Karena Avedissian
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Karena Avedissian
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Eurasian politics and foreign affairs, covering Russia, former Soviet space, Turkey and Syria. I focus on conflicts, political crises & narratives. Senior Analyst RCDS.am. Member @fromtheperiphery.com. Fellow thersa.org. Substack: itskarena.com
Interesting also because Azerbaijani state-aligned media had headlines like this yesterday
March 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Israeli Trade and Economy Minister Nir Barkat denies starvation or food insecurity in Gaza days after Israel halted all food and humanitarian aid to the territory. This, after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich insinuated last August that Gaza's starvation may be justified
March 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
On the 18th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination, I wanted to share these words by Khatchig Mouradian about Turkish society’s reaction to his death

armenianweekly.com/2011/01/14/m...
January 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Yesterday Azerbaijan began its trial against fmr Nagorno-Karabakh leaders captured during its ethnic cleansing in 2023. They look gaunt. Azerbaijan can’t provide fair trials to dissenting ethnic Azeris—assuming they would for Armenians, against whom they have a state policy of hatred, is delusional
January 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
December 31, 2024 at 9:21 AM
This image (from the same report) outlines the routes used by ethnic Armenians to flee the territory in 2023, often navigating active bombardment and damage to communications and transportation infrastructure
November 15, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Yesterday, the ICJ ruled on the Armenia v. Azerbaijan case, rejecting all of Azerbaijan's objections and affirming its jurisdiction over Armenia's claims
November 13, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Fascinated by ppl refusing to let messy, on-the-ground reality interfere with theoretical frameworks they’re more comfortable with. Ukrainians pointing out under the post that elections not feasible because wartime displacement = largescale voter disenfranchisement, but that becomes “Rus propaganda”
September 23, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Now, one of the only other voices, Samad Shikhi, has also been detained, friends say
August 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM