Spymaster | Armenia
Split between generations in Armen Abazyan's National Security Service

General Armen Abazyan, head of the Armenian National Security Service (NSS).
General Armen Abazyan, head of the Armenian National Security Service (NSS). © Security Council Office of Armenia
Russia is trying to strengthen cooperation between its intelligence agents and their Armenian counterparts as part of the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. This is deepening divisions in Armenia's sole intelligence service, the NSS. Its head, Armen Abazyan, a loyal follower of Nikol Pashinyan, is trying to find a path between future reforms and the need to safeguard the service's existence. [...]
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