecture

30 May 2026 at 13:59
By means of pursuing its aggressive policy in the Middle East, Israel intends to redirect the transit of energy resources through its own territory. Control over the routes of hydrocarbon supplies to the world markets inevitably increases the economic and political significance of the territories and countries located along these routes. The Middle East retains […]

US Fails to Reach a Compromise with Iran

26 May 2026 at 05:59
A ceasefire with Iran presupposes a negotiating process and the search for mutually acceptable compromises. Yet time is passing, and no solutions are in sight. Iran Stiffens Its Stance The enforced ceasefire with Iran at the beginning of April was driven by a certain degree of exhaustion within the American-Israeli coalition. However, nobody guaranteed that […]

Türkiye Frustrated With Franco-Greek Alliance

19 May 2026 at 14:59
Ongoing Turkish-Greek contradictions periodically remind one of the internal disagreements within the NATO bloc, which could escalate into a new hotspot of tension in Europe. France’s choice in favor of a military alliance with Greece has caused concern in Türkiye. France and Greece’s “Famous Alliance” In 2021, France and Greece signed a strategic partnership and […]

Summits in Yerevan: alarming signals from Armenian politics

13 May 2026 at 12:30
The eighth summit of the European Political Community (EPC) and the Armenia–France (EU) summit, which took place on 4‑5 May in Yerevan, coincided with the period of acute geopolitical events. These meetings bore witness to troubling shifts in the policy of Nikol Pashinyan. But what will be the consequences of the Armenian Prime Minister’s decisions? […]
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