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Vartan Oskanian

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Vartan Oskanian, a member of Armenia’s National Assembly and a former foreign minister (1998-2008), is the founder of the Yerevan-based Civilitas Foundation.

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  1. The Caucasian Talk Circle
    Caucasian Talk Circle Tony Bowden/Flickr

    The Caucasian Talk Circle

    Oct 3, 2014 Vartan Oskanian asks whether Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia can ever see eye to eye.

  2. The Caucasus Imperative
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    The Caucasus Imperative

    Nov 24, 2010 Vartan Oskanian

  3. A Reset in the Caucasus
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    A Reset in the Caucasus

    Mar 8, 2010 Vartan Oskanian

  4. Turkey’s Missed Opportunity
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    Turkey’s Missed Opportunity

    Apr 20, 2009 Vartan Oskanian

  5. A Neighborly Option for Iran

    A Neighborly Option for Iran

    Oct 15, 2008 Vartan Oskanian

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    PS Events: COP29 Live From Baku Session 2

    PS editors present our second session from COP29, Financial Inclusion is Climate Action.
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    The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal

    Jean Pisani-Ferry, et al. tout a strategy that combines decarbonization with measures to boost competitiveness and social cohesion.
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    The World’s Babies Need Antibiotics, Not Just Vaccines

    Glenda Gray urges the international community to help African countries prevent infant deaths from treatable infections.
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    How Trump Did It

    Not only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.

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    The Big Picture

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    Capitalism Is Driving Democracy’s Death Spiral

    Katharina Pistor argues that the financialization of the global economy has come at the expense self-governance.
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    What Germany’s Next Government Must Do

    Helmut K. Anheier argues that whoever wins the upcoming snap election must make progress in four key areas.
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    To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

    Yasheng Huang

    By voting for Republican candidates, working-class voters effectively get to have their cake and eat it, expressing conservative moral preferences while relying on Democrats to fight for their basic economic security. The best strategy for Democrats now will be to permit voters to face the consequences of their choice.

     urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.
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    What If Trump Keeps His Promises?

    Kaushik Basu warns that the president-elect’s proposed trade policies will erode America’s competitiveness.

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