Exclusive interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Mr. Edward Nalbandian about Armenia’s 25 years of membership in the United Nations.

Regional Post talked to the UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia, Mr. Bradley Busetto, about the most important initiatives of the organization in Armenia, as well as the challenges it faces, and opportunities for a bright future.

The amount of Israeli-made weaponry used in the recent Four-Day War in April 2016 and the subsequent visits by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Azerbaijan and Iranian President to Armenia give an impression that Yerevan and Baku are taking sides in the Israeli-Iranian rivalry. This is an ominous news for the region, against the backdrop of the Trump Administration’s Iranian policy, which seems to be reversing the brief détente achieved during Obama’s presidency.

In spring 2017 voters in Armenia, Iran and Turkey will enter the voting booths. Armenians will be voting in a parliamentary election, Iranians will be choosing a president and voters in Turkey will have to make up their mind on a constitutional reform. Why are these votes important? And what results should we expect?

It is traditionally said that Armenia and neighbouring Iran maintain good relations and that Tehran is sticking to a policy of neutrality in the Karabakh conflict, regardless of its huge Azeri ethnic minority and the official rhetoric of Islamic consolidation. Tehran, since the start of the conflict in the early 1990’s has repeatedly made offers of mediation, which however, are of little effect, due to the sceptical attitude of other regional and global players, including Russia and of course the USA who are unanimous in keeping Iran’s influence as limited as possible in the Caucasus

This November the United States elected 45th president of the country. Surprisingly for many the campaign was won by a Republican billionaire Donald Trump. While the world is trying to understand what will be the consequences of that choice, here is what Trump’s presidency means for South Caucasus.

Everything you need to know about Armenia’s new Prime Minister, surprisingly appointed this September, the new cabinet, its challenges and perspectives.

In October, a convoy of humanitarian aid from Armenia reached Aleppo, which has been in the spotlight of intense military operations. Regional Post talked to Consul General of the Republic of Armenia in Aleppo, Tigran Gevorgyan about the importance and the difficulties of this occasion.

Hanna Shelest, editor-in-chief of Ukraine Analytica tells why Mikheil Saakashvili’s political career in Ukraine didn’t go the way everyone expected.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a most remarkable phenomenon in the 20th century and both its development as well as disappearance will long be a topic for disputes in social science and humanities. It existed for about 70 years as a global alternative to the “capitalist” world order, ensuring support for some, fighting against colonialism.