Armenia: At the Crossroads

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Armenia has remained on the brink of becoming an economic crossroads or an isolated backwater, a democratic or authoritarian state, a peaceful and prosperous country or a nation on the brink of conflict. Armenia’s difficult independence is intricately linked with her Transcaucasian neighbours, and whichever path she follows they will undoubtedly be affected. This work considers Armenia as a nation and as a state, and puts her tragic history into the context of late-1990s events since independence.