Expert perspectives on conflict dynamics and pathways to peace

Political analysts Areg Kochinyan and Farhad Mammadov discuss current events on the weekly  “Line of Contact – Events of the Week"

The 61st Munich Security Conference, held from 14 to 16 February, sent shock waves through international politics. In his speech at the conference, the U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, harshly criticised European policy. The equally harsh reaction from European leaders gave many analysts reason to believe that the Euro-Atlantic partnership...

The trial of Armenian prisoners of war and other detained Armenians, including the former leadership of de-facto Nagorny Karabakh, continued in Baku last week, provoking strong emotional reactions in Armenia. Political and public circles have started to demand from the Armenian government to include the issue of the detainees in...

Despite ongoing political negotiations, ‘on the ground’ the issue of unblocking transport communications between Armenia and Azerbaijan has made little progress. The issue remains hyper-politicised. The acute lack of trust between the parties due to the longstanding conflict, as well as the presence of various interests of third countries, have...

The most high-profile event of the past week was the heated argument between Presidents Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House, which can be considered the culmination of the deepening disagreements between Europe and the US that started at the beginning of the year. After the...

The ‘Line of Contact’ initiative of the Yerevan and Baku Press Clubs, launched in December 2023, has so far achieved impressive results. Suffice it to mention that the 45 programmes broadcast over the course of about a year have gathered a total of more than half a million views. Together...

Last week, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the citizens of Armenia with an ‘ideological’ message, sharing his thoughts on the need to adopt a new Constitution in Armenia. At the same time, the government initiated the development of a new National Security Strategy. To what extent are these events related...

In the regular edition of the programme ‘Line of Contact – Events of the Week’ Arsen Haratian and Farhad Mammadov discussed the main news of the South Caucasus for the last seven days, as well as the global political events that may affect processes in our region. The programme was...

National (ethnic) identity is one of the important components of collective consciousness. It is a communal shared viewpoint and a collection of perceptions based on certain linguistic, geographical, religious, historical and mythological ties and relations. At the same time, the components of identity of one and the same nation or...