The novel “Lord of the Flies” (author: William Golding) is about a group of boys who find themselves on a deserted island after a plane crash. At first, they try to create order and rule, but over time, fear, power struggles and violence destroy their community.

The novel shows that civilization and laws restrain the aggression and chaos in man. When these restrictions are removed, people can quickly slide into violence, mob thinking, and savagery.

“Lord of the Flies” shows how easy it is to divide people into “us” and “them”.

In the novel, the boys are initially one community, but gradually they split into groups due to fear, false danger and the struggle for power. One group begins to see the other not as friends, but as enemies. The result is hatred, violence and tragedy.

The moral meaning can be formulated as follows:
– When society is divided into opposing camps, solidarity and trust weaken.
– Fear and propaganda can make people see enemies even among their own kind.

– Crowd thinking often suppresses reason and individual responsibility.
– Civilization is preserved thanks to dialogue, law and mutual respect, not by “us versus them” logic.

For this reason, the novel is often interpreted as a warning to societies. when one group of people is pitted against another, not one side wins, but chaos.

Political scientist Stepan Danielyan

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The Russian side is waiting for Yerevan to make a decision regarding its participation in CSTO. will either stay with the organization or prefer a different scenario. Viktor Vasilev, permanent representative of Russia in the organization, told RIA Novosti about this.

Answering the question, what actions the Russian side expects from the Armenian side, he noted. “make a decision. will remain in the organization or will prefer another scenario.”

“They should inform us about this,” Vasiliev added.

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Yesterday there was a telephone conversation between the Prime Ministers of Armenia and India, about which there is the following paragraph in the report. “The activation of political dialogue, as well as the expansion of cooperation in economy, high-tech, education, culture and other areas of mutual interest, have become important.”

Who especially emphasized the activation of political dialogue, Nikol Pashinyan or Narendra Modi? This is significant because the political dialogue between Armenia and India is noticeably passive, especially considering that India is perhaps the number one military-technical partner for Armenia after 2021. In any case, most of the current armaments of the Armenian army are purchased from India itself.

Meanwhile, against this background, it is quite noticeable that there is practically no equivalent political and economic cooperation, partnership, and communication. Meanwhile, if there is, for example, military-technical cooperation, purchases, but all that is not accompanied by adequate political and economic dynamics, it probably means that military-technical is just trade, nothing more. And just by the logic of trade or business, the military-technical cooperation, not having a stable and active military-political and geo-economic component, cannot have high security effectiveness.

The question of who particularly attaches importance to the activation of political dialogue and other communications is not at all secondary. Is it India that raises this issue or Yerevan?

I suspect that India is unhappy with the lack of activity. After all, New Delhi has been active in that direction since 2021. Let me remind you that Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar arrived in Armenia for the first time, and in general it was the first visit of an Indian minister to the post-Soviet Caucasus.

The deepening of the status of a global player makes the Caucasian policy “must-have” for India. And here, New Delhi has one realistic support: Armenia. But, if for Armenia, India is just a means for the informational cover of the reformation of the army, it certainly cannot satisfy New Delhi.

Of course, working comprehensively with India has its complications. But, today there is no simple work, and in no direction. Meanwhile, there are, rather, there should be strategic priority developments and scenarios for the states, and India should have a significant importance for Armenia in that sense.

Political analyst Hakob Badalyan

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RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan participated remotely in the annual session of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank.

During the session, decisions on a number of issues were discussed and adopted, including the approval of the Bank’s 2025 annual and financial reports, the decision on profit distribution, as well as the appointment of the external auditor for 2026 and the results of the implementation of the Bank’s 2022-2026 strategy. During the session, the development strategy of the Bank for 2027-2031 was also approved.

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Law enforcement officers are searching the apartment of Karen Simonyan, a member of the council of elders of Gyumri community. Expert Abrasim Atoyan informs about this.

“This is in the context of repeated repressions following the atrocities of the Kemalites in recent days,” he wrote.

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has criticized Russia’s steps to limit Armenian exports, stating that such a policy threatens the existence of the Eurasian Economic Union and causes serious concern in other member countries.

During the session of the government on June 25, the head of the government emphasized that EAEU is based on the principles of free movement of goods, services, finance and labor. According to him, the absence of those freedoms de facto means the suspension of the activity of the structure. Pashinyan noted that Yerevan continues to work within the framework of the union, but expects a clear answer from its partners regarding the future fate of the organization, otherwise Armenia will have to take appropriate action. “The EAEU should clearly answer the question whether it exists or not,” Pashinyan asked.

The Prime Minister also expressed his intention to raise the issue of the statement made in his absence on May 29 in the near future. The document signed by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan called on Yerevan to hold a referendum in order to make a geopolitical choice between the EAEU and the European Union. Pashinyan considered this practice of decision-making unacceptable, equating it to the self-dissolution of the integration structure.

At the same time, the Armenian government is activating the process of diversification of trade channels, in the conditions of the Russian embargo, which was established ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections and is still being maintained. As Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan noted, the successful entry of local products into new international markets completely refutes Moscow’s claims about the alleged low quality of Armenian products. Expanding the geography of supplies is considered as the main tool to support businessmen and neutralize economic risks.

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Armenia is preparing for the 2029 World Youth Football Championship.

At the June 25 meeting, the government approved the start of the design of a new ten thousand-seat stadium in Ijevan that meets UEFA standards.

After the approval by FIFA of Armenia and Georgia’s request to hold the World Cup jointly, Yerevan has activated the infrastructure development process. One of the main prerequisites for hosting the tournament is the presence of UEFA fourth-class stadiums.

As the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan stated at the government session, the land acquisition works in Ijevan have already been completed, and around one hundred and seventy-seven million drams from the state budget will be allocated for the development of design budget documents.

The design process will be entrusted to the international company “VenueEra Holding”, which has experience in the construction of large international stadiums in Budapest, Saudi Arabia and St. Petersburg. This same organization is already involved in the reconstruction project of the Vanadzor stadium. At present, negotiations are underway to jointly implement the actual construction phase.

Presenting the details of this large infrastructural project, the head of the department emphasized that the works started early, and the project of the Vanadzor stadium will be completely ready within the next month or two. Speaking about the new Alena of Ijevan, the minister noted.

“As a result of this decision, we will be able to urgently start and implement the construction project of a 10,000-seat UEFA-standard football stadium in Ijevan, guaranteeing its completion by January 2029.”

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What would the RA leader do, if he were not Aliyev’s lawyer and henchman, to stop the “Western Azerbaijan” invasive and very dangerous plan? According to me, he would call Aliyev and tell him in a direct text. “Look, Ilham Geidarovich, I also know what you did in Artsakh, you also know. Now look, if we don’t talk about it at this moment, and you continue to keep an eye on Armenia, the curtain will be drawn on this theater of peace lies, we will go to the International Criminal Court. I have already ratified the Rome Statute, you can also apply with a third country, let’s go, let the international court decide who is who and who has what rights.”

After that, you also start working with diplomatic instruments in both American and European directions, you say. “Dear colleagues, either explain to Aliyev what is next, or the process of flooding the courts begins.”

Aliyev knows very well that he is a war criminal, he is very well aware of the existence of a huge factual material about the propaganda of hatred at the state level in Azerbaijan, he is aware that he is very vulnerable both in the field of facts and law, and if our country was led by a person with basic knowledge of state interest, then Aliyev would be much more restrained.

Today’s dangerous and daring behavior comes from the fact that the leadership of Armenia is dependent on it, it will not respond in any way to its invasion plans, the only thing it will do is advocate for itself.

Remember, there are ways of fighting against Azerbaijan in the political, diplomatic, and information field.

Azerbaijanscholar Tatevik Hayrapetyan

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The Prime Minister of Armenia defended the new agreement between “Telecom Armenia” and “Azertelecom” on the supply of transit Internet, stressing that such projects strengthen the country’s security and political weight in the region.

Major telecommunication operators of Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed a commercial agreement, which provides for mutual Internet transit through the territories of the two states. The deal raised a wave of criticism in opposition circles, to which the Prime Minister responded Nikol Pashinyan made clarifications during the government’s briefing. The head of the government denied the claims that the project contains dangers, noting that the logic of international economic processes is different.

“Usually, transit does not depend on the transit country, but on the final point of transit, and this is a simple logic,” Pashinyan stated.

According to the Prime Minister, the increase of international communication channels is directly proportional to the stability of the state. He emphasized that the more infrastructures cross the territory of the country, the higher its economic and security level. According to Pashinyan, critics want to see the state as a dead end for the conflict, while the government’s goal is to build the “Crossroads of Peace”.

“From south to north, from north to south, from east to west, from west to east, as much as possible, cables, pipes, roads, railways, air lines should pass. That is the guarantee of peace and security,” he added.

At the same time, industry experts dispel concerns about data leaks. According to experts, Azerbaijani Internet traffic, according to the currently available information, should simply pass through the territory of Armenia, without physically connecting and penetrating the Armenian internal network.

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