The Levant FilesJun 9

🇦🇲 PM Nikol Pashinyan's pro-Western Civil Contract party wins Armenia's parliamentary election — nearly 50% of the vote and a solid majority.

Armenia leans further toward the EU & the West, though it's not cutting ties with Russia just yet. A final peace deal with Azerbaijan & Turkey? Still out of reach — Pashinyan fell short of the supermajority needed.

Full story 👇
https://www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/06/pashinyans-pro-western-party-wins.html

#Armenia #Pashinyan #Yerevan #EU #Russia #Azerbaijan #Turkey #SouthCaucasus #Politics #BreakingNews

Pashinyan's Pro-Western Party Wins Armenian Election, Setting Course Away From Russia

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed a decisive victory in Armenia's parliamentary election, a result that strengthens his government'...

Mathrubhumi EnglishJun 8
Why Azerbaijan is being dragged into Iran-Israel conflict as regional tensions spill north https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/azerbaijan-iran-israel-conflict-analysis-2026-a41j7ozd?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Azerbaijan #Iran #Israel #Geopolitics #SouthCaucasus
Kyiv Independent Daily HeadlinesJun 7

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Ukraine's drones take aerial control over part of land route to Russian-occupied Crimea +++ Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage railway infrastructure in Russian city of Voronezh +++ Power returns to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after prolonged outage, IAEA says +++ Russia obstructed evacuations after Kakhovka dam destruction leading to civilian casualties, report says ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/sunday-june-7-2026/

Rico_RoswallJun 6

#Armenia 🗳️ Armenia votes Sunday. Russia does too.

#Russia #SouthCaucasus #Geopolitics
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-and-west-jostle-for-influence-in-south-caucasus/

As Armenians head to polls, Russia and West vie for influence in the South Caucasus

From a gated hilltop mansion on the outskirts of Yerevan, Russian-Armenian billionaire-turned-opposition figure Samvel Karapetyan is carefully coordinating his path to power. An energy sector magnate who made his fortune in Russia, Karapetyan has been under house arrest since January. From behind his high iron gates, he and his pro-Russian Strong Armenia party have emerged as the most prominent force among Armenia's bloc of scattered opposition parties. In Sunday's election, that opposition is

The Kyiv Independent
The Times of Central AsiaJun 3
Washington is recasting Central Asia and the South Caucasus as a single trade and investment space linking Eurasia to Western markets https://ow.ly/pXqK50Z79Ts #CentralAsia #SouthCaucasus #TRIPP #JacksonVanik #Eurasia #EurasiaMarkets #US

Washington Links TRIPP and Jac...
Washington Links TRIPP and Jackson-Vanik Repeal in Push Toward Central Asia - The Times Of Central Asia

A notable strategic shift is taking place in U.S. foreign policy, one that could have a long-term impact on the economic architecture of Eurasia. After

The Times Of Central Asia
The Times of Central AsiaJun 3
Washington is recasting Central Asia and the South Caucasus as a single trade and investment space linking Eurasia to Western markets https://timesca.com/washington-links-tripp-and-jackson-vanik-repeal-in-push-toward-central-asia/ #CentralAsia #SouthCaucasus #TRIPP #JacksonVanik #Eurasia #EurasiaMarkets #US
LeibnizIOSJun 3
📣 #CfA: The International Autumn School 2026, 30 Sep–10 Oct, in #Yerevan examines how international law is interpreted, contested & instrumentalized in #Armenia & the #SouthCaucasus. Open to students of Law, International Relations & Political Science.
📅 Deadline: 20 June 2026
➡️ https://leibniz-ios.de/en/knowledge-transfer/news/newsdetail/cfa-contested-spaces-fragmented-orders
LeibnizIOSJun 1
📣 #CfA: We invite applications for up to two Visiting Fellowships on the politics of international law, contested sovereignty & hybrid conflicts in the #SouthCaucasus. Funded by @DAAD_worldwide, jointly organized with Yerevan State University.
📅 Deadline: 20 June 2026
➡️ https://leibniz-ios.de/en/knowledge-transfer/news/newsdetail/cfa-visiting-fellows-programm-2026-contested-spaces-fragmented-orders-international-law-and-politics-in-the-south-caucasus
Kyiv Independent Daily HeadlinesMay 15

Friday, May 15, 2026

Is Vladimir Putin getting tired of Russia's war in Ukraine? -- Teachers told children Ukraine does not exist; Kyiv brings back 8 children from Russian-occupied territories -- Russia's prison population falls as convicts are sent to war -- Ukraine's military now 'strongest, most powerful' in Europe, Rubio says ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-15-2026/

AnnasTochterMay 8

For three decades, Yerevan has been cut off from regional logistics networks after Azerbaijan and Turkey closed their borders in the early 1990s
https://timesca.com/a-new-southern-gate-how-the-eu-armenia-summit-unlocks-a-critical-southern-branch-for-the-middle-corridor/

#Armenia #SouthCaucasus #CentralAsia and #Europe ##Roads