Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Current Year — NAASR/Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lecture Series

THE ARMENIANS OF ABKHAZIA: Identification & Self-Identification in the Early 21st Century ~ Tuesday, November 8, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

THE ARMENIANS OF ABKHAZIA: Identification & Self-Identification in the Early 21st Century ~ Tuesday, November 8, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

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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RUSSIA-UKRAINE: War, Statecraft, and Shifting Geopolitics in Eurasia ~ July 8-9, 2022 ~ In Person/On Zoom

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: War, Statecraft, and Shifting Geopolitics in Eurasia ~ July 8-9, 2022 ~ In Person/On Zoom

EIU organizes in collaboration with NAASR and Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module "EU, Security and Fundamental Rights" (EUSecJuris), a two-day Summer Institute on the topic of Russia-Ukraine: War, Statecraft, and Shifting Geopolitics in Eurasia.

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DEBUNKING MYTHS ON THE ROAD TO A SUSTAINABLE ARMENIA ~ Wednesday, June 8, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

DEBUNKING MYTHS ON THE ROAD TO A SUSTAINABLE ARMENIA ~ Wednesday, June 8, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Join Dr. Irina Ghaplanyan, author of Post-Soviet Armenia: the New National Elite and the New National Narrative, for a discussion about leadership, cynicism, and priorities.

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CRISIS IN ARMENIA'S RUSSIA-ONLY SECURITY DOCTRINE ~ Wednesday, August 25, 2021, Live on Zoom/YouTube

CRISIS IN ARMENIA'S RUSSIA-ONLY SECURITY DOCTRINE ~ Wednesday, August 25, 2021, Live on Zoom/YouTube

Join Lilit Gevorgyan and Armen Kharazian for Crisis in Armenia's Russia-Only Security Doctrine, the second in the What’s Next series of discussions on the post-war Armenian reality.

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A MASTER PLAN? Russo-Azeri Strategy for Armenian Pacification ~ Wednesday, June 30, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

A MASTER PLAN? Russo-Azeri Strategy for Armenian Pacification ~ Wednesday, June 30, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

Join Lilit Gevorgyan and Armen Kharazian for A Master Plan? Russo-Azeri Strategy for Armenian Pacification, the first in the What’s Next series of discussions on the post-war Armenian reality.

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