Dr. Arthur Khachikian, Stanford University PhD in Political Science, on geopolitical developments, the games of superpowers, geopolitical elites in the South Caucasus, the ambitions of the U.S., Europe, Israel and the collective West in general with regard to Armenia, and the ambitions of Nikol Pashinyan, the social and political functionaries supporting the RA authorities, Turkey, Azerbaijan, the history of Russia’s policy in the region – all these issues were discussed by Dr. Pietro Shakarian, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History, National Research University-Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, former lecturer at the American Armenian University.
Dr. Arthur Khachikian, Stanford PhD in Political Science, and Suren Sargsyan, Director of the «Armenian Center for American Studies» hold a discussion at 168.am with a world-famous economist, Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute of Columbia University, Jeffrey D. Sachs.
Hovhannes Avetisyan wrote a letter to the Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos addressing his concerns on political repressions against oppositions activists and politicians organized by current authorities
Hovhannes Avetisyan wrote a letter to Kristina Kvien, the Ambassador of the Untied State of America to Armenia addressing his concerns on political repressions against oppositions activists and politicians organized by current authorities
Conversation with Dr. Arthur Khachikian, Stanford PhD in Political Science and Arta Moeini, Research Director, Institute of Peace and Diplomacy
On October 31, another incident occurred between the Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) Alen Simonyan and a journalist covering the work of the NA. This time, the target of Alen Simonyan’s unruly behavior was Vahe Makaryan, a journalist for the Mediahub.am news website, who said that he has covered the work of the National Assembly for more than 10 years, and none of the head of the NA has ever shown such attitude towards any journalist.
168.am’s interview with Wojciech Wojtasiewicz, analyst for the South Caucasus countries, Eastern Europe Programme, The Polish Institute of International Affairs:
For 20 years, since 2004, October 16 has been celebrated as the Armenian Press Day, in memory of the publication of the first Armenian periodical, Azdarar, in Madras on October 16, 1794.
Ruben Vardanyan and Other Armenian Leaders Mark One Year as Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan
I would like to comment on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s shocking statements at the Global Armenian Summit in Yerevan on September 18, 2024.