Let’s talk about impositions. Syrian Kurdish women don’t accept the ultra-conservative framework that would deny them certain political or security positions just because they’re women. What right do you have to impose it on them?

“Constant threats from Baku and the overall situation in the South Caucasus and the Middle East complicate Armenia’s military reform prospects.”

On point thread about the confused approach of the West towards post-Assad Syria

Palestinians re-entering their abandoned neighbourhoods have found the bodies of loved ones crushed beneath the ruins of their homes. Gaza’s Civil Defence has said there are 10,000 bodies still trapped below the rubble on.ft.com/40pvqnG

As Trump settles into the White House for the second time, is right-wing populism destined to keep growing? İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي and Ahmed قَطَنَّش explore the structural reasons for its continued rise. kawaakibi.org/seven-forces-d…

A compelling piece by Vicken Cheterian: "In a democratic system, the leader of a state does not need to pronounce what history is and is not, nor develop linguistic theories, and impose his taste on culture on the rest of the society." civilnet.am/en/news/814232…

🚨 New article out! Eduard Arakelyan & Karena Avedissian's “Diversifying Armenia's Defense: Shifting Alliances and Military Modernization” is featured in the May 2025 issue of European Security & Defence, a leading defense policy magazine. 📄 Read here (p. 83): [euro-sd.com/wp-content/upl…]

This is cyberterrorism and yet this story has gotten almost no attention. Ordinary Iranians use this bank, not having access to their money while they’re trying to flee Israel’s bombs is intended to cause harm and panic to civilians.

THEY WERE AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE, Israel blew up the table and assassinated the negotiator

One of the organizers of the miners' strike at the biggest mine in Armenia is being targeted by a $12 million lawsuit from the company. He's asking for international solidarity and awareness. His story below. Please read and spread the word.

Workers in the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) in Karajan, Armenia recently carried out a wildcat strike demanding higher wages along with health and safety precautions in a mine still operating with ‘60s-era technology.

My CIVILNET interview on my trip to Northeast Syria (AANES), where I met with Islamized Armenians reclaiming their identity youtu.be/ZPihpbvj-s8?si…

Instead of broadly arguing about federal and unitary states, it’s better to look at the Syrian and Kurdish contexts, identify interests behind Syrian Kurds’ request for federalism, and think about how any state type could address them. I do that here ⬇️ kurdishpeace.org/research/kpi-q…