Armenia–US Relations

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Donald Trump campaigning in Florida in July 2024. Image via Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

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How a Trump presidency could impact the South Caucasus

by Nate Ostiller

•11 min read

US President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed foreign policy positions have often been vague, but can generally be understood as being based on a larger pivot toward isolationism. US disengagement from the South Caucasus, or an actual policy of tacit approval for authoritarianism, will redefine Washington’s role in the region. Trump is not known for his detailed foreign policy positions in general, and much less when it comes to the regions of the world considered more peripheral to US interes

US President-elect Donald Trump and his family on election night. Image via CNN.

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The South Caucasus reacts to Trump’s reelection

by Shota Kincha

•6 min read

The leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have all swiftly congratulated Donald Trump on his reelection as president of the US, expressing hope for further cooperation with his incoming administration. In Georgia, senior officials offered their congratulations to Trump, with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili leading the way, referring to the US as Georgia’s ‘strategic partner and friend of 33 years’. ‘[It] is needed now more than ever to support [Georgia’s] Euro-Atlantic integra

USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaking at Democracy Delivers Initiative event. Image via primeminister.am.

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US allocates $20 million to bolster Armenian security

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

USAID Administrator Samatha Power has announced that the US will allocate $20 million for Armenia to bolster cyber, border, and energy security. The new allocation came just weeks after USAID more than doubled its five-year aid package to Armenia. The announcement came on Wednesday, during a Democracy Delivers Initiative event organised by Power and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in partnership with the Ford Foundation. ‘Now I am pleased to take this moment to announce that working w

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USAID doubles aid package to Armenia to $250 million

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•1 min read

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has more than doubled its five-year aid package to Armenia, from $120 million to $250 million. The Armenian government approved the amendment of the development cooperation grant agreement on Thursday. The move comes as Armenia seeks closer ties with the West as its relations with Russia continue to plummet. According to the agreement, the additional money will go to improving governance, civil participation in democracy, and improving

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Russian border guards leave Yerevan airport

by Yousef Bardouka

•2 min read

Russian border guards have officially left their stations at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport, as US officials promised to ‘create the conditions’ for Armenia to break ties with Russia. Russian border guards stationed at the airport handed over control of its checkpoints to Armenian border guards on Wednesday, ahead of the 1 August deadline for their departure. Russia had manned Armenia’s borders, including Zvartnots Airport, since its independence. In March, Armen Grigoryan, the Secretary of

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US to send advisor to Armenian defence ministry

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

The US has announced it will deploy an advisor to Armenia’s Defence Ministry ‘in the coming months’ to support Armenia’s security. The advisor will be sent as part of the US’s Global Defense Reform Program, with the US Embassy to Armenia confirming to OC Media that funding would come through the State Department, not the US armed forces or Department of Defense. ‘Through advisory assistance, the United States intends to support Armenia with enhancing its security sector governance while st

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Russia criticises Armenia’s participation in NATO summit

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Russia has criticised Armenia for participating in a NATO summit in Washington, calling Armenia’s move to deepen ties with NATO and its member states ‘imprudent’. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said on Thursday that Moscow ‘deeply regrets’ Armenia’s participation in the 9–11 July NATO summit in Washington DC. Galuzin additionally criticised Yerevan for choosing to increase cooperation with NATO and its member states, ‘especially in terms of implementing NATO standards, purc