2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Azerbaijan’s media apparatus goes all-in for Pashinyan
Ahead of elections, incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has found an unlikely cheerleader — Azerbaijani pro-government media.
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2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Is the Armenian election really about the West vs Russia?
While the West has relied on showing support through statements and summits, Russia has resorted to economic pressure and overt warnings.
Reviews
Review | Nail in the Boot — Kalatozov’s futile plea to the Soviet authorities
Famed Soviet director Mikheil Kalatozov’s 1931 film was banned upon release, just like his better-known Georgian documentary, Salt for Svanetia.
Culture
‘Becoming queer to a place’: Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian on indigeneity, queerness, and mushrooms
This Armenian–American author and mycologist’s debut is a loose memoir examining queer ecology and the importance of persevering through dark times.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Who’s who in Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary elections?
Voters are set to choose the country’s next ruling party in what will be the first regularly scheduled parliamentary vote since 2017.
Georgia
‘A guilty society’ — Ketevan Vashagashvili on breaking taboos through film under Georgian Dream
Her debut documentary, 9-Month Contract, cuts through society’s willful ignorance of Georgia’s problematic surrogacy industry.
Economy
Will Armenia–Azerbaijan peace spell the end of Georgia’s transit monopoly?
Georgia’s transit monopoly is eroding, yet the region’s future may largely depend on cooperation, not competition
