Nerses Kopalyan, Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, talks to CivilNet about his recent article entitled The False Promise of Security: Why the Opposition Protests in Armenia Are Struggling to Gain Traction. Professor Kopaylan discusses police brutality in Armenia, the “democracy versus security” narrative, and where the protests may be heading towards.

The alleged gunman has ties to Taiwan, as his victims do, but he routinely presented himself as allied with Beijing.

Nearly all of the Republicans seeking to be elected Nevada secretary of state share a common goal: roll back voter access laws to improve “security” and “integrity.”

Reno attorney and former boxer Joey Gilbert received the Nevada Republican Party’s endorsement for governor, just a couple of days after Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

Miles from the bright lights, jangling slot machines and crush of tourists on the Las Vegas Strip, a project is under construction that some economists believe represents the future of the region.

Now that Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo has an endorsement from Donald Trump in the Nevada governor’s race, it will be interesting to see how he handles the campaign moving forward.

Independent voters will have a lot of power during the midterm election. They outnumber Republicans and Democrats.

U.S. News & World Report recognized 23 UNLV programs, including 13 from the William S. Boyd School of Law, in its annual list of top graduate and professional schools.

The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade this summer with a ruling that would erode federal protections for abortion rights established nearly 50 years ago, refueling the polarizing debate in many of Nevada’s most competitive races.

It takes courage and motivation to run for office these days given the current antagonistic political climate where extremists are ready to pounce on anyone who doesn’t concur with their worldview laden with conspiracy theories and false narratives. Anyone who doesn’t agree with them 100 percent is immediately relegated to the status of imbecile at best and traitor at worst.

Early in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on high alert. This set off worries around the world, and here in Northern Nevada, where the question has been raised whether we could be a target.

A circular dated March 3, purportedly issued by the Indian government and asking its nationals to leave Russia, has been doing the rounds on social media for the past few days. The Indian embassy in Moscow has clarified that it is fake.