Peace in South Caucasus: What Awaits Russia in Armenia?

... approaching new strategic tasks. While prior to September 2023, the Armenian head of state had worked to a greater extent on minimizing the risks of eliminating the heavy military-political legacy of the Kocharyan-Sargsyan era, now that peace has prevailed in South Caucasus for the common benefit of the regional states, he has set to recalibrating Armenia’s policy to suit his own tastes. When analyzing the outlook for Russian-Armenian relations, it is important to bear in mind that Nikol Pashinyan will stay in the leadership of the Republic of Armenia for a long time. He is a young politician under 50 in a non-competitive political environment; his only rivals are the elderly politicians like Kocharyan and Sargsyan who were overthrown ...