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Event Videos — NAASR Calouste Gulbenkian Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues

Nagorno-Karabakh: At the Crossroads of Self-Determination and Subjugation

Nagorno-Karabakh: At the Crossroads of Self-Determination and Subjugation

Nagorno-Karabakh's call for self-determination in the late 1980s was one of the earliest events of democratic fervor signaling the fall of the Soviet Union. It resulted in a backlash of pogroms against Armenians in the streets of Baku, Sumgait and other cities in Azerbaijan. More than thirty years later, the conflict between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan remains unresolved and, after a 2020 war that left thousands dead, it is no longer "frozen" but in active eruption.

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Small-State Strategies for Reforming Armenia's Military: How Armenia Can Punch Above Its Weight

Small-State Strategies for Reforming Armenia's Military: How Armenia Can Punch Above Its Weight

Dr. Abrahamyan presents key findings from the Green Paper on Armed Forces Reform that was prepared by the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office and released in 2022.

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The Blockade of Artsakh and Global Indifference

The Blockade of Artsakh and Global Indifference

Online panel discussion of the current blockade of Artsakh (2023) and apparent global indifference.

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The Armenians of Abkhazia: Identification & Self-Identification in the Early 21st Century

The Armenians of Abkhazia: Identification & Self-Identification in the Early 21st Century

Thirty years after the war in Abkhazia (1992-1993), the Armenians of Abkhazia are embedded in the fragile process of Abkhazian national construction. Within this young ethnic democracy, they are thus regularly questioned on several aspects of their identity: Are they Abkhazians or Armenians? Are the Hamshen and Armenian identities contradictory? How do they identify themselves and how are they identified by the Abkhazian State? Finally, what might their relationship to the Republic of Armenia be?

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GENOCIDE EDUCATION IN MASSACHUSETTS: A New Mandate, a New Era, and New Challenges

GENOCIDE EDUCATION IN MASSACHUSETTS: A New Mandate, a New Era, and New Challenges

Panelists discuss how the Massachusetts law mandating genocide education came into being, the challenges overcome to gain its passage, and its potential impact on students and society as a whole.

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