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For the anniversary of the independence of the First Republic proclaimed on May 28th, 1918, Armenian public television broadcast an interview with journalist and public figure Tatul Hakobyan, founder of the Ani Centre. Hakobyan reflected on the historical issues surrounding this first state of the modern era and the current challenges facing the sovereign nation. […]

By Gaïdz Minassian Thus, the prime minister launched the debate between “real Armenia” and “historical Armenia”. The image is pertinent, the comparison a bit less so, because the word “historical” poses a problem—history being a social reality, a human science that falls within the realm of the real. What if instead of “historical Armenia”, Nikol

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a working visit to the Republic of Armenia on Wednesday, May 21. The trip drew intense attention because of the complicated relationship between the two countries. In essence, both foreign ministers acknowledged that Russia and Armenia disagree on nearly everything, yet they both recognise the need to prevent their

Originally published in French on April 4, 2025 Historian Altay Goyushov, director of the Baku Research Institute (BRI), hosted at Sciences Po’s CERI as “endangered scholar” in 2024-2025, gave an interview to CivilNet in Russian on April 2, 2025, in which he discussed the current phase of the negotiation process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According

Originally published in French on May 6, 2025 On 25th April 2025, at the American University of Armenia (AUA), Turkish historian Taner Akçam presented the Armenian translation of his book One Hundred Years of Apartheid: A History of the Turkish Republic. A recognised specialist in the Armenian genocide and director of the Armenian genocide research

The two countries are eager to resolve their differences, and doing so would further American interests. A summary of Garo Paylan’s article in the WSJ of January 13, 2025 On the eve of U.S. President Trump’s move to the White House, Garo Paylan signs an article for the Wall Street Journal advocating the interest of