Arshaluis Mghdesyan
Freelance journalist based in Yerevan
Yerevan-based freelance journalist Arshaluis is a presenter on CivilNet, an Armenian online TV channel, and regularly contributes to EurasiaNet and Russia's Kommersant.
Stories by the Author
Ukraine Crisis Proves Tense for Armenia
Yerevan faces uncomfortable choice between political and diplomatic alliances.
23 Feb 22
The Open Wound of Armenia’s POWs
As Azerbaijan captures 13 Armenian servicemen amid the worst fighting since the 2020 war, the fate of other prisoners of war remains uncertain.
25 Nov 21
Armenian-Azerbaijani Border Tensions Escalate
Experts warn that the respective countries’ approaches to ending the conflict are currently irreconcilable.
31 Aug 21
Iranians Flock to Armenia For Covid-19 Vaccines
Vaccination tourism booming as foreign citizens offered their jabs for free.
28 Jul 21
Russia Looms Large Over Armenian Elections
Security consequences of Karabakh war may reverse the country’s pro-Western drift.
18 Jun 21
Border Tensions Signal Fresh Danger for Armenia and Azerbaijan
Moscow has offered to act as intermediary in delimitation efforts.
1 Jun 21
Can Armenia’s Political Truce Last?
Early elections and a new chief-of-staff unlikely to resolve ongoing crisis.
5 Apr 21
Karabakh Welcomes Peacekeeper "Brothers"
While their visible presence is reassuring, questions still remain over longer-term solutions.
17 Jan 21
Armenia: "Bring Our Sons Home"
Families of detainees demand answers about the fate of loved ones.
16 Jan 21
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