Carnegie Endowment Events

Armenia has not been immune to the recent turmoil affecting the post-Soviet space. In September 2013, in a move that caught many by surprise, President Serzh Sargsyan committed his country to joining the Russia-led Eurasian Union project. Last April, the country appointed a new prime minister, Hovik Abrahamian, and new government. And this summer saw the worst flare-up on the Line of Contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces since 1994.