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INTERVIEW: THE INTERCEPT
THE HIDDEN SIEGE OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH Trapped by an Azerbaijani blockade, more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians in the contested region are facing a humanitarian crisis. January 20, 2023 Ryan Grim: And now we’re joined by Alison Tahmizian, who’s an Armenian-American activist and journalist who has previously worked in war zones in Syria and elsewhere, and is based Read more
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COMMENTARY: ARMENIAN WEEKLY
Pashinyan expels Russia to detriment of Armenian security YEREVAN IS IN THE PROCESS OF SABOTAGING ARMENIA’S SECURITY UMBRELLA, LAYING THE RED CARPET FOR SUBMERSION INTO THE TURKISH BLOC JANUARY 11, 2023 YEREVAN ― Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on January 10 announced that he had refused to host Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping drills in Read more
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Election Eve Tremors in Armenia Risk Erosion of Legitimacy, Widening War
By Alison Tahmizian Meuse / Newslines June 18, 2021 Azerbaijan could use Armenia’s snap elections as an opportunity for military action, potentially disrupting or delegitimizing the vote in the vulnerable country. This gives the United States a chance to engage in preventive diplomacy. Armenia’s snap elections, scheduled for June 20, will be a crucial test not only for Read more
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Lebanon probes procurement of ‘death ship’ Rhosus
A sensitive line of inquiry into the root of the August 4 Beirut explosion threatens multiple parties By ALISON TAHMIZIAN MEUSE / Asia Times AUGUST 28, 2020 BEIRUT – Lebanese investigators are understood to be probing why the MV Rhosus – a substandard vessel burdened with 2,750 metric tons of hazardous ammonium nitrate – was procured in 2013 Read more
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An Emirati collector leaves his art behind
By: ALISON TAHMIZIAN MEUSE September 23, 2018 A daring Gulf Arab commentator goes West, leaving behind his thought-provoking collection of modern Arab art for the public to contemplate. Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi — the Twitter giant, champion of modern Arab art, and beloved host — has left the UAE after two decades. This infectious personality, who Read more
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As ISIS Gets Squeezed In Syria And Iraq, It’s Using Music As A Weapon
June 29, 2017 By Alison Tahmizian Meuse Iraqi government forces flash a victory sign while holding an upside-down Islamic State flag in western Mosul on June 9. As ISIS loses territory, it’s still exhorting its supporters to keep fighting. Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images Three years ago, the Islamic State overran large swaths of Iraq and Syria, and Read more
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