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Caucasuses View Putin Election as Deja Vu
Giorgi Lomsadze, EurasiaNet
Turkey's Activist Foreign Policy Backfires
The Economist
Conciliating the Armenians
Gwynne Dyer, Japan Times
France May Criminalize Speech
Timothy Garton Ash, Los Angeles Times
Why Iran Plays the Armenia Card
Ziya Meral, The Commentator
So much for the Russian Spring: 'skewed' campaigning, an alleged drop of Botox and a reported bit of voting magic, and Vladimir Putin is back as Kremlin boss. Putin owes much of hi...(full article)
As Mr Assad’s forces continue to slaughter innocent civilians, many in Syria and beyond are hoping that Turkey will ride to the rescue. But the Turks would do this only as ...(full article)
I go to France quite often, but after this article is published, I may be liable to arrest if I set foot in the country. The French parliament has just passed a bill, propose...(full article)
On Monday, the French Senate is scheduled to debate and possibly vote on a bill that would criminalize denial of the Armenian genocide of 1915, along with any other events recogniz...(full article)
The news that the Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar will be visiting Armenia mid-January might come as a surprise to some. Yet, Iran has always seen its Armenian...(full article)
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About Armenia
- Republic of Armenia
- Population: 2,967,004 (137th)
- Area Size: 11,484 sq mi (142nd)
- GDP: $16.18 billion (132nd)
- Currency: Dram (AMD)
- Official Language: Armenian
- Capital City: Yerevan
- Largest City: Yerevan