Armenia officially launched operations at the Amulsar gold mine on October 10, a decade after construction began on a project repeatedly delayed by environmental protests and financing setbacks.

Germany’s former foreign intelligence chief August Hanning was arrested on October 6 on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason, with Der Spiegel reporting that investigators were examining possible links to Azerbaijan’s intelligence service.

Armenia needs to address weaknesses in military organization, command systems and training as it rebuilds after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, military analyst Michael Kofman said, warning that buying new weapons alone would not resolve the problems exposed by its defeat.

CivilNet marked its 15th anniversary on September 18 at the Tufenkian Kharpert Restaurant in Yerevan. The event brought together ambassadors, journalists, representatives of civil society organizations and think tanks, as well as leaders and partners from Armenia’s business community.

In this episode of Insights, Eric Hacopian examines the recent diplomatic tour of Artsakh organized by Azerbaijan and the controversy surrounding its Armenian cultural heritage.

In an exclusive interview, CivilNet’s Eric Hacopian speaks with Michael Kofman of the Carnegie Endowment about the Russia-Ukraine war, military adaptation, drone warfare, and the evolution of modern warfare.

CivilNet turns 15! CivilNet was established on Armenia’s Independence Day, with a mission to establish a one-of-its-kind independent media in the country.

The future of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement remains uncertain, but some elements of the process are likely to outlast it. CivilNet political commentator Eric Hacopian explains how TRIPP and other regional transport links could move forward even without a final agreement.

Armenia’s government plans to tighten its citizenship rules by requiring applicants, including ethnic Armenians, to have actually lived in the country before becoming eligible for citizenship, Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan told CivilNet in an interview on September 7.

Armenia is discussing possible Russian involvement in building Yerevan’s long-planned Ajapnyak metro station, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday, as the government seeks to move ahead with a project that has faced repeated delays and sharply rising costs.