Diplomacy

On the 4th of November, under the roof of the Stamba Hotel in Tbilisi, the Economic Policy Research Center hosted one of the most prominent political scientists of our generation, and a frequent guest in Georgia, Professor Francis Fukuyama. In an hour-long conversation in frames of the “Night Owl Sessions” with the former US Assistant Secretary of State David J. Kramer, Fukuyama has discussed the nuances of the US Foreign Policy and how it impacts the World. The author of the famous books “Identity” and “The Origins of Political Order” has discussed President Trump’s and US foreign policies in relation with Russia, Middle East, Turkey and Eastern Europe. Without doubt, a lot can be retained from this conversation. Fukuyama has been short and concise. His heterodox opinions were sharp and firm not always conventional. Fukuyama’s several statements are worth being discussed in more details. Here are the highlights of this insightful conversation.

Our interviewee is Zaruhi Batoyan, the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of RA. We talked to her about the journey from an activist to the first female minister with disabilities in Armenia, as well as about her operations in the social affairs framework.

We talked about New Armenia’s foreign policy with Mikayel Zolyan, in the past a well-known political commentator, today member of the standing committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly of Armenia, representing “My Step” faction of the parliament. Mikayel Zolyan answers Regional Post’s questions on how Armenia’s new government is going to build its relations with the world: neighbours, Russia, EU, USA, and others.

On March 19th, one year before the end of his term, the officially proclaimed “Leader of the Kazakh Nation” and their president for three decades, Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned. The news came as a surprise to most regional and international analysts and politicians. And while everybody was wondering who was going to replace him, he made it clear that the speaker of the Senate and his close ally, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, will act as the head of state until new elections are held next year. Hence, can we truly expect a fresh wave of changes in Kazakhstan soon, or is this just a staged transmission of power?

On February 2019, researchers Simon Maghakyan and Sarah Pickman published a report on the destruction of tens of thousands of medieval Armenian monuments in Azerbaijan. 89 medieval churches, 5,840 intricate cross-stones, and 22,000 tombstones are said to be destroyed by the Azerbaijani government. The original investigation in Hyperallergic art media outlet was followed by another article in The Guardian, which triggered international reaction. Regional Post spoke to Simon Maghakyan about the investigation.

The recollection of Nazarbayev's sayings, which shows his views on world, politics and people.

Italian ambassador in Armenia Mr. Vincenzo Del Monaco talks about the recent projects embassy held in Yerevan and Gyumri.

Regional Post's interview with Deputy Minister of Science and Education Arevik Anapiosyan.