‘Various international actors hope to influence the result for their own benefit’

‘Armenia as a bridge, not a battleground’

Artin DerSimonian at Newsweek

Armenians “head to the polls this June for their first regularly scheduled parliamentary elections in nine years,” and in this “restless domestic environment, an array of external actors is seeking to influence the election and Armenia’s strategic trajectory,” says Artin DerSimonian. Rather than “pursuing a ‘with us or against us’ approach, those states seeking to influence the election would be wise to recognize...