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Armenia Heads Toward 2026 Elections Amid Deepening Church–State Division
Armenians pride themselves on adopting Christianity as their national religion as early as 301 AD. It has become an almost unassailable feature of their identity as a people despite a history stretching back much further. It has been religion that stands as a unifying factor for many. Few therefore expected that over 1,700 years later it would usher in such a period of domestic instability and division.
Pashinyan Finds Brief Reprieve in Vagharshapat Election
Residents of Vagharshapat, better known to many as Etchmiadzin, went to polls on Sunday to elect a 33-member city council. The vote was particularly important given that it could highlight the political mood in the country ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections.
Bilateral, Not Mediated: Why Last Week’s Yerevan Meeting Mattered
On October 21, 2025, an Azerbaijani Airlines (AZAL) Gulfstream G650, call sign 4K-ASG, touched down at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport. It was a historic event, commented many.
It was the first time an AZAL flight had landed in Armenia for three decades, claimed others. In fact, neither was correct though such minor inaccuracies probably don’t matter.
Armenia Power Struggle Intensifies Before Elections
Tensions are mounting in Armenia ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, with the nation’s future hanging in the balance. Despite the excitement surrounding the Trump-brokered Washington Declaration in August, it is unclear whether it can overcome the lingering division that set in after defeat by Azerbaijan in the 44-day war.
Georgi Vanyan’s Tekali Dream and Vanished Hopes for Grassroots Peace
Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the untimely passing of Armenian theatrical director turned peace activist Georgi Vanyan. He was 58.
From Frozen Ties to Open Skies: Turkish Airlines to Connect Armenia and Türkiye
“Welcome to Armenia,” the pilot’s voice came over the tannoy as the Turkish Atlasjet flight touched down in Yerevan some time in 2011. “The temperature outside is…” A normal announcement on any flight. This one, however, came in Turkish before being repeated in English. In Armenia.
Five Years Later, Armenians and Azerbaijanis Need to See Each Other Differently
This Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of the Second Karabakh War. To be honest, and personally speaking, it had always seemed the continuation of the first waged between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the early 1990s. After all, in the three decades between both, the conflict had nearly always been described as ‘frozen’ rather than resolved – at least until it wasn’t.
Symbolism Meets Realpolitik in Armenia-Türkiye Normalization Efforts
The prospect of peace in the South Caucasus may finally be within reach. Following the high-profile meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House as facilitated by U.S. President Donald Trump on 8 August, hopes are rising that Yerevan and Baku could soon sign a long-anticipated peace treaty.
Despite disillusionment, Pashinyan favourite to win crucial 2026 vote in Armenia
Next year’s parliamentary elections in Armenia will not focus on the economy or other domestic issues, but rather on the country’s place in the surrounding region and relations with its neighbours.