In this episode hosts Adam Reichardt and Maciek Makulski sit down with Richard Giragosian, director of the regional studies center in Yerevan to talk about recent developments in Armenia. In April 2018 Armenians protested against the ruling regime which led to its resignation. As a result Nikol Pashinyan became the new prime minister and after elections in December 2018, he built a new ruling coalition which aims to change the course of Armenia.
In the interview, Adam and Maciek discuss with Richard the context of the revolution, what is the outlook of Armenian politics as well as the geopolitical implications.
 
Resources:
“Protests force Armenian PM to resign, marking a new era for the country” New Eastern Europe 25 April 2018: http://neweasterneurope.eu/2018/04/25/protests-force-armenian-pm-resign-marking-new-era-country/
“The ghosts of Armenia’s past” by Bartłomiej Krzysztan. New Eastern Europe issue 2/2019: http://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/03/04/the-ghosts-of-armenias-past/
Regional Studies Center, a Yerevan-based think tank: https://regional-studies.org/
Music featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0
Opening theme: “Sum of My Fears” by Dazie Mae: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dazie_Mae/Last_Jazz_in_Paris/03-1518107-Dazie_Mae-Sum_of_My_Fears
IAF Trolley (Kielokaz ID 154) by KieLoKaz: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoKaz/Walker_Traffic/IAF_Trolley_Kielokaz_ID_154
 
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