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Working wonders

23 April 2020

Absence makes the heart grow fonder – and, it seems, that applies to our offices too. So how can we get the best out of our working environments when we return to them? We’ve sourced 20 items that should be a feature of…

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Cometh the hour

13 August 2018

Still basking in the warm afterglow of April’s peaceful revolution, Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan knows the hard work starts now. Can he deliver what his people expect?

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Taking root

23 April 2020

Robert Bound reporting from Yerevan: From its start-up scene to coping with the pandemic, Armenia shows how a small nation can benefit from building strong ties to its powerful diaspora.

Film

Yerevan’s open doors

30 April 2020

We shine a spotlight on entrepreneurship in Armenia. Yerevan’s boulevards are lined with magnificent Soviet architecture but venture beyond the imperious façades and you’ll find a busy start-up scene and well-funded art…

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Limbo land

16 May 2016

The republic of Nagorno-Karabakh in the Caucasus lies in purgatory. Despite its violent history, peace and PR is seen as the fastest route to normality; we visited just before the most recent flare-up to see if it can…

Film

Nagorno-Karabakh: limbo land

26 May 2016

Radio

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 112: Armenia protests: what they want and when they want it

25 April 2018

After almost two weeks of protests, Armenia’s most powerful politician has stepped down as prime minister after only five days in the job. But, as Andrew Mueller explains, the transition – so far, at least – seems more…

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Home advantage

19 May 2015

Isolated and challenged financially, Armenia faces a set of problems common to many post-Soviet nations. But in the capital of Yerevan, a new generation of tech-savvy entrepreneurs is forging exciting links with the outside…

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Where next?

19 November 2009

From Israel’s new museum district to Poland’s secret economic hotspot via Armenia’s favourite mountain, Monocle runs the rule over five places you should keep an eye on in 2010.

Monocle Minute

Clashing Caucasians

14 September 2015

Armenia is hemmed in by closed borders to its east and west. But the threat of a return to war with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh – a self-proclaimed independent republic of ethnic Armenians nestled within Azerbaijan …

Radio

The Globalist - Tuesday 29 September

29 September 2020

We look at what’s behind renewed violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and find out about a new development in the story of one of the worst maritime disasters in history.

Radio

The Globalist, episode 343

20 February 2013

The latest on Armenia’s elections from the New York Times' man in Moscow, we head to South Africa for an update on the Amplats mine clash, and discuss Japan’s renewable energy prospects with Eric Martinot in Tokyo.

Radio

The Briefing - Wednesday 17 November

17 November 2021

What’s driving the renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan? Plus, we ask whether the UK will trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, look at Germany’s coalition talks and review the Latin American papers…

Radio

The Globalist - Friday 28 June

28 June 2019

We analyse the second of two Democrat US presidential-candidate debates taking place this week, check in with the latest from the G20 summit in Osaka and meet the president of Armenia to discuss quantum physics.

Radio

The Briefing - Friday 7 December

7 December 2018

Who will succeed Angela Merkel as the head of Germany’s Christian Democrats? Plus: a snap election in Armenia, the world’s largest start-up event in Helsinki and why living coral has been named the colour of 2019.

Radio

The Globalist - Wednesday 14 September

14 September 2022

What do Vladimir Putin’s losses in Ukraine mean for his standing in Russia? Plus: clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, the EU’s plans for a European Media Freedom Act and the return of the annual Society of Women…