The need for a broader approach to the concept of sovereignty in the early 90s was conditioned by the transition from quite predictable bipolarity of the cold war years to the as yet nebulous notion of unipolarity. Secessionist movements, followed by the parade of newly emerged sovereignties, electrified the FSU and Eastern Europe. This was […]

The need for a broader approach to the concept of sovereignty in the early 90s was conditioned by the transition from quite predictable bipolarity of the cold war years to the as yet nebulous notion of unipolarity. Secessionist movements, followed by the parade of newly emerged sovereignties, electrified the FSU and Eastern Europe. This was […]

The seminar explores the current stalemate in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and perspectives for conflict transformation. As the conflict has remained dormant for more than 20 years, the political systems of the countries engaged have adjusted to the conflict situation. The existing status quo serves the interests of the authorities, hence, the ruling regimes do not […]

The seminar explores the current stalemate in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and perspectives for conflict transformation. As the conflict has remained dormant for more than 20 years, the political systems of the countries engaged have adjusted to the conflict situation. The existing status quo serves the interests of the authorities, hence, the ruling regimes do not […]

More than a century after the Armenian Genocide, anti-Armenian public rhetoric, misrepresentations, false rumors and assumptions are commonplace in print and broadcast media, among government officials, public figures and the general public. Indeed, being an Armenian in the post-Genocide Republic of Turkey has meant going through a continuous process of state imposed and societal minoritization […]

More than a century after the Armenian Genocide, anti-Armenian public rhetoric, misrepresentations, false rumors and assumptions are commonplace in print and broadcast media, among government officials, public figures and the general public. Indeed, being an Armenian in the post-Genocide Republic of Turkey has meant going through a continuous process of state imposed and societal minoritization […]

U.S.-Saudi relations have become a matter of numerous debates when the U.S. Senate passed the “9/11 bill”, and the so-called “28-page document” was declassified suggesting ties between former Saudi officials and the 9/11 hijackers. They provoked questions on how justified the position towards Saudi Arabia was during the period when terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda […]

U.S.-Saudi relations have become a matter of numerous debates when the U.S. Senate passed the “9/11 bill”, and the so-called “28-page document” was declassified suggesting ties between former Saudi officials and the 9/11 hijackers. They provoked questions on how justified the position towards Saudi Arabia was during the period when terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda […]