Tag Archives: Caucasus

Commentary: Armenia’s Looming Elections Look to Be “Symbolic”

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Observer | 6 Comments

The American bi-monthly international affairs magazine National Interest has published prominent Caucasus expert Sergey Markedonov’s commentary on Armenia’s upcoming presidential elections. Continue reading →

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Tagged Armenia, Caucasus, Gagik Tsarukyan, Levon Ter-Petrossian, Russia, Serzh Sargsyan, United States

Average Monthly Wage in Armenia Lowest among Caucasus States

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Observer | 9 Comments

Average Monthly Wages in Caucasus Countries vst Global Average, based on ILO data

Average monthly wage in Armenia is more than 3 times less than the global average, which is estimated to be equal to $1,480 a month according to the study published last year by the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO). Furthermore, the average wage in Armenia is the lowest among the three Caucasian states.

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Posted in Armenia, Economy, Region

Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, employment, Georgia, Purchasing Power Parity, Russia, Salaries, Wages

The Economist says Armenia is “in the vice”

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Observer | 6 Comments

A view of Mt. Ararat from Yerevan | Photo by Ֆեյսբուքահայություն

“Armenia has a class of “30-something” technocrats, whose western education and global outlook means they are less rooted in the Soviet mentality than their elders. That bodes well for the future,” The Economist writes in a blog-post about Armenia published this week. Continue reading →

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Posted in Armenia, Economy, Politics, Region

Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Elections, Nagorno-Karabakh, Politics, The Economist, World Bank

The Significance of the Caucasus

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Observer | 4 Comments

Here’s a rather simplistic video dispatch by STRATFOR, a US based company which provides “analysis and insights into political, economic, and military developments”. Continue reading →

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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Georgia, Iran, Karabakh, Russia, STRATFOR, Turkey, usa

South Caucasus: Everyone Likes Russians?

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Observer | 14 Comments

The CRRC have published the results of their “2009 Caucasus Barometer” survey, which polled respondents in all three Caucasus countries about whether they approve of friendship with various other nationalities. Continue reading →

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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Georgia, Georgians, Russians, South Ossetia, United States

South Caucasus needs less strategic attention, more institution building

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Observer | 1 Comment

There are two essential views on solving the many problems in war-torn South Caucasus region. The top-down approach and the down-up approach. Continue reading →

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Posted in Armenia, Region, Society

Tagged Abkhazia, Caucasus, Human Rights, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, South Caucasus, South Ossetia, Turkey

U.S. Intelligence Official: Fighting could flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Observer | Comments Off

Admiral Dennis Cutler Blair, 3rd Director of National Intelligence

A top U.S. intelligence official has indicated, that the situation in the Caucasus could get tense with fighting erupting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held an open hearing on 2 February 2010, entitled “Current and Projected Threats to the United States,” as the latest in an annual series of hearings examining US national security issues.

In his testimoney before the Senate Committee the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dennis C. Blair made some noteworthy remarks concerning the Caucasus and Armenia. Admiral Blair, speciically, noted, that the unresolved conflicts of the Caucasus provide the most likely flashpoints in the Eurasia region. Continue reading →

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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Karabakh