Sheila Paylan

1 month ago | evnreport.com | Sheila Paylan |Hranoush Dermoyan

I can hardly believe that Unleashed is a year old already. This milestone feels probably as close to having a child as I’ll ever get. When I committed to this column, I didn’t truly feel ready—but then again, who is ever really prepared to start something entirely new? I nurtured each article, every word, with the care of a first-time mother. I met my deadlines with the resolve and dedication of a parent attending recitals and soccer games, come rain or shine.

2 months ago | atlanticcouncil.org | Sheila Paylan |Katherine Walla

A conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy Resilience & Society For Armenia’s independence, sovereignty, and democracy, “peace is crucial,” said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Pashinyan spoke at an Atlantic Council event on Tuesday hosted by the Eurasia Center. In pursuit of improved independence and sovereignty, the prime minister said, Armenia is “concentrating on our regional affairs first,”...

Sep 19, 2024 | newsweek.com | Sheila Paylan

Sept. 19 marks the one-year anniversary of Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno-Karabakh, which led to the expulsion of its 120,000 ethnic Armenians. So this is a good week to contemplate how it could possibly be that the world community decided shortly thereafter to allow Azerbaijan to host the COP29 global climate conference—and how to handle it.

Aug 14, 2024 | abakanews.org | Sheila Paylan

Published in The Armenian Mirror-Spectator By Sheila PaylanAt July’s NATO summit in Washington, Turkey took heat for its double game on the Ukraine war: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan clearly wants the 32-member alliance to not get too much in Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s way. The NATO leadership should be equally concerned about this prickly ally’s flirtation with another dictator: Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.

Aug 11, 2024 | en.aravot.am | Sheila Paylan

The Armenian Mirror-Spectatorby Sheila PaylanAt July’s NATO summit in Washington, Turkey took heat for its double game on the Ukraine war: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan clearly wants the 32-member alliance to not get too much in Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s way. The NATO leadership should be equally concerned about this prickly ally’s flirtation with another dictator: Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.