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Armenia Unlocked

Dec 21, 2018

Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has released the names of people who will become deputies in the new parliament. And, Lene Wettlenad, who has been heading the Russia department and covering Armenia for the Norwegian Helsinki Committee since 2008, joins the show for a conversation on civil society and Europe in...


Dec 17, 2018

Now that Armenia’s parliamentary elections are over, it's time to unpack Armenia-Russia relations in this new era. Washington D.C.-based journalist Emil Sanamyan joins the show.

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet...


Dec 14, 2018

Armenians have cast their votes and elected a new parliament. As most expected, Nikol Pashinyan’s My Step Alliance took the majority of votes, just over 70 percent. So, what comes next?

The biggest stories and ideas — from Armenia and the region — in less than 15 minutes. ARMENIA UNLOCKED, a podcast from CivilNet...


Dec 6, 2018

Yesterday, all eyes were on the great Armenian debate. All the top candidates of all of the parties running in the December 9 parliamentary election participated. And this was a first for the country. Joining from Montreal is Alex Sardar, The Chief Innovation Officer at CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation,...


Dec 5, 2018

On December 9, Armenians will head to the polls to elect a new parliament. We are taking a closer look at campaigns and voter behavior in the country. Joining the podcast are American political consultant Eric Hacopian, currently in Armenia, as well as Rafael Oganesyan, Instructor at the Department of Political Science...