OP-ED

Emil Avdaliani: Armenia is surrounded by enemies, so it needs Russia to maintain the balance

By Emil Avdaliani.

Published May 1, 2018. Updated May 2 at 12:06 pm

Armenian opposition supporters gesture as they attend a rally in Yerevan on April 30, 2018. Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was engaged in high-stakes talks with the ruling party ahead of a key parliamentary vote, inching closer to taking power after two weeks of protests that transformed the country's political landscape.

Photo by AFP

Armenia is in midst of a two-week-long protest against the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK). Although it is difficult to tell how the demonstrations will end, there are, nevertheless, several underlying geopolitical themes that are in play for the country.

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