Few people like Pashinyan, but everyone knows the facts behind Parakar tragedy and Gyumri arrests. Instead of consolidating the larger public behind a coherent messaging and pointed criticism, these people are busy gathering likes by generating outrage in diaspora.

Semuhi Sinanoğlu between 1989-2021, over 75% of all democratic and hybrid regimes initiated at least one prosecution case against former leaders. (We exclude autocracies since prosecutions follow a different logic in these). Here I’ll put up a couple charts that did not make it into the FP piece.

Donald Trump Jr. is expected to visit Armenia on November 12 for meetings with govt officials and to explore potential business opportunities, Armenian opposition media claims

Had distinct honor of being invited to The White House for meetings w/ President Donald J. Trump National Security Council and Vice President JD Vance Vance's team on robustly implementing the Washington Accords & further elevating US-Armenia relations. Also had pleasure of high-level meetings at Department of State on TRIPP.

Still happening

As you may know, the Armenian government has published key official negotiation documents on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In this article, I analyze the proposals, track changes in key clauses, and show that some of Pashinyan’s claims aren’t fact-based. civilnet.am/en/news/990185…

An excellent article in @forbes on the Firebird project, and how this extraordinary development, due to the advancement in US-Armenia relations, is going to make Armenia the tech and data hub of the wider region. forbes.com/sites/elizabet…

For more details and statistics, check my Riddle Russia article on how post-Soviet countries have become crucial pillars of the Russian economy ridl.io/neighbors-of-s… 7/7

Must read Frontline and WashPo report: “Israel had decided to strike, as the U.S. well knew. The planned diplomacy was a ruse, and officials from both countries encouraged media reports of a U.S.-Israeli rift”. wapo.st/4oUBxdT

So that’s where ղամազ comes from.

1/ As details emerge about the US capture of Maduro and his wife, there will be an impulse among foreign policy analysts to draw analogies to Taiwan and to warn about Trump setting a precedent Beijing could use against Taiwan. I would caution against that impulse. (short 🧵).

Big factor: Rubio’s fixation on Havana and cuban influence in Venezuela - controlling Caribbean, maritime routes. Panama and Greenland part of a larger picture. Has been in their minds for years.

Throughout my 903 days in captivity, I reflected on this odd juxtaposition: my torturers were incredibly ignorant, yet highly skilled at inflicting harm on others. theatlantic.com/international/… I wrote the first draft of this article while still in captivity. Now it's in The Atlantic

I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts. link below

Armenia and the U.S. signed in Washington, DC the TRIPP Implementation Framework, outlining operational details of the TRIPP project. The Armenia state exercises full sovereignty over its entire territory, including borders, customs, law enforcement, and jurisdictional authority.

1/5 While attention is on Iran, neighbouring Armenia and the U.S. have signed a document outlining a new transit route through the South Caucasus. In short - it will be quite a beast: expensive, complex, and entirely new for the region. mfa.am/en/press-relea…

Russia is revamping its "soft power" strategy under new leadership with Armenia being "the top priority for 2026", RBC reports

"It's easier to win an argument with a genius than an idiot." — Gurwinder Bhogal