About the Event: There has been much speculation about Russia’s motives for intervening in Syria in September 2015. Certainly, Russia’s direct military intervention in the Syrian civil war was a foreign policy objective in order to shore up the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian regime, Moscow’s ally since the Cold War period, and […]

About the Event: The symposium focuses on the role of Armenia on the trade road, known as the Silk Road, then and now. In the course of its long history, Armenia has been occupied by various empires, kingdoms and has experienced other occupations and annexations. Its strategic place in its commercial and cultural development became […]

About the Event: During the last two decades, we have witnessed an intensification of local government reforms in nearly 20 European countries. The lecture will focus on mapping territorial administrative reforms in Europe after 2000; discussing the dominant discourse of the reforms, explaining what the main arguments for their implementation have been; analyzing the relationship […]

About the Event: In February 1869, six people were interrogated in the Armenian administration of Ch'arshamba in the Black Sea region. All cases involved the same issue, namely, living with a second man or a woman without a proper divorce or marriage. Khatug, whose husband was away over a year, was asked why she had […]

About the Event: During the Inaugural Workshop on Small State Studies Initiative, the following topics will be discussed: “Small State Studies in Armenia: Theoretical Approaches and Research Directions” by Narek Mkrtchyan, Adjunct Lecturer, American University of Armenia, MP of the Republic of Armenia; “The Cybersecurity Strategy of Armenia: Small State, Big Challenges” by Anahit Parzyan, […]