15 research outputs found
Armenia-Russia Relations: the Revolution and the Map
Get PDFTwo polar viewpoints dominate discourses around Armenia's foreign policy. One is that the Velvet Revolution should have led to a U-turn in a pro-Western and anti-Russian direction. The other is that there is no alternative to Armenia’s pro-Russian stand. Disappointingly for many, the post-revolutionary authorities of Armenia appear to have moved from the first to the second in a matter of months. This article argues that the polarity is exaggerated: while a power rotation could not change Armenia's foreign policy priorities, dictated as they are by Armenia's surroundings, the existence of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the sealed borders with Turkey, some change is possible and inevitable as a new generation of elites accedes to power. Unlike their predecessors who grew up and came of age in the USSR, the new elites were raised in independent Armenia and operate within new geopolitical and geocultural paradigms
Armenia: Stagnation at Its Utmost
Get PDFThe lack of developed political parties is the main problem plaguing Armenia's domestic politics. Given widespread political apathy and low trust in political institutions, the ruling party is able to keep its balance and hold on to power despite its low legitimacy
Turkey-Armenia dialogue series: breaking the vicious circle: Tesev-Caucasus Institute joint report
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spotlight europe 2009/10, October 2009: After Soccer Diplomacy: The Turkish-Armenian Relations
Get PDFThe protocols on the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia were signed in Zurich on 10 October 2009. Neither of the two issued a statement after the signing ceremony, since it could have gone beyond the finely balanced contents of the protocols. What are the expectations, hopes and fears associated with the reopening of the border and the normalization of relations? A report from four capitals and the EU
