Armenia Unlocked

This week, we’ll be looking back at the Four Day War which took place in April 2016 between Armenia and Azerbaijan. We’ll try to understand its impact beyond those four days, especially in the most immediately affected and still vulnerable areas. Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan, who lives and works in border villages and towns, joins the conversation.

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On the morning of April 2, 2016 the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army reported violent clashes across the entire line of contact with Azerbaijan. This week also marks the one year anniversary of the start of the Velvet Revolution.

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A bit of news from Armenia, Russia, and Kazakhstan. And, we talk to Anna Hess Sargsyan from the Center for Security Studies in Switzerland about Karabakh.

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet TV, brings you reporting and analysis from specialists around the world.   

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This episode is a brief review of Armenia’s energy sector - from energy efficiency, to energy savings, to old and new methods, as well as geopolitical and international factors.

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet TV, brings you reporting and analysis from specialists around the world.   

For more, visit: www.civilnet.am/

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan returns from first official visit to Iran. Azerbaijan sentences an Armenian citizen to 20 years in prison. Timothy Straight, the Honorary Consul of Finland and Norway in Armenia who also has social entrepreneurship initiatives in the region, discusses economic development in rural Armenian regions of Armenia.

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet TV, brings you reporting and analysis from specialists around the world.   

For more, visit: www.civilnet.am/

After days of heated debate, Armenia’s National Assembly has adopted a new government program. The U.S. State Department has criticized Armenia’s mission to Syria that includes experts, doctors, deminers, and a 83-member group to ensure their security. The mission arrived in Syria on February 8. 

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet TV, brings you reporting and analysis from specialists around the world.   

For more, visit: www.civilnet.am/

As formal and informal meetings between Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders carry on, CivilNet continues the conversation on Karabakh and the peace process. This time, with a former peace negotiator - Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh.

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet TV, brings you reporting and analysis from specialists around the world.   

For more, visit: www.civilnet.am/

Today’s episode is a review of migration numbers and attitudes towards migration in Armenia. What were the trends? What are the trends? What are the attitudes about both out-migration and in-migration? And how has the “velvet revolution” impacted all of this.

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet TV, brings you reporting and analysis from specialists around the world.   

For more, visit: www.civilnet.am/

On January 14, Armenia’s newly elected parliament – the 7th in the history of Independent Armenia -- began the first session. And, On January 16, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met in Paris, along with mediators from the US, France, and Russia. The official statement following the meeting, was the most positive one that the public has heard in many years.

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet TV, brings you reporting and analysis from specialists around the world.   

For more, visit: www.civilnet.am/

Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has released the names of people who will become deputies in the new parliament. And, Lene Wettlenad, who has been heading the Russia department and covering Armenia for the Norwegian Helsinki Committee since 2008, joins the show for a conversation on civil society and Europe in Armenia.  

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet TV, brings you reporting and analysis from specialists around the world.   

For more, visit: www.civilnet.am/