Armenia
Armenian hostage-taking will shake regime
Authorities react cautiously to armed incident involving Karabakh veterans in Yerevan
ArmeniaRussian defence pact will be election issue in Armenia
Yerevan has maintained a longstanding alliance with Moscow, but the opposition claims Armenia gains little from it
ArmeniaSouth Caucasus entangled in Russian-Turkish standoff
Armenia and Azerbaijan, locked in frozen conflict, now find themselves part of a fast-evolving wider confrontation
ArmeniaTurks will treat carefully Russian build-up in Armenia
The Russian military build-up in Armenia is a potential threat for Turkey
ArmeniaSyrian crisis will bind Yerevan to Moscow
The Syrian crisis has increased Armenia's usefulness to Russia as a military base
ArmeniaArmenia's long-term growth will need sustained reform
Armenia's relatively robust 2015 growth may not last
ArmeniaRussia's Armenia reinforcement may destabilise region
Moscow's helicopter deployment may be reactive, but could also provoke risky counter-reactions
ArmeniaArmenian president may hang on after 2017 after all
Sargsyan has left it unclear -- until after 2017 parliamentary elections -- whether he will remain in power
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