In the first 24 hours of his Premiership of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, the newspaper oligarch, turned backpack wearing “peaceful revolutionary” has come full circle and is now Armenia’s political leader and has already taken to making promises that are more ambitious than those made by leaders with years of experience behind […]
Pashinyan – the “people’s” oligarch One week after losing a bid to be elected Prime Minister by the Armenian National Assembly, the country’s unicameral legislature, today, a majority of Assembly members voted for Pashinyan to become Armenia’s new Prime Minister. Pashinyan was able to rely on votes from the ruling Republican […]
Few self-described ‘domestic uprisings’ can be viewed in isolation. As the world becomes ever more inter-connected, there are almost always multiple geopolitical angles. Such is the case with the current unrest in Armenia that has seen self-described “opposition leader” Nikol Pashinyan mobilise protesters calling for the ouster of Serzh Sargsyan. Insofar as […]
Armenia’s unconvincing attempts to “balance” between Russia and the West as it moves ever-closer to the pro-American EU might end in failure as the Yerevan protests put pressure on the country’s leadership to more decisively move westward. The Roots Of Armenian Rage The Armenian capital of Yerevan has been rocked […]
Many are lamenting the downturn in the value of the Philippine Peso (PHP) in recent months and even years. The most negative issue effecting this downturn is that it lowers the purchasing power of ordinary Filipinos in the global marketplace. However, there is a hidden benefit to having a weak currency […]
On the 18th of March, Russians voted in their Presidential election, while days earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke before the 3,000 member National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s highest legislative body, after taking the oath of office after his recent re-election. Xi Jinping and an economic “Golden Era” President Xi […]
Among other things, Donald Trump’s Presidency has provided an opportunity for the US and the wider world to re-educate itself about fundamental principles of war and peace, trade, monetary policy and national identity. This is because, rather than simply try to manage existing trends, Trump has challenged the prevailing orthodoxy […]