U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assesses Armenia in new report

The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has released the 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment, which includes an evaluation of developments in the South Caucasus region, including Armenia.

The report highlights the deterioration of Armenian-Russian relations, noting that Armenia threatened to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) last year. It also states that Russia used information operations to denigrate Armenian democracy and its more pro-Western leadership.

"In Georgia, Russia almost certainly aims to return Georgia to its sphere of influence. Since the parliamentary elections in October, the Georgia Dream-led government has created an environment that enables Russia to increase its influence in the country," reads the report.