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Armenia has confirmed its pro-European choice in Sunday’s elections. Prime-minister Pashinyan, who has received a lot of support from the European Union and the United States for the strategic direction in which he has been steering his country, now has a solid mandate to complete the difficult transformation begun after 2023.
Read our colleague Eugenio Porta’s analysis, based on the direct discussions organised by GlobalFocus Center and partners in Yerevan immediately around and after the European Political Community Summit and EU-Armenia Summit in May (link in comments).

As Armenians head to the polls, the country's strategic orientation is on the ballot.
Read this analysis by our colleague Eugenio Porta following debates at the Yerevan Dialogue 2026 (including a panel organised by the GlobalFocus Center & The German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Riding Through the Storm: Armenia’s Search for Strategic Autonomy - GlobalFocus Eugenio Porta Sitting at the crossroads of great power interests, bordering on Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan or Türkiye, and having last been subjected to an invasion in 2023, Armenia nevertheless no...

📍At Yerevan Dialogue 2026, GlobalFocus Center will participate in two panels.
🟦 Black Sea Security and Connectivity in an Evolving Euro-Atlantic Environment
Together with the The German Marshall Fund of the United States, we’ll be exploring how shifting security dynamics in the Black Sea are increasingly linked to regional connectivity, infrastructure development, and strategic competition—with implications extending well beyond the region.
🟦 From Connectivity to Opportunity: Boosting EU–Armenia Trade and Investment
Oana Popescu Zamfir will join the president of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan. Focusing on Armenia’s growing role as a regional hub, this discussion will examine how connectivity, reforms, and EU alignment can translate into concrete trade and investment opportunities.
Join us in Yerevan to be part of the conversation.🔗

GlobalFocus Center is pleased to be part of the 2026, contributing to ongoing discussions on global security, regional connectivity, and the evolving international landscape.👇
On May 6, we will co-host a panel in partnership with the German Marshall Fund, on Black Sea Security and Connectivity in an Evolving Euro-Atlantic Environment. We look forward to engaging with partners and participants in Yerevan.🔗