Event Videos (2020–2025) — #NAASRevent
CRISIS IN THE CAUCASUS: Nagorno-Karabakh Under Siege
As the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues, three diverse experts come together to discuss the crisis today, the history of yesterday, and the actions of tomorrow.
THE KARABAGH WAR: History, Context, Implications
On September 27, 2020, the government of Azerbaijan backed by Turkey dramatically escalated the conflict with Armenians in the Republic of Nagorno-Karabagh. Why is this happening now? What is at stake? What are the global implications? What could happen next?
From the Original Birds’ Nest Orphanage in Sidon to Present Day Sanjak Camp
Misak Kelechian presents a visual tour of two sites of great importance to Armenians who settled in Lebanon as refugees in the 1920s and 1930s: the Birds’ Nest orphanage and Sanjak Camp.
THE ARMENIAN EXPERIENCE: Between Memory and History
An international expert at CERI-Sciences Po, Dr. Gaïdz Minassian has been a journalist at Le Monde since 2001. He has a Ph.D. in Political Science and teaches International Relations at SciencesPo, Paris and is the author of several books on international relations, the South, Caucasus and Armenia.
Trend or Exception? Democratization in Armenia and Authoritarianism Worldwide
At a time when there is great concern over the apparent decline of liberal democracy around the world, in 2018 Armenia seemed to be a notable exception and was hailed as “badly needed good news for democracy” by the Washington Post.
Spotlight on Karabagh (1995)
From 1995, Prof. Levon Chorbajian of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, co-author of The Caucasian Knot: The History and Geo-Politics of Nagorno-Karabagh, addresses the issues behind the conflict that will have to be addressed if peace is to come to the area. The historical and political realities and how each side perceives its vital national interest are examined.