EAP Think Bridge - № 2019-08 - Total victory of revolution in Armenia or another serious challenge? (PIC Promotion of the Intercultural Cooperation, 2019)
Is the resignation of the old government enough to talk about the victory of a revolution? Unfortunately, the examples of Ukraine and Georgia indicate the opposite. Now Armenia also faces a major challenge: can the new leadership resist the temptations of the monopoly of power and really reform the state? Both the government and the parliament in Yerevan are yet again under the control of one political force, which, moreover, has no real management experience. Do the new leaders have enough will and wisdom to deal with the country's serious internal problems and maintain a foreign policy balance? Richard Giragosian analyzes the outlook for Armenia. Meanwhile, Ukraine is slowly but surely moving along the path of reforms, including fulfilling the obligations under the document "20 Eastern Partnership Deliverables Until 2020". Natalia Kupriy examined how things are going in the public administration reform, the key one for the country. In Georgia, the judicial reform is endangered.
Its implementation is the most difficult for the state, and its current steps caused a scandal and a split in the ruling party. Reforms in Belarus are aimed at further mobilizing the state apparatus and strengthening control. In the meantime, the economy is under threat of stagnation without Russian support. The peace process to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh intensified unexpectedly between Azerbaijan and Armenia. However, real results are not yet visible and the motives of the parties are vague. Moldova and Ukraine are completely absorbed by the electoral process, which has already entered the home stretch. The most important developments of January in the Eastern Partnership are analyzed in our reviews by experts from each of the countries in the region.
//// CONTENT: A "not so new" Armenian government // Azerbaijan: Diplomatic optimism over Karabakh // Belarus: Between independence and economic benefits // Georgia: Naked truth under the cover of justice // Moldova: Aleas jacta est! // Ukraine's presidential election begins // Analytica: Total victory of revolution in Armenia or another serious challenge? // Public administration reform in Ukraine: A review of accomplishments