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Opinion: “All against all” or “all against Nikol”?
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Opinion: “All against all” or “all against Nikol”?

10 May 2021
Alliances are being formed between Armenian political parties ahead of the 20 June parliamentary elections. Whilst they all claim to want to oust the current prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, they are all also busy competing against each other. Despite this, the next Armenian government is likely to be a coalition government, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed for commonspace.eu
Benyamin Poghosyan
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Commentary: Biden's G-moment should not be interpreted as a shift in US policy towards the South Caucasus
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Commentary: Biden's G-moment should not be interpreted as a shift in US policy towards the South Caucasus

26 April 2021
Biden's use of the word "genocide" was a significant moral victory for the Armenian people however the geostrategic implications of this for the South Caucasus should not be exaggerated, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this commentary.
Benyamin Poghosyan
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Opinion: The recent Iran-China agreement has implications for the wider region
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Opinion: The recent Iran-China agreement has implications for the wider region

19 April 2021
The recent signing of a strategic partnership with Iran shows that China is now a significant player in the geopolitics of the wider Middle East. This has implications for the South Caucasus and particularly Armenia, writes Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed
Benyamin Poghosyan
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Opinion: Russian goals in the Armenian snap parliamentary elections
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Opinion: Russian goals in the Armenian snap parliamentary elections

13 April 2021
With Armenia's snap parliamentary elections coming up in June, a lot of actors are looking at the country's domestic politics, but no one more closely than Moscow. In this op-ed, originally published on KarabakhSpace.eu, Benyamin Poghosyan looks at what the presence of the former Armenian president, Robert Kocharyan, means for Pashinyan and Armenian-Russian relations.
Benyamin Poghosyan
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Opinion: In Armenia’s June elections Kocharyan will challenge Pashinyan in a vote largely motivated by hate  
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Opinion: In Armenia’s June elections Kocharyan will challenge Pashinyan in a vote largely motivated by hate  

5 April 2021
Former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan has emerged as the strongest challenger to prime minister Nikol Pashinyan in Armenian’s forthcoming parliamentary elections. However, as Benyamin Poghosyan argues in this op-ed, most voters are simply motivated by their hate of one or the other.
Benyamin Poghosyan
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Opinion: Snap parliamentary elections are unlikely to resolve Armenia’s political gridlock
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Opinion: Snap parliamentary elections are unlikely to resolve Armenia’s political gridlock

22 March 2021
Armenia appears heading for snap parliamentary elections on 20 June, but hopes that the poll may resolve the current gridlock in the Armenian political arena may be premature. Benyamin Poghosyan argues in this op-ed that for Armenia things may get worse before they get better.
Benyamin Poghosyan
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Opinion: In US–Iran relations, compromise is both possible and probable
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Opinion: In US–Iran relations, compromise is both possible and probable

8 March 2021
Iranian hardliners are mostly rational political actors who are not ready to sacrifice Iran's security, and their own power, for the sake of ideological animosity towards the US or Israel, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed. Even if a hardliner wins next June’s presidential election in Iran compromise with the US on the nuclear file is not only possible, but probable. This will be in the interest of both the US and Iran, as well as the entire Middle East region.
Benyamin Poghosyan
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Opinion: US-Turkey relations are difficult but enduring
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Opinion: US-Turkey relations are difficult but enduring

22 February 2021
"The US needs Turkey to counter Russia in the Black Sea region, the Middle East, and the South Caucasus. Turkey can also be useful in the US strategy to contain China", argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed. However given the number of problems between the two countries US-Turkey relations may normalise, but they will continue to develop in the cooperation/competition framework, he argues.
Benyamin Poghosyan