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EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-18T17:04:21+00:00
In EVN Report's news roundup for the week of September 18: Azerbaijan’s push to rewrite Karabakh’s heritage draws backlash; European Parliament backs trade measures for Armenia amid Russian restrictions; Moscow and Yerevan spar over the future of Russia’s military base in Gyumri and more. The post Baku’s Campaign to Erase Karabakh’s Armenian Heritage appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-18T10:23:01+00:00
In this deeply personal reflection on the third anniversary of the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh, Yana Lalaian returns to the landscapes of Artsakh through memories of family, food, rivers and village life. As the possibility of losing that landscape becomes real, memory itself becomes a way of holding on to home. The post And the Wind Smelled of Papa’s Tobacco appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-17T11:07:46+00:00
Արցախի էթնիկ զտումից երեք տարի անց կորստի, հիշողության, նոր կյանք կառուցելու փորձի և վերադարձի սպասման միջև ապրող արցախցիներին անդրադարձող հոդվածի ՁայնաԳիրը։ The post Ձայնագիր.Ապագան, որն այդպես էլ չի գալիս appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-17T10:51:31+00:00
Three years after the displacement of Artsakh’s Armenians, the routines of exile have become ordinary. Siranush Sargsyan explores how a displaced community navigates grief, memory, identity and belonging while rebuilding lives in Armenia and abroad, and struggling to imagine a future beyond loss. The post The Future We Keep Postponing appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-16T11:32:01+00:00
Dana Mashoian Walrath’s “The Book of Genocides” uses art, history and family memory to examine ten genocides and the patterns of dehumanization that precede mass violence. Christopher Atamian reviews an unconventional work that asks whether remembering genocide differently can help us recognize its warning signs. The post Reimagining Our Response to the Ultimate Terror in “The Book of Genocides” appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-15T11:35:18+00:00
As AI reshapes the global technology industry, Armenia’s traditional advantage in software development is under threat. Ashot Arzumanyan argues that the country must reinvent its tech ecosystem around physical AI, specialized research, embedded systems and institutional capital to remain competitive. The post From Soviet Silicon Valley to Armenia’s Third Reinvention appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-15T11:11:01+00:00
The European Union has invested heavily in Armenia’s resilience against foreign information manipulation. But when its own Special Representative reduces Azerbaijan’s state-sponsored historical revisionism to competing “narratives,” diplomacy risks becoming a vehicle for the very manipulation the EU seeks to counter. The post When “Diplomacy” Becomes a Vehicle for Information Manipulation appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-14T10:03:28+00:00
Armenia’s first PISA results are sobering, revealing serious gaps in student proficiency and raising questions that go well beyond curriculum reform. Arevik Anapiosyan examines what the results reveal about learning, critical thinking, attendance and classroom practice, and what an evidence-based response should look like. The post The PISA Results Armenia Feared appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-11T18:27:31+00:00
In EVN Report's news roundup for the week of September 11: Armenian students score below the international average in several subjects; Caucasus Heritage Watch says Azerbaijan has destroyed an Armenian-Russian cemetery in Shushi; Armenia files complaint with Eurasian Economic Union over Russian restrictions on Armenian goods and more. The post Armenian Students Trail International Average appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-11T09:54:11+00:00
For more than three decades, the Armenia-Turkey border has been closed but trading continued through indirect routes. Beatriz Arslanian examines Turkey’s decision to authorize direct trade, its economic implications for Armenia, and whether incremental economic ties can help advance long-delayed political normalization. The post Trade Before Politics: Armenia and Turkey’s Quiet Path to Normalization appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-10T11:30:51+00:00
Why do nations cling to familiar stories, even when reality changes? Drawing on theories of ontological security, collective memory and political psychology, Andronik Papyan examines how the loss of Artsakh unsettled Armenia's national narrative and the search for a new sense of collective identity. The post Anchored in the Past: History as Ontological Resource in Armenian Collective Memory appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-09T11:41:02+00:00
Traveling through Sarajevo, Mikayel Zolyan reflects on the city’s long history of war, nationalism and coexistence. From the assassination that helped ignite World War I to the devastation of the 1990s, he considers how a society emerges from conflict and learns to live with its past. The post Notes About War and Peace From Sarajevo appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-08T12:37:05+00:00
In this episode of It Has to Be Said, Maria Titizian examines Armenia’s water crisis and argues that the country’s biggest problem is not a lack of water, but how poorly it’s managed. From leaking infrastructure and inefficient irrigation to untreated wastewater, depleted groundwater and mismanagement, the failures are systemic, and climate change is making them more urgent. The post It Has to Be Said: Water Mismanagement appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-08T09:42:42+00:00
From AI infrastructure and quantum computing to major venture investments, summer 2026 brought a series of significant developments for Armenia’s tech ecosystem. Ani Toroyan looks at the projects, companies and capital reshaping the country’s ambitions in AI and deep tech. The post Armenia’s Tech Summer: From Ambition to Infrastructure appeared first on EVN Report .
EVN Report · Armenia · 2026-09-07T10:24:44+00:00
In this special edition of “Unleashed”, Sheila Paylan examines the arrests and prosecutions of Armenia’s political opponents, asking whether the fight against oligarchy is being pursued with consistent standards and respect for judicial independence. She argues that defending democracy requires holding power accountable, even when those targeted are difficult to defend. The post Please Don’t Make Me Defend an Oligarch appeared first on EVN Report .
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