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January 17, 2023

“World Geostrategic Insights” interviewed Dr. Gayane Novikova on the current developments around Armenia and Artsakh. At: wgi.world

December 20, 2022

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “The Turkey-Azerbaijan-Israel Axis: Pragmatic as Ever” published in European Security & Defence. Issue 11-12, 2022, pp. 72-74.

November 23 – December 19, 2022

Dr. Gayane Novikova successfully completed SLP 3: Strategic Leadership with Focus on Decision-Making in the Global Societal Security Environment, Strategic Leadership in the Global Societal Security Environment, Swedish Defence University

September 20 – October 6, 2022

Dr. Gayane Novikova successfully completed SLP 2: Strategic Leadership and Global Security Challenges, Strategic Leadership in the Global Societal Security Environment, Swedish Defence University

March 20, 2022

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Fighting for Caliphate. Not Really” was published in European Security & Defence. Issue 3, 2022, pp. 14-17.

January 18 – May 12, 2022

Dr. Gayane Novikova successfully completed SLP 1: Fundamentals of National and International Peace and Security, Strategic Leadership in the Global Societal Security Environment, Swedish Defence University

November 20, 2021

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Russia’s Belt of (In)security” published in European Security & Defence. Issue 11, 2021, pp. 19-21.

September 20, 2021

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Significant Shifts in the Geopolitics of the South Caucasus” published in European Security & Defence. Issue 9, 2021, pp. 47-49.

April 17, 2021

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Armenia: A Tectonic Fault” published in European Security & Defence. Issue 4, 2021, pp. 80-83

October 18, 2020

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Security Challenges in the Covid-19 Epoch: The Case of Armenia” published in European Security & Defence. Issue 10, 2020, pp. 14-15

April 20, 2020

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Can it Stabilize “Greater Central Asia?” published in European Security & Defence. Issue 4, 2020, pp. 16-19

February 12, 2020

Dr. Gayane Novikova commented on Russian-Turkish relations through the prism of Armenia’s security concerns for European Security & Defence Journal. Issue 2, 2020, pp. 14-15.

November 14-15, 2019

Gayane Novikova attended an international conference “Armenia’s Transformation in a Comparative Context: Restarting Democratization?” at AUA, Yerevan, Armenia

October 25, 2019

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Armenia in a Shifting Security Environment” published in European Security & Defence. Issue 10, 2019, pp.22-25.

October 11, 2019

Dr. Gayane Novikova presented a paper “Amulsar or a ‘Gold Rush’: Challenges to the New Armenian Government” at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Community Conversations series, Harvard University. See more at daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

May 31, 2019

An individual research project of Dr. Novikova “Eurasia’s Ethno-political and Political-military Conflicts as a Tool in Russia’s Interaction with its Immediate Neighbors” has been approved by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University.

May 9-10, 2019

Gayane Novikova attended an international conference “Interpreting Energy Dependence in Eurasia,” organized by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

April 20, 2019

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “The Policy of the United States in the South Caucasus ” published in European Security & Defence. Issue 4, 2019, pp.22-25.

March 8, 2019

Gayane Novikova participates in the round table discussion on Armenia’s main developments after the Velvet Revolution, organized by NAASR, Watertown, MA

September 21, 2018

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Chechnya’s Enigma in the Geopolitical Context” has been published in European Security & Defence. Issue 6, 2018, pp.26-29.

July 24, 2018

Gayane Novikova participated in the roundtable discussion “U.S.-Russia Relations after Helsinki” at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

May 18, 2018

Dr. Gayane Novikova participated in the Round table discussion on the recent development of Armenia at NAASR, Belmont, MA

April 11, 2018

Dr. Gayane Novikova presents the paper ” The Marathon Bombing: Chechnya’s Echo in New England” at “The Boston Marathon Bombing: Five Years On” conference, organized by Boston University

February 20, 2018

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “The Nagorniy Karabakh Conflict: A Simmering War on the European Periphery” published in European Security & Defence. 1/2018, pp.20-23.  See more at www.euro-sd.com and PDF at Academia.edu

February 16, 2018

Dr. Gayane Novikova participated in the Round table discussion on the development of Armenian Studies in the US, at NAASR, Belmont, MA

September 15, 2017

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Armenia and the South Caucasus Security System” published in European Security & Defence. See more at www.euro-sd.com

April 24, 2017

Sergey Sargsyan participated in a round-table discussion “Elections 2017: Stagnation or New Prospects for the South Caucasus?” The discussion was organized by the Center for Post-Soviet Studies at Moscow State University of International Relations, in Moscow.

March 17, 2017

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Armenia: Some Features of Internal (In)Stability” published in Caucasus Survey. See more at: tandfonline.com

March 15, 2017

The founding members of the Marshall Center Armenian Alumni Association discussed the Association’s activity and plans for 2017.

Nov 21-23, 2016

Sergey Sargsyan presented a paper on the influence of migration from the areas of the ISIS active presence upon the radicalization and recruitment into terrorist organizations among the Muslim communities in Europe at the conference “Trans-border Migration from East to the East, West, and Russia: the Past and Present.” The conference was organized by the Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, in Moscow.

October 20-21, 2016

Sergey Sargsyan presents a paper “New Aspects of Recruitment into Terrorist Organizations in the Conditions of so-called Islamic State Existence” at the Second International Symposium on Politics and Society in the Islamic world at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland

September 29, 2016

Gayane Novikova participated in the Marshall Center Armenian Alumni Association seminar “Corruption as a National Security Threat” organized by the George  C. Marshall Center of the European Security in cooperation with the US Embassy in Armenia.

September 16, 2016

Sergey Sargsyan presented a paper “Analysis of the measured usage of military force to achieve an optimal political-military effect: The case of the Syrian Conflict ” at the conference organized by the Center of Political-Military Research at the Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO)

Sept 7-15, 2016

Gayane Novikova had several meetings with the colleagues at SOAS, LSE, and RIIS. On Sept 14th she took part in the discussion on Armenia’s Foreign Policy at the Chatham House, London.

July 20-22, 2016

Ashot Melyan participated in the Armenian-Georgian Expert Forum workshop “Armenia and Georgia in the framework of the European Integration: General Problems and Practical Implementations” hold in Akhalkalaki, Georgia

April 19, 2016

Sergey Sargsyan presented a paper on “Competing Dynamics of Integration Processes in the South Caucasus: Critical Features of the Current Stage” at the annual conference “Russia’s Strategy in the Caucasus in the Context of the Global Challenges and Threats” at the RISS in Moscow

April 18, 2016

Sergey Sargsyan participated in the seminar “The Escalation of the Situation in Nagorno Karabakh: Reasons and Aftermaths,” organized by the Moscow Carnegie Center

March 30, 2016

The sixth volume of “Regional Security Issues: 2015” is published. Dr. Gayane Novikova (Editor). See for more detail here.

March 25, 2016

Sergey Sargsyan participated in the Round table discussion “Regional security issues in the Caucasus,” organized by the Institute of World Economy and International Affairs, Moscow.

March 15, 2016

Sergey Sargsyan participated in the seminar and presentation of the statistic report prepared by the Caucasus Knot “Statistics on the Victims in the North Caucasus in six years” in the Moscow Carnegie Center.

December 8, 2015

Gayane Novikova discussed the interaction of state and society in Armenia at the conference  “The South Caucasus between the Conflict and Cooperation,” organized by the German Society of East Europe (DGO) in Berlin.

November 11-15, 2015

Siranush Adamyan participated in the JEF International Seminar “Europe 2.0- NOW,” organized by the Young European Federalists (JEF Europe), Strasbourg, France.

October 22-28, 2015

Gayane Novikova had several working meetings with the colleagues from the SWP and the DGO in Berlin.

October 15-16, 2015

Dr. Vladimir Vardanyan presented a paper “The Armenian Genocide and Its Influence on Raphael Lemkin’s Concept” at the conference “Civilians in Contemporary Armed Conflicts, Raphaeł Lemkin’s Heritage,” organized by the University  of Warsaw & Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, in Lviv, Ukraine

October 12, 2015

Interview with Gayane Novikova “Armenia: Balancing on the Verge of…” is published on the website New Caucasus, Georgia. Available in Russian at newcaucasus.com

August 10-15, 2015

Siranush Adamyan participated in the Model NATO Youth Summit 2015 – Rebranding and Worldwide Connections, in Riga, Latvia. She represented Greece in the Defense Policy and Planning Committee.

August 3-7, 2015

Siranush Adamyan participated in the NATO Summer School in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

July 28-30, 2015

Sergey Sargsyan participated in the discussions at the PfP C’s “Foreign Terrorist Fighter Challenges and Responses” working group meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

June 22-27, 2015

Siranush Adamyan participated in International Peace Forum Caucasus (IPFC) on “Identities as an obstacle for conflict resolution in the region?” organized by Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) in cooperation with GFSIS, Tbilisi, Georgia

June 18-20, 2015

Gayane Novikova participated in the NATO PA Rose-Roth Seminar in Yerevan.

May 28-29, 2015

Dr. Vladimir Vardanyan participated in the Martens Readings on International Humanitarian Law, organized by ICRC in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

May 18-21, 2015

Dr. Vladimir Vardanyan participated at Saint Petersburg Legal Forum, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

May 4, 2015

The Center for Strategic Analysis Spectrum held a roundtable discussion “NATO and the Changing Security Environment”. See more…

April 28, 2015

An article of Dr. Gayane Novikova ” The South Caucasus Between Russia and the West: How Pragmatic are the Stakeholders’ Approaches?” published in “Connections – The Quarterly Journal,” Volume 14, Issue 2, p.37-50. See more…

April 24, 2015

Milena Oganesyan presented a paper Religion, Diversity and Democracy in Georgia at the 13th Annual International Conference on Central and Southwest Asia, University of Montana.

April 18, 2015

Dr. Gayane Novikova was interviewed by the Information Agency ArmInfo on situation in the South Caucasus through the prism of the crisis in Ukraine. See more…

April 2, 2015

Gayane Novikova commented on the Armenian-Turkish relations for the weekly Il Venerdì della Repubblica, Rome.

March 18, 2015

An article by Gayane Novikova “Reconciling the EU with the Eurasian Union: A Pragmatic Approach” is published in “Towards Europe?! Straddling Fault Lines and Choosing Sides in the South Caucasus” by National Defence Academy Press, Vienna.

March 1, 2015

The Center welcomes Ms. Siranush Adamyan as a Junior Researcher.

February 24, 2015

The article of Vladimir Vardanyan “The International Legal Status of the Republic of Turkey as a Continuity of the Ottoman Empire in the Context of Responsibility for the Armenian Genocide (co-authored with E. Sargsyan)” has been published in “Orinakanutyun” (“Legality”), Journal of General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia, 2015, No. 1, Special Edition (In Russian).

February 6, 2015

Milena Oganesyan presented a paper Living on the Fault Lines: A Study of Armenian-Georgian Intermarriage in Georgia at the 13th Graduate Colloquium in Armenian Studies at UCLA.

January 31 – February 1, 2015

Dr. Vladimir Vardanyan presented a paper “Responsibility for the Armenian Genocide: International Legal Obligations of the Ottoman Empire Concerning its Armenian Population” at the  Haygazian University Conference on “Armenian Genocide Centennial: Addressing the Implications,” Beirut, Lebanon.

December 25, 2014

An article by Dr. Gayane Novikova “Managed Democracy Versus New Civic Activity: Pivotal Features of Armenian Political Culture” has been published in Journal Mittelforum and Next Europe, Vol.1, Issue 1, pp. 85-104. See more…

November 18-19, 2014

Gayane Novikova and Sergey Sargsyan participated at the Second South Caucasus Security Forum in Tbilisi. Dr. Novikova delivered a paper discussing the recent developments in the South Caucasus through the prism of EU-NATO-Russia relationships.

November 7-9, 2014

Gayane Novikova presented the paper “Reconciling the EU with the Eurasian Union: A Pragmatic Approach” at the PfP Consortium Study Group Regional Stability in the South Caucasus,” Reichenau, Austria

October 21-22, 2014

Sergey Sargsyan delivered a paper “Armenia’s Integration Aspirations: Choosing the Preferences” at the conference “Solidarity and Democracy. 25 Years of Post-communist Transformation,” organized by Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.

October 20, 2014

Dr. Novikova participates in the discussions at the international conference “A Cold Peace? West-Russia Relations in Light of the Ukraine Crisis,” organized by the Center on the US and Europe (CUSE) at the Brookings Institution and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), in Rome, Italy. The book of Diana Ananyan “NATO and the South Caucasus States: the Framework of Partnership (1994-2004)” published by Lambert Academic Publishing.

August 4, 2014

An article by Milena Oganesyan “Cultural Identity, Human Security, and Conflicts” is published at McGill Echenberg Fellows blog at blogs.mcgill.ca

July 12, 2014

Article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “Maintaining the Security in the South Caucasus” has been published in Marine Corps University Journal, Volume 5, Number 1 (Spring 2014), pp.79-104.

July 5-10, 2014

Dr. Novikova discussed the regional security developments with colleagues from several institutes in Berlin, Germany.

June 24-25, 2014

Gayane Novikova participates in the annual meeting of the PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes in Bucharest, Romania.

April 23-25, 2014

Sergey Sargsyan participated and gave a paper at the PfP Consortium Combating Terrorism WG meeting dedicated to “Ongoing Insurgencies, Foreign Fighters, and Potential Impacts on Euro-Atlantic/Eurasian Security,” Brussels, Belgium

March 20-21, 2014

The Center for Strategic Analysis held an international conference “NATO’s Partnerships and the South Caucasus: A Strategic Approach to Regional Security” with the NATO HQ support.

December 9-11, 2013

Gayane Novikova and Sergey Sargsyan participated at the First South Caucasus Security Forum in Tbilisi. Dr. Novikova delivered a paper discussing security sector reforms in Armenia.

November 7-9, 2013

Gayane Novikova delivered a paper at the 8th Workshop of the PfP Consortium Study Group “Regional Stability in the South Caucasus,” in Reichenau, Austria

October 1, 2013

The chapter “Armenia” by Gayane Novikova and Sergey Sargsyan has been published in “Security Sector Reform in Countries of Visegrad and Southern Caucasus: Challenges and Opportunities.” CENAA, Bratislava

September 23-26, 2013

Sergey Sargsyan presents a paper “Iran and the developments in Syria” at the PfP Consortium CTWG meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

September 3-12, 2013

Gayane Novikova discussed regional security issues with the colleagues from Conciliation Resources, LSE, and SOAS, and participated in the seminar “Conflict Management in Central Asia” in Chatham House, London

August 28, 2013

The article “Aspects of Recruitment by Terrorist Organizations in Europe`s Muslim Communities”  by Sergey Sargsyan has been published in The Dangerous Landscape: International Perspectives on Twenty-First Century Terrorism; Transnational Challenge, International Responses,  PfP Consortium`s Combating Terrorism Working Group (CTWG), 2013

August 1, 2013

The article “The South Caucasus and the European Security Strategy” by Dr. Novikova has been published  in Building Confidence in the South Caucasus: Strengthening the EU’s and NATO’s Soft Security Initiatives. National Defense Academy & Bureau for Security Policy at the Austrian Ministry of Defense and PfP Consortium, Vienna

July 22-23, 2013

Dr. Gayane Novikova discussed the regional security issues with the colleagues from the NED, Brookings Institute, and AFPC in Washington, D.C.

June 20, 2013

Milena Oganesyan presents a paper Surveys and Ethnographies: Points of Intersection at the CRRC Research Methods Conference, June 20, 2013, Tbilisi, Georgia

June 6, 2013

Gayane Novikova participates in the meeting “Key Opinion Formers on Women, Peace and Security from NATO and Partner Countries” in Brussels

May 27, 2013

G. Novikova and S. Sargsyan participate in the working meetings within the frameworks of  Security Sector Reform project in Tbilisi, Georgia.

May 23, 2013

Gayane Novikova delivered a lecture ” The Presidential Election and “BaREvolution”: The recent developments in Armenia through the prism of regional security issues” at NAARS, Belmont, MA, USA

April 21-26, 2013

G. Novikova and S. Sargsyan participate in the working meetings within the frameworks of  Security Sector Reform project in Bratislava and Warsaw.  Dr. Novikova presents a paper “SSR in Armenia: Challenges and Opportunities.”

April 16-18, 2013

Sergey Sargsyan participates at the PfP Consortium CTWG meeting in Bucharest, Romania

March 14-16, 2013

Gayane Novikova participates in the 7th Workshop of the PfP Consortium Study Group “Regional Stability in the South Caucasus,” Tbilisi

February 27, 2013

Vladimir Vardanian becomes a member of the International Association of Genocide Scholars as well as International Association of Military Law and the Law of War.

February 14, 2013

Gayane Novikova comments the pre-election  developments in Armenia for “Voice of Russia”

November 29-30, 2012

Gayane Novikova delivered speech “The Shifts in Security: The South Caucasus at the Crossroad” at the international conference “Regional Security Dynamics in the South Caucasus,” held by the INSS, MoD RA

November 9, 2012

The Center for Strategic Analysis with the support of the Embassy of Poland in Armenia holds a roundtable discussion “The Elections in Georgia and its Implications for the Region.” See more…

October 24, 2012

Milena Oganesyan presented a paper “Mixed Marriage and Ethnic Boundaries in Georgia” at the 6th talk of the Works-in-Progress Series of American Councils and ARISC in Tbilisi

September 19-20, 2012

Sergey Sargsyan presents a paper “The War on Terrorism After Ten Years: Unfinished Shifts of Complicated Landscape” at the PfP Consortium CTWG meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

September 5-7, 2012

Dr. Gayane Novikova participates in the SRS conference “Crisis Management in the South Caucasus and the Western Balkans: A “Smart Power” Approach,” George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

June 29-30, 2011

Milena Oganisyan presents a paper “Imperfect Peace?: Ethnicity and Intermarriage in Georgia”. at the  2nd ASCN Annual Conference “Political Transformation and Social Change in the South Caucasus: Georgia and Armenia in Perspective,” Yerevan, Armenia

April 17-19, 2012

Sergey Sargsyan delivered a paper at the PfP Consortium Combating Terrorism Working Group meeting “The War on Terror After 10 Years”,  Zagreb, Croatia.

March 8, 2012

Milena Oganesyan presents a paper “Crossing or Uncrossing the Ethnic Boundaries?: Mixed Marriage, Friendship, and Business Relations in the South Caucasus,” University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA

March 2 & March 6-7, 2012

Gayane Novikova participated at the Symposium on the Contemporary Caucasus (Harvard University) and the international conference “Liberty and Security in the Time of the of Global Re-Ordering” (Boston University)

February 21-24, 2012

Milena Oganesyan presents a paper at an International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy and the United Nations, New York City and Washington, DC.

20 February – 9 March 2012

Dr. Vladimir Vardanyan participates at GIZ & The Hertie School of Governance Winter Academy Transformation Lawyers – Legal Dialogue for Legal Transformation, in Berlin

February 10, 2012

Dr. Gayane Novikova comments to “ArmInfo” Independent New Agency and to Commonspace.eu Forum upon the dynamics of the developments and trends in the security system in the South Caucasus and beyond.

November 29-30, 2011

Gayane Novikova participates in the conference “The South Caucasus: 20 Years after Independence,” organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C.

September – December, 2011

Dr. Gayane Novikova teaches an advanced course on Russia’s foreign policy in the International Relations Department, Boston University, MA.

July-August, 2011

Milena Oganesyan works as an International Fellow in The Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), Regional Office, Tbilisi, Georgia.

25 мая 2011 года

Статья Гаянэ Новиковой “Ouid Pro Quo в южнокавказской политике Турции” опубликована в Turkish Policy Quarterly, 2011, т. 10, No. 1

May 25, 2011

Article of Gayane Novikova “Ouid Pro Quo in Turkey’s South Caucasus Politics” has been published in Turkish Policy Quarterly, 2011, V. 10, Issue 1

May 5, 2011

Gayane Novikova delivers a lecture on Turkey’s South Caucasus policy in light of current regional developments at NAASR, Belmont, MA

16 апреля 2011 года

Владимир Варданян выступил с докладом «Серьезные нарушения прав человека как основа для внешнего самоопределения» на Всеармянской конференции юристов «Международно-правовые гарантии урегулирования Нагорно-Карабахского конфликта»

April 16, 2011

Vladimir Vardanyan presents a paper “Serious Violations of Human Rights as a Basis for External Self-Determination” at the all-Armenian conference of lawyers “International legal guarantees of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution”

March 30, 2011

Gayane Novikova’s article “Some Aspects of Turkey’s Policy in the South Caucasus within the Context of its Relations with EU and Russia” is published in the anthology “Panorama of Global Security Environment 2010” by Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs, Bratislava

18 марта

“Турции и Армении нужен новый договор по определению границ”. Владимир Варданян о правомочности российско-турецкого Московского договора 1921 года.
http://www.regnum.ru/news/1385298.html

13 марта 2011 года

Интервью Александра Маркарова «Радио России» о событиях в Армении

March 13, 2011

Alexander Markarov was interviewed for “Radio Rossii” on the recent developments in Armenia

28 февраля 2011 года

Александр Маркаров принял участие в телемосте Ереван-Москва на тему «Российско-армянские отношения на современном этапе» в Международном пресс-центре «Новости»

February 28, 2011

Alexander Markarov participates in the TV space bridge discussion “Russian-Armenian relationship at the present stage,” at the international press-center “Novosti”

January 19-23

Gayane Novikova participates in the Turkish-Armenian NGO’s (TANGO) meeting in Istanbul

January 14

Analysts of the Center discuss research plans and the schedule of activity for 2011

January 7

Gayane Novikova’s article “Illusive Regional Cooperation: The Case of the South Caucasus” is published in the anthology “Non-Traditional Security Threats and regional Cooperation in the Southern Caucasus,” IOS Press, Amsterdam, New York

December 14

Vladimir Vardanyan presents a paper at the international conference “The Crime of Genocide: Prevention, Condemnation and Elimination of Consequences,” organized by the MFA of Armenia

December 3-5

Diana Ananyan presents paper at the “Evolving Strategic Environment and the Energy Security in the Wider Black Sea Region” conference in Bucharest

December 1

SPECTRUM welcomes Prof. Simon Payaslian as its senior researches in U.S. diplomatic history and public policy; human rights, international organizations and international law; Diaspora and ethnicity

October 29

Gayane Novikova attends the Third Annual Russia/ Eurasia Forum:  “How Central is Central Asia” at the Columbia University, NY

October 16

Alexander Markarov participates in the television space bridge “The Georgian-Azerbaijani Federation: Challenges or Opportunities?”

October 7-9

Milena Oganesyan participates in the International Young Leaders Forum and the Global Conference on Human Rights and Diverse Societies, held at McGill University in Montreal, Canada

September 22-24

Gayane Novikova has several meetings and consultations at the European Commission in Brussels.

September 1-2

Sergey Sargsyan attends PfP Consortium CTWG  meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

August 20, 2010

Alexander Markarov comments the visit of Russian President D. Medvedev to Armenia on “Golos Rossii” radio station

April 15

Alexander Markarov participates in the Radio Liberty program “The Caucasian Crossroad”

March 11 – March 13

Gayane Novikova presents paper “Euro-Atlantic Integration: Opportunities and Challenges for Armenia” at the NATO PA Rose-Roth seminar in Yerevan

March 27 – March 28

Alexander Markarov delivered a paper “Democratization in Armenia” at the international conference “Social Democracy in South Caucasus,”  co-organized by the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity, the S&D Group in the European Parliament and the Party of European Socialists (PES)in Tbilisi

March 11 – March 13

Gayane Novikova presents paper “Euro-Atlantic Integration: Opportunities and Challenges for Armenia” at the NATO PA Rose-Roth seminar in Yerevan

Март 11 – Март 13

Гаянэ Новикова выступила на семинаре Rose-Roth ПА НАТО в Ереване на тему “Европейская интеграция: возможности и вызовы для Армении”

January 18

Article of Dr. Gayane Novikova “The Five-day War of August 2008 and Shifts in Security in the South Caucasus” is published in “Panorama of Global Security Environment 2009,” Centre for European and North Atlantic Affairs, Bratislava, Slovakia

January 15

Analysts of the Center discuss research plans and the schedule of activity for 2010

December 24

The Center welcomes Ms. Milena Oganesyan as its analyst with a focus on social and cultural dynamics in the South Caucasus

October 22 – October 24

Diana Ananian presents the paper “Regional Cooperation in the South Caucasus: View from Armenia” at Advanced Research Workshop on “Non-Traditional Security Threats and Regional Cooperation in Southern Caucasus,” sponsored by NATO, in Istanbul, Turkey

October 18

The Center welcomes Dr. Alexander Markarov as its analyst with a focus on democratization, transition and transformation processes in the post-Soviet space

October 8

Dr. Gayane Novikova delivers lecture “Aftermath of the Russian-Georgian War: Implications for Internal and External Actors” at Columbia University, New York, NY

September 26 – September 27

Dr. Novikova presents a paper “Implications of the Russian-Georgian War for the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict: Limitation in Maneuvers” at “Re-Assessing the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict in the Aftermath of the War in Georgia” Symposium, The Fletcher School, Tufts Univ., Medford, MA

September 1

Center for Strategic Analysis announces the new round of subscription to “In Depth Analysis” for 2009 – 2010. For more details please visit “Projects. Policy Papers”

July 9

Dr. Gayane Novikova deliveres lecture “The 2008 Five-Day War and Shifts in Security in the South Caucasus” at National Association for Armenian Studies and Research, Belmont, MA

May 20

“SPECTRUM” has published the fourth annual collection of articles “Regional Security Issues – 2008” with the support of Friedrich Ebert Foundation

March 22 – March 28

Dr. Gayane Novikova participates in Black Sea Security Program, the Black Sea Security Center at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

March 20 – March 21

Gayane Novikova participates in the conference “The Changing Social Role of Islam in Post-Soviet Eurasia,” held within the Project on Islam in Eurasia by Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

March 18 – March 21

Dr. Vladimir Vardanian presents a paper “Peace Treaties of Armenia and Relating to Armenia: A Legal Analysis” at the conference “Armenia and Armenians in International Treaties,” at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Detroit Mertropolitan Area

January 12

Analysts of the Center discuss research plans and the schedule of activity for 2009

23 – 25 November

Diana Ananyan presents a paper “The South Caucasus after the Five-Day war” at the Third international conference “Security Threats in the Wider Black Sea region,” organized by the the Institute for Political Studies of Defense and Military History in Bucharest, Romania

27 – 28 October

Sergey Sargsyan and Ashot Melyan participate in the seminar on the Black Sea security issues, held by the Black Sea Security Center, Harvard University, in Yerevan

10 October

George C. Marshall Center Armenian Alumni Association in cooperation with the US and German Embassies holds its annual seminar  “The Five-Day war in Georgia and its impact on the situation in the region.” Professor Gregory Gleason from the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and MG Dr. Hayk Kotanjian, Director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the MoD of Armenia present the papers.

17 – 20 September

Sergey Sargsyan presents a paper “Cooperation between the security agencies in combatting terrorism: problems and solutions” at the PfP Consortium CTWG working group meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

15 – 17 September

Gayane Novikova participates in the Internet conference “Prospects of stability in the South Caucasus against the background of the Russian-Georgian war,” hold by the Caucasus Journalists Network. www.caucasusjournalists.net

11 – 12 September

Vladimir Vardanyan presents a paper “ Modern Trends in the Владимир Варданян выступил с докладом “Современные тенденции развития в области права международно-правовой ответственности” на международной конференции “Основные направления развития международного права”, организованной МИД Туркменистана, Туркменским национальным институтом демократии и прав человека при Президенте Туркменистана и Германским обществом по техническому сотрудничеству (GTZ) в Ашгабаде.

27 – 30 July

Sergey Sargsyan participates in the international seminar “The End of the Cold war and the emergence of the ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus,” organized by the Russian programme of the National security archive in Pyatigorsk, Russia

16 – 17 July

Gayane Novikova presents a paper “Is a regional cooperation a key to stability?” at the conference “Georgia and EU: Prospects for Cooperation and Integration,”  hold by EU-ISS and GFSIS in Tbilisi

9 – 12 July

Anahit Mkrtchyan presents a paper “Effectiveness of the Sectoral Partnership in Reducing Gender Discrimination in Economy and Workplace in Post Soviet Transition” at the VIII International Conference “The third sector and sustainable social changes: new horizons for research” of International Society for Third-Sector Research in Barselona, Spain.

8 July

SPECTRUM hold a seminar and discussion on “Iran as a regional power: problems and prospects” with the support of Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Among the participants is Prof. Farhad Atai, University of Tehran.

3 – 5 July

Ashot Melyan participates in the discussions at the conference “The EU and its Neighbors: Looking for New Forms of Cooperation,” organized by ELIAMEP and Bertelsmann Foundation in Athens.

13 – 23 June

Dr. Gayane Novikova
– participates in the second meeting of the working group “The Wider Black sea area and the Trans-Atlantic Alliance,” organized by the GMF and the Warsaw Center for International Relations in Kiev, Ukraine;
– presents a paper “The Wider Black Sea Region: Trends and Risks” at the international conference “The Wider Black Sea Region: In Search of Strategic Decisions of 21st Century,” hold by Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Science, in Moscow;
– participates in the discussions at the conference “The EU and its Neighbors: New Challenges and Opportunities,” organized by Bertelsmann Foundation in Paris.

11 – 14 June

Delegation of Institute for Eurasian Studies under the State Council of the China, leading by the director general Dr. Li Feng Li, visits Armenia on SPECTRUM’s invitаtion.

2 – 5 June

Dr. Gayane Novikova participates in the conference “The European Union and Black Sea Neighborhood,” hold by the Wilton Park Conference Center in Tbilisi, Georgia

29 – 30 May

Vladimir Vardanyan presents a paper on possibility of the ratification of Roman Statute of the International Criminal Court by Armenia at the international conference “The Seventh Marten Readings: Urgent problems of the International Humanitarian Law” in St. Petersburg, Russia

27 – 30 May

Sergey Sargsyan participates in the international Internet conference “Peace keeping on the territories out of the control of the Georgian authorities,” hold by the Caucasus Journalists Network. www.caucasusjournalists.net

19 – 23 May

Vladimir Vardanyan participates in the international conference and round table discussion “Modern Means of Communication and International Public Law,” organized by the Institute of the Labor and Social Relations in Minsk, Belarus

21 – 22 April

Dr. Gayane Novikova  presents a paper “External Challenges and the Conflict Resolution” at the international conference “Caucasian Future 2008. Transformations and Integration for Caucasian Stability and Development. Views from the Region,” organized by TEPAV/IPRI in cooperation with the CEPS in Brussels.

6 March

SPECTRUM published the third annual anthology „Regional Security Issues – 2007” with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

29 January

Article of Sergey Sargsyan “Azerbaijan: Oil, Arms, and Balans of Forces” published in journal “Defence Express, ” Kiew, No.12, 2007

Article of Mariam Markaryan “The Problems of Democratic Transformation in the Republic of Armenia” published in ”Transitional Studies Review,” Spengler, Vienna-New York, Vol.14, No 2 (45), 2007

16 January

SPECTRUM holds a round table “Turkey’s Role in the New Geopolitical Situation: A view from Armenia and Turkey” with participation of the leading Armenian analysts and Turkish colleagues, Prof. Mustafa Aydin and Ms. Nigar Goksel

14 January

Dr. Gayane Novikova  presents a paper “ The Wider Black Sea: a New Dimension or a Vicious Circle?” at the conference “Wider Black Sea: Perspectives for International and Regional Security,” hold by AIPRG in Yerevan

7 January

The Center welcomes Dr. Anahit Mkrtchyan as its expert on the issues of human and institutional development

Analysts of the Center discuss research plans and the schedule of activity for 2008

December 7 – December 8

Dr. Gayane Novikova participates at the international conference and workshop “Transatlantic Alliance and Wider Black Sea Region,” organized by GMF in cooperation with CIR and CES, Warsaw State University, in Warsaw, Poland

November 4 – November 7

Gayane Novikova presents topic “Political Islam in the South Caucasus” at the 13th Issik-Kul Forum “Strategic Trends in Central Asia and South Caucasus” in Goa, India, organized by Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Diana Ananian presents topic “Scale of risks in the South Caucasus” at the International Conference “Black Sea Security Dynamics and Euro-Atlantic Alliance & Risks and Threats in the Greater Black Sea Area. The Regional Security
Environment in the Post-Cold War Era,” Bucharest, Romania

October 21 – October 23

Dr. Gayane Novikova presents a paper “The Wider Black Sea: Challenges and Opportunities for the South Caucasus” at the international conference “Black Sea Synergy,” organized by Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Odessa – Istanbul

October 19 – October 21

Ashot Melyan participates in the International Conference “The Caucasus: Cooperation for Stability,” organized by GFSIS in Tbilisi, Georgia

September 6 – September 7

Sergey Sargsyan presents paper on “Prospects for Enlargement of the Islamists Recruitment Base in Europe” at the PfP Consortium Combating Terrorism WG meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

July 16

SPECTRUM holds a round table discussion on the main aspects of the Armenian Foreign Policy with participation of the leading Armenian analysts and James MacDougall, National War College, Washington D.C.

July 2 – July 3

Gayane Novikova participates in the conference on Future Role of NATO in the Post-Soviet Area, organized by SWP, Berlin

June 27 – June 28

Dr. Gayane Novikova presents a paper “Armenia: Quo Vadis?” at the International Workshop “Central Asia and South Caucasus: the Challenges to Modernization and State Building,” organized by Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Urumqi, China

June 13 – June 14

Dr. Gayane Novikova participates in the 9th Annual Conference of PfP Consortium “Strengthening NATO`s Partnerships: The Role of Education in Security Sector Reforms and Defence Institution Building” in Zagreb, Croatia

June 8 – June 9

Gayane Novikova presents paper “Trans-national challenges in the Black Sea region: dynamics and trends” at the international conference “How can the Black Sea Region contribute to improved global security?” organized by MFA of Romania, MFA of Norway and EURISC Foundation in Bucharest.

May 2 – May 4

SPECTRUM hosts a research team of the Marshall Center: Dr. Sabine Collmer, Director of Research and LTC Kai Samulowitz, Researcher

April 25

G.Novikova and S.Sargsyan participate in the round table discussion “Prospects, benefits and perils of regional interaction in the South Caucasus,” organized by LINKS in Yerevan

April 16

Diana Ananian delivers lecture “Children in the Armed Conflicts. Child Soldiers” in the Warsaw University.

March 28 – April 4

SPECTRUM in Tbilisi

April 4: G.Novikova & S.Sargsyan as the members of the Marshall Center AAA participate in the round table discussion “Terrorist and counterterrorist structures and methods,” organized by the G.Marshall Alumni Union-Georgia

April 3: S.Sargsyan and G.Novikova as the members of the PfP Consortium Combating Terrorism WG participate in the meeting on Islamist Recruitment Mechanisms in Europe. LTC (ret.) Sergey Sargsyan presents the paper “Specifics of ideological brainwashing in the Muslim & ethnic communities.”

April 2: Dr. G.Novikova delivers the lecture “Unresolved conflicts and the security system of the South Caucasus” and participates the round table discussion “Prospects, benefits and perils of regional interaction in the South Caucasus,” organized by LINKS

March 29-30: G.Novikova participates in the International conference “Countering terrorism and drug trafficking in the Black Sea region,” organized by the National Security Council of Georgia

March 1

Center welcomes Dr. Mariam Margarian as its analyst with a focus on dynamics of political processes and political elits

January 13 – January 14

Richard Giragosian participates in the international conference “The Economic and Social Consequences of Opening the Armenia-Turkey Border,” organized by The Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG)

January 8

Analysts of the Center discuss research plans and the schedule of activity for 2007

7 – 10 November

Ashot Melyan and Sergey Sargsyan participate in the conference „The South Caucasus: The Conception and Challenges in the region,” organized by the MFA of the Great Britain and Armenia

5 – 7 November

Gayane Novikova presents a paper „New Trends in the South Caucasus: the Growing Deficit of Security” at the 12th Issil-Kul Forum, organized by Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Goa, India

30 – 31 October

Sergey Sargsyan presents a paper „Armenia between NATO and SCO” at 14th international conference on the Central Asia and the Caucasus „The Shanhai Cooperation Organization: Prospects and Opportunities,” held by IPIS in Tehran, Iran

17 October

„Expectations of the compromise of the parties to the conflict close down its resolution.” Interview of Sergey Sargsyan to the  PanARMENIAN.net See in detail: See in detail …

9 – 12 October

Dr. Gayane Novikova takes part in the discussions organized by NATO Public Diplomacy Division on the security issues and the NATO role in the South Caucasus within the framework of the regional visit to Brussels the leaders, shaping the public opinion in the region

2 – 3 October

SPECTRUM hold its fourth international conference „The South Caucasus: 2006. New Trends of Developments, Threaths and Risks” with the support of NATO PDD and MFA of Finland

25 September

Gayane Novikova takes part in the conference  “CIST: Lessons Learned and Future Policy: International/ Regional, Theological and Interdisciplinary Perspectives,” organized by the European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

1 September

SPECTRUM published conference papers „Between Caspian and Black Seas: New Challenges and Opportunities for the South Caucasus” with the financial support of the MFA of Finland

14 August

SPECTRUM thanks Sergey Shakaryantz for cooperation and wish him success at the Analytical Center „Kavkaz”

28 – 29 July

SPECTRUM’s analysts take part in discussion at the international conference „The ways and  means toward the integrated and peaceful neighborhood,” held by ICHD in Yerevan

17 – 21 July

Dr. Gayane Novikova, President of the Armenian Alumni Association, and LTC (ret.) Sergey Sargsyan participated at the conference of the Marshall Center Alumni Associations “Counteraction to the ideological support to the terorism: ooportunities and limitations in the conflict of ideas” in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

7 – 8 July

Dr. Gayane Novikova presents a paper „The South Caucasus within the Wider Black Sea: the Structure of the Game” at the international conference „The Wider Black Sea region: quo vadis?” in Rhodes, Greece

28 June

The article of Sergey Sargsyan „The Turkish March: the Army and Islam” published in „Accent:  National Security of Ukraine” # 5-6, 2006, pp. 60-64, Kiew

17 – 21 June

Gayane Novikova and Sergey Sargsyan participate in the conference of the Georgian Alumni Association of the Marshall Center in Tbilisi and had several meetings with the Georgian partner organizations in Tbilisi

16 June

SPECTRUM held seminar and round table discussion on „The Armenian-Georgian relationship: Problems and prospects.” More information at „Our Conferences and seminars”

15 June

The Marshall Center Armenian Alumni Association in cooperation with the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and Center for Strategic Analysis SPECTRUM hold a seminar and discussion on „Peacebuildind and Peacekeeping: the Armenian Experience”

15 May

Dr. Gayane Novikova gave an interview on regional security issues to the Finnish Broadcasting Company и YLE Swedish Programming

5 May

Dr. Gayane Novikova participates in the conference „Armenia and the Council of Europe: The Five Years of the CoE membership”

29 April

Dr. Ruben Safrastyan presents a paper „On the Access to Eurasia: New Trends of the Turkish Policy in the South Caucasus” at the international conference „The Caucasus 2005,” organized by the CMI

25 April

The article of Sergey Sargsyan „Russia – Armenia: the revision of  the priorities” published in „Accent:  National Security of Ukraine” # 3-4, 2006, pp. 55-59, Kiew

22 April

Diana Ananyan participates in the seminar „Evaluation of the integration experience of the EU new members and candidates,” organized by the NGO „The European Integration”

29 March

Ashot Melyan participates in the discussion on the Draft of the Framework agreement of the Darthmunt conference on Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

28 March

Analysts of SPECTRUM participate in discussion „The Iranian gas between west and East: Prospects for Armenia” at Noravank Foundation

19 March

Dr. Gayane Novikova comments some provisions of the USA National Security Strategy in interview to the TV Channel „Armenia”

10 – 11 March

Sergey Sargsyan participated in the round table discussion and seminar within the framework of STARLINK program of the Center for European Security Studies

1 – 2 March

Gayane Novikova participates in the EAPC seminar „The Economic Aspects of Security: Improving the Governance by the Defence Sector,” organized by the MFA of Armenia in cooperation with the NATO HQ

7 February

SPECTRUM printed the anthology „Regional Security Issues: 2005” with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

2 February

Dr. Gayane Novikova and Sergey Sargsyan comment for BBC the „Limitations of Opportunities of the Leaders: Elites and Societies in the Nagorno Karabakh Peace Process,” published by Reconciliation Resources

Январь 26

Гаянэ Новикова и Сергей Саркисян приняли участие в презентации публикации “Пределы возможностей лидеров: элиты и общества в нагорно-карабахском мирном процессе”, подготовленной организацией “Ресурсы примирения” и круглом столе. Мероприятие было организовано ИЧР

21 January

Dr. Gayane Novikova deliveres a lecture „Some aspects of the security of Armenia within the context of the European security system” for the members of the Association of the women with the university education

5 January

The analysts of the Center discuss the research planes and schedule for 2006

November 19 – November 20

Gayane Novikova takes part in the International Conference “The Caucasus in the XXI Century: Visions for Future” (organized by GFSIS, Tbilisi) and presents a paper “Some trends of political developments in the South Caucasus”

October 28

SPECTRUM in cooperation with NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division holds “NATO – ARMENIA” a round table discussion with Ambassador Robert Simmons, NATO’s Secretary General Special Representative for Caucasus and Central Asia.

October 24 – October 26

Ruben Safrastyan presents a paper “Our Way to Europe: the European Neighborhood Policy” at the International Interdisciplinary Scientific Symposium “South Caucasus on the Way to the European Integration,” organized by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) and Humboldt Club Georgia in Tbilisi

October 20 – October 21

SPECTRUM holds an International Conference “Between the Caspian and Black Seas: New Challenges and Opportunities for the South Caucasus,” sponsored by NATO PDD and MFA of Finland

October 6 – October 8

Gayane Novikova, Director of the Center, participates in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 61st Rose-Roth seminar “Security in the South Caucasus” in Yerevan

September 28 – September 30

Richard Giragosian makes a presentation “Competition between China and Japan for Russia’s Far East Oil Pipeline Project” at the international conference “Natural Resources and Contemporary Conflicts” in Montréal

August 29

The Center has published the conference papers “The South Caucasus as a Part of the Wider Europe”

July 28

Center welcomes Mr. Richard Giragosian as its associated expert in international relations with a focus on economics, security and political developments in the former Soviet Union and the Middle East

June 28

SPECTRUM holds a seminar “Turkey in a new geopolitical situation: expectations in Armenia”

June 27

Sergey Sargsyan comments the results of the Iranian presidential elections for ArmInfo News Agency

June 14

Gayane Novikova takes part in the seminar “The EU Policy in the South Caucasus,” organized by the NGO “European Integration”

May 13

The Marshall Center Alumni Association and SPECTRUM hold a joint seminar “The threat of global terrorism today: the view from Armenia” with participation of the MC professors. Sergey Sargsyan presents a paper “The war in Iraq: the view from the region.”

April 29 – April 30

Experts of the Center take part in the International Conference “The Caucasus – 2004,” organized by the CMI

April 25 – April 28

Sergey Sargsyan takes part in the Conference and PAP-DIB Regional Training Course in Tbilisi, Georgia

April 21

Dr. Ruben Safrastyan speaks at the International Conference “Ultimate Crime, Ultimate Challenge. Human Rights and Genocide,” organized by the MFA of Armenia

April 12 – April 14

Dr. Gayane Novikova participates in the seminar on the Individual Partnership Action Plan Process, Republic of Armenia, organized by the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies and the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

March 17 – April 4

Dr. Ruben Safrastyan has given a number of interviews to different TV-Channels on the Armenian Genocide issue and Armenian-Turkish relations

March 16

Dr. Gayane Novikova, President of the Marshall Center Armenian Alumni Association, discuss with Dr. John Rose, Director of the Marshall Center, some frameworks of the future cooperation

March 15

Dr. Gayane Novikova and LTC (ret.) Sergey Sargsyan take part in the round table discussion with Dr. John Rose, Director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

March 14

Dr. Gayane Novikova gives an interview about the situation in Lebanon to the TV-channel “Erkir-Media”
Analysts of the Center take part in the round table discussion “The US Policy toward Iran” at the CMI

March 9

SPECTRUM presents its new publication “The Nagorno Karabakh Conflict: in Search of the Way Out”

March 2

The Marshall Center Armenian Alumni Association is officially registered

February 26

The Center has published a collection of articles “The Nagorno Karabakh Conflict: in Search of the Way out. To the Question of the Readiness of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Societies to a Compromise Resolution of the Conflict” within the framework of the CBM Program of the Council of Europe

February 25

Analysts of the Center Sergey Sargsyan and Ashot Melyan participate in the round table discussion “The Velvet Revolutions,” held by CMI

February 3 – February 5

Gayane Novikova takes part in the International Conference “The South Caucasus in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities,” organized by the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies in Tbilisi, Georgia

January 10

Analysts of the Center discuss research plans and the schedule of activity for 2005

December 5

Ashot Melyan takes part in the round table discussion on the New Neighborhood policy project, organized by the Caucasian Media Institute

November 29

“Transition Studies Review” publishes Dr. Gayane Novikova’s article “Unresolved Conflicts in the Regional Security System: the Case of the South Caucasus” (TSR, Springer, Wien, New York, Vol.11, No.3, 2004)

November 24 – November 25

Head of the Center Gayane Novikova participates in the round table discussion “Opinion of the leaders of the South Caucasus,” organized by the NATO HQ’s Public Diplomacy Division in Brussels

November 1

Center welcomes Mr. Alexander Grigorian as an expert on foreign and domestic policy of Azerbaijan

November 11 – November 12

Dr. Novikova takes part in the International Conference “Challenges and Opportunities in the Black Sea Region. Contribution of International Organizations to Enhancing Regional Stability,” organized by the Norwegian Atlantic Committee and CASA NATO, Romania, in Bucharest, and presents paper “The South Caucasus within the security system of the Black Sea region”

October 29

Sergey Sargsyan takes part in the round table discussion “The Socio-Economic and Political Situation in Javakhetia after the Rose Revolution,” organized by Caucasian Media Institute

October 26

“We are working for real results.” Gayane Novikova gives an interview to “Golos Armenii” (“The Voice of Armenia”) newspaper

September 30 – October 1

SPECTRUM holds an international conference “The South Caucasus as a Part of the Wider Europe” with the support of the NATO PDD and MFA of Finland

September 8 – September 9

Head of the Center, Dr. Gayane Novikova takes part in the International Conference “Changing Security Dynamics in the Crossroads of Eurasia,” which was organized by National Defence University, Washington D.C.

July 15

Dr. Gayane Novikova takes part in the round table “The South Caucasus – Perspectives of the European Integration,” organized in Yerevan by the South Caucasian Regional Security Institute

July 3

Analyst of the Center Dr. Ruben Safrastyan presents a paper “The EU-South Caucasus Relationship: the Regional Approach” at the Round Table Meeting “The South Caucasus in the Changing Europe,” organized by LINKS under the Auspices of the Bulgarian Chairmanship of the OSCE and the Georgian Presidency of SCPI, Sofia, Bulgaria

June 29

Ruben Safrastyan takes part in the Round Table “Perception of the South Caucasus by the West and the Prospects of Conflict Resolution,” organized by International Center for Human Development and presents a paper: “South Caucasus: Some New Trends and the Role of Turkey”

June 26

Ruben Safrastyan presents a paper “Armenian-Turkish Relations: From Interstate Dispute to Neighborliness” at the seminar organized by World Bank’s Mission in Armenia, Tzakhkadzor, Armenia

June 24 – June 25

Ashot Melyan and Sergey Sargsyan take part in the international conference “Key political and economic issues in the South Caucasus and Central Asia: 2004,” organized by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Gayane Novikova takes part in the workshop on the Handbook on “Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector,” organized by OSCE, DCAF and National Assembly of Armenia

June 13 – June 15

Dr. Gayane Novikova takes part in the PfP Consortium’s Seventh Annual Conference in Bucharest

June 9

The Center publishes the conference papers “The South Caucasus: Regional Security and Stability”

May 20 – May 22

Dr. Gayane Novikova takes part in the international conference “The Caucasian region after the cold war: the ways for stabilization,” organized by IISS, London and IRISS, Rostov, in Rostov-on-Don, and delivers a report “Some aspects of the Russian policy in the South Caucasus”

May 13

Appearance of the Center’s website in the Internet

May 11

Diana Ananyan delivers a report “Armenia within the Greater Middle East,” at the International conference “Greater Middle East and Wider Black Sea Area: Security Connections and Cooperative Perspectives,” organized by NATO Studies Center, Bucharest

May 7

SPECTRUM’s Seminar “The economic cooperation – myth or reality: the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the eyes of businessmen” within the framework of the project “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: in search of the way out”

April 26

Gayane Novikova and Sergey Sargsyan take part in the meeting of the members of the Marshall Center Armenian Alumni Association with General Charles Walt, Deputy Commander of the US Forces in Europe

April 14

Dr. Gayane Novikova, Head of the Center, is elected as President of the Armenian Alumni Association of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

March 21 – March 28

Dr. Ruben Safrastyan attends at the 16th International Policy Fellows Seminar, CPS-OSI-CEU, Budapest, Hungary

March 11

Gayane Novikova meets Craig Oliphant, Principal Research Officer, Eastern Research Group, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

February 25

Ashot Melyan and Sergey Sargsyan participate in the round table discussion “The Velvet Revolutions,” held by the CMI

February 24

SPECTRUM’s Seminar “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the eyes of veterans” within the framework of the project The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: in search of the way out

February 5 – February 19

Ashot Melyan takes part in training “Capacity Building in Strategic Decision-Making: Lessons from the Development,” organized by the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS), Tbilisi, Georgia

February 2 – June 20

Diana Ananyan participates in NATO Senior Executive Master Program at National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania

January 9 – February 12

Dr. G. Novikova delivers lectures at the Eastern Europe Institute, Free University of Berlin, has meetings at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)

December 22

Director of the Center Gayane Novikova meets Vladimir Priakhin, Head of the OSCE mission in Armenia

December 18

Ashot Melyan takes part in the seminar “The elections and after: Georgia and Azerbaijan,” organized by Caucasus Media Institute

December 5

SPECTRUM’s seminar “Youth against the war” within the framework of the project “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: in search of the way out,” sponsored by the CoE CBM program

November 29

ADK 119/120, Jg. 2003, Heft 1 & 2, S. 23/24, publishes an article of Dr. Ruben Saftasrtyan “Armenien & Turkei – Zwischenstaatliche Beziehungen / Eine Interpretation”

November 24 – November 26

Ashot Melyan takes part in the seminar “The OSCE Code of Conduct and its implementation in the Armed Forces of Armenia,” organized by the OSCE office in Armenia

November 21 – November 24

Dr. Gayane Novikova delivers report “Security sector management in the South Caucasus: challenges and vision” at the Conference “Security sector management in the South Caucasus,” jointly organized by the Austrian Ministry of Defense, PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes and the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), Reichenau, Austria

November 17 – November 21

Director of the Center takes part in the seminar “Armenia and peace-keeping,” organized in Yerevan by the Armenian Ministry of Defense and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

October 21 – October 22

G. Novikova, A. Melyan and A. Demuryan take part in the international conference “Armenia on the way to Europe,” organized by the Armenian Center for Humanitarian Studies, Armenian Foreign Ministry and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

October 14 – October 16

SPECTRUM holds in the town of Idjevan a seminar “No war, no peace: the prospects of peaceful coexistence of neighbors” within the framework of the project “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: in search of the way out”

October 10

Ruben Safrastyan organizes a workshop and round table “The Problems of Re-opening the Armenian-Turkish Border,” at the American University of Armenia and presents the paper “The Geopolitics of Armenian-Turkish Border”

October 1 – October 3

Gayane Novikova with Uwe Halbach, Stiftung für Wissenshaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin, and Mehrdad Khonsari, Center for Iranian and Arab Studies, London, visit NKR. Meeting with the Archbishop Pargev in Shushi, NKR

September 29 – September 30

SPECTRUM holds International Conference “The South Caucasus: Regional Security and Stability,” sponsored by the NATO HQ PDD

September 15 – September 20

Ruben Safrastyan presents paper “The Turkish Policy in the Southern Caucasus and the Factor of the Republic of Armenia” at the International Congress “Armenian Studies Today and Development Perspectives” in Yerevan

September 11

Gayane Novikova delivers a lecture “The Unresolved Conflicts: The Case of the South Caucasus” at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

August 26

SPECTRUM held the seminar “Refugees as an integral part of the society” within the framework of the project “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: in search of the way out”

July 25

SPECTRUM held the seminar “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the eyes of women” within the framework of the project “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: in search of the way out”

July 18

De-Facto Agency publishes an article of SPECTRUM’s analysts “After the victory – the war”

July 9 – July 12

Gayane Novikova presents a paper “Dual enlargement and its impact on the situation in the South Caucasus” at the International seminar “Security of the South-Eastern Europe after the dual enlargement,” Bucharest

June 25 – June 26

Gayane Novikova takes part in the seminar “Development of relations between the state, local self-government and civil society,” organized in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia, by the Council of Europe and Helsinki Committee of Armenia.

June 24

SPECTRUM s seminar “The role of Mass Media in the coverage of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” within the framework of the project “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: in search of the way out”

June 13 – June 18

Gayane Novikova and Ashot Melyan take part in the 6th Annual conference of the Consortium of the Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes in Berlin

June 13

SPECTRUM publishes an anthology “Directions of the Armenian Foreign Policy”

June 5 – June 6

Analyst of the Center, Dr. Ruben Safrastyan attends as an observer at the meeting of Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC), Istanbul, Turkey

June 2 – June 11

Ruben Safrastyan attends at the 15th International Policy Fellows Seminar, CPS-OSI-CEU, Budapest, Hungary

May 29

Dr. Ruben Safrastyan publishes collection of his articles and interviews of 2001-2003 under the title “It is Impossible to set up barriers between neighbors in the XXI Century…”: Armenia and Turkey in regional developments, Yerevan:Zangak-97

May 19 – May 20

Director of the Center takes part in the “Women’s Leadership Development” training, organized by “Trust” Center in Yerevan

May 5 – May 15

Gayane Novikova takes part in the Senior Executive Seminar “Risks and Threats of the 21st Century: Combating terrorism” in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

April 19

Director of the Center takes part in the discussions on “The Concept of the sustainable economic development of Armenia,” organized by the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Armenia

April 18 – April 19

Gayane Novikova and Avet Demuryan take part in the International Conference “The religious factor in the political processes of the North and South Caucasus,” organized by the Caucasus Media Institute

April 9

“Respublika Armenia” newspaper publishes Gayane Novikova’s article “Stability in the exchange of oil? The Karabakh settlement in the context of the Iraqi events”

April 3

“Noyev Kovcheg” monthly newspaper, Moscow (N 3) publishes an interview with Ruben Safrastyan: “The Most Important and Actual Goal of Turkey”

March 27 – March 30

Dr. Ruben Safrastyan takes part in the International Scientific Conference “Vectors of Violence: War, Revolution, and Genocide: Turkish-Armenian Workshop,” organized by the University of Minnesota, USA, and presents paper “Armenian Genocide Studies in Armenia: A Paradigm Reconstruction Attempt”

March 27

SPECTRUM is awarded a grant “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in search of the way out” within the framework of the Confidence Building Measures Programme of the Council of Europe

March 24

De-Facto Agency publishes Gayane Novikova’s article “The war in Iraq in the light of the US National Security Strategy”

March 21

Dr. Ruben Safrastyan attended at the specialized policy seminar on “Armenia and Current Regional Realities,” organized by the National Citizens’ Initiative, Yerevan, Armenia, and presents paper “Armenian-Turkish Relations in the Context of the Iraqi War”

March 3 – March 13

Ruben Safrastyan attends at the 14th International Policy Fellows Seminar, CPS-OSI-CEU, Budapest, Hungary

March 3

Ruben Safrastyan gives interviews to “Golos Armenii,” “Respublika Armenia” newspapers and De-Facto Agency

February 10

Ashot Melyan and Avet Demuryan take part in the workshop on the problems of NGOs, organized by the Caucasus Media Institute

January 15

SPECTRUM is awarded a grant of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for equipment

January 10

“Our point of view is interesting for the world”. Gayane Novikova gives an interview to “Respublika Armenia” newspaper

December 17

Russian Institute for Strategic Studies publishes Gayane Novikova’s and Vladimir Dashko’s article “Samtskhe-Javakheti: in the Focus of Interests” in the anthology “Georgia: the Problems and Prospects of Development,” Vol. 2, Moscow

November 13 – November 15

Ashot Melyan takes part in the meeting of the Combating Terrorism Working Group’s (PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

November 4 – November 5

Ashot Melyan takes part in the International conference “The problems of small arms proliferation in the Caucasus: international norms and Caucasian realities,” organized by “Cooperation and Democracy” NGO, Yerevan, and “Safer World” organization, London

October 15

“Respublika Armenia’ newspaper publishes Gayane Novikova’s article “At the Chess Board”

October 1 – October 2

Ashot Melyan and Shahen Mnatsakanian take part in the seminar “Banning Antipersonnel Landmines: Cooperation and Capacity Building,” organized by Canadian Delegation to the OSCE and Armenian Delegation to the OSCE, Yerevan

September 30 – October 4

Ashot Melyan takes part in the international conference “Post-conflict reconstruction: lessons learned.” Conference # 691, Wilton Park, UK

August 28 – December 20

Director of the Center Dr. Gayane Novikova takes part in Executive Program, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

August 12 – August 14

Gayane Novikova takes part in the meeting of the Crisis Management in the Southern Caucasus Study Group Meeting, PfP Consortium, Zurich, Switzerland

August 5 – August 8

Gayane Novikova takes part in the Southern Caucasus Regional Crisis Management Seminar, organized by George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Burg Stadt Schlaining, Austria

July 13 – July 14

A. Demuryan, A. Melyan, G. Novikova take part in seminar “Migration and the statehood building,” organized by the Caucasus Media Institute, Yerevan

June 26 – June 27

SPECTRUM analysts take part in the seminar “Democratic civil control on the armed forces,” organized by the NATO Public Policy Department and the Yerevan Press Club

June 17 – June 19

Gayane Novikova delivers a report “Regional Co-operation in the South Caucasus: Myth or Reality” at the Fifth Annual Conference in Paris, organized by Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes

June 10 – June 11

Gayane Novikova and Shahen Mnatsakanian take part in the “Implementation of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security and Confidence and Security-Building Measures: View from Caucasus,” organized by the OSCE office in Yerevan

May 27 – May 28

Gayane Novikova, Avet Demuryan and Ashot Melyan take part in the Second Forum “Armenia – Diaspora” in Yerevan

May 21

“De-Facto” Agency publishes SPECTRUM’s article “East Timor – a difficult path to independence”

May 17 – May 18

Director of the Center takes part in the regional seminar “Exchange of experience in preparing for the World Summit on Sustainable Development”

May 11

Gayane Novikova takes part in the discussion of the final version of the national report on the “Concept of the sustainable development of Armenia (RIO + 10)”

April 25 – April 26

SPECTRUM’s analysts take part in the international conference “Shaping of environment of peace, stability and confidence in the South Caucasus: the role of international and regional security organizations,” Yerevan

April 18

Director of the Center Dr. Gayane Novikova becomes Co-Chairperson of the Regional Stability in the Southern Caucasus Study Group, PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes

April 16

SPECTRUM’s seminar “Prospects of the Armenian-Iranian relations” within the framework of its project Directions of the Armenian Foreign Policy

April 12

“Respublika Armenia” newspaper publishes Gayane Novikova’s article “Late debts”

April 10

Avet Demuryan and Ashot Melyan take part in the Round table “Elections as a political process. Possibilities of a dialogue of the public organizations and political parties,” organized by the Center for Democracy and Peace

April 4

Director of the Center comments the decision of the US Government on lifting the ban for arms supplies to Azerbaijan and Armenia for De-Facto Agency (published in “Golos Armenii” newspaper, # 33, April 4, 2002 and in Caspian News Agency)

April 1 – May 31

Polling among the Armenian officials about the Civil service in Armenia within the framework of the project of the Canadian Bureau of International Education in partnership with the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

March 22

SPECTRUM’s seminar “The Russian-Azerbaijani relations in the light of the Russian-Armenian strategic partnership” within the framework of its project Directions of the Armenian Foreign Policy

February 28

Gayane Novikova meets Anna Sargsian, Course Coordinator, Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research, Zurich ISN

February 25 – February 26

Gayane Novikova takes part in the meeting of the Regional Stability in the Southern Caucasus Study Group, PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes

February 19 – February 22

Gayane Novikova takes part in the 4th International colloquium “Regional cooperation, conflicts and resources in the Caucasus and in Central Asia,” organized in Munich, Germany, by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

January 31

SPECTRUM’s analysts take part in the seminar “Globalization and perspectives of the development of Armenia,” held by the Center of Democracy and Peace

January 29

SPECTRUM’s seminar “Combating international terrorism: Armenia’s place in the new geopolitical situation” within the framework of its project Directions of the Armenian foreign policy

January 8

SPECTRUM’s seminar “Prospects of the Armenian-Turkish relations” within the framework of its project Directions of the Armenian foreign policy

November 14

SPECTRUM’s first seminar “Armenia's membership in the Council of Europe” within the framework of its project Directions of the Armenian foreign policy

October 26 – October 29

 

Gayane Novikova delivers a report “The South Caucasus in the epicenter of interests” at the International conference “Dialogue of civilizations: democracy and peace,” organized by the Center of Democracy and Peace in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia

September 5

 

Gayane Novikova takes part in the pilot tripartite meeting for discussion of the potential project on refugee’s issues in Tbilisi.
“Novoye Vremia” newspaper publishes Gayane Novikova's article “Shooting the target”

August 9

 

Gayane Novikova and Ashot Melyan work on Expert Questionnaire for Project “The Economics of Political and Common Violence,” prepared by Development Economic Research Group (DECRG) of Yale University

July 28 – July 29

 

Director of the Center takes part in the seminar “Journalists and Journalism in Samthkhe-Javakheti region, Georgia,’ sponsored by CIMERA in Akhalkalaki, Georgia

July 3

 

Center for Strategic Analysis SPECTRUM's birthday

June 23 – June 28

 

Gayane Novikova takes part in the international conference “Stability and instability in the Middle East: consequences for the region and around.” Conference #641, Wilton Park, UK