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On October 26, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security (RCDS) presented its final report, Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections and Hate Speech Against Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees. The report was presented by Tigran Grigoryan, RCDS Director and co-author. The discussion brought together foreign diplomats, civil society representatives, and experts.  Tigran Grigoryan outlined the main hate speech narratives targeting […]

On October 22, the regular RCDS discussion was held, on the topic “Armenia’s Energy Future: Prospects and Scenarios.” The speaker was Hakob Vardanyan, former Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia. The meeting was moderated by RCDS analyst Hayk Khanumyan. The discussion addressed the situation surrounding Russian gas and possible […]

On September 23, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security (RCDS) hosted a discussion on deaths in Armenia’s Armed Forces during peacetime. The discussion featured Artur Sakunts, President of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office; Vilen Gabrielyan, Chair of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defense and Security Affairs; and Colonel (Ret.) Grigory Sahakyan. The […]

On August 29–30, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security organized a two-day retreat focused on strategic planning as part of the “Enhancing Democratic Inclusion of Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees” project. The event brought together representatives of the groups that participated in the five workshops organized within the framework of the project. During the two-day meeting, participants […]

On August 20, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security held a discussion on the interim results of housing programs for persons forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh. The speakers were Gayane Gharagyozyan, an adviser coordinating specific functions within the structural subdivisions of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and lawyer Anush Shahramanyan. The discussion was […]

On July 31, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security (RCDS) hosted a public discussion titled “Armenia’s Democratic Trajectory After the Elections.” The discussion brought together RCDS Director Tigran Grigoryan, CivilNet Editor-in-Chief Karen Harutyunyan, and Narek Sukiasyan, a researcher at the Center for Civilization and Cultural Studies. The discussion was moderated by RCDS expert Hayk […]

On July 15, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security (RCDS) submitted a letter to the Heads of Diplomatic Missions of the European Union Member States, other Schengen Area countries, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada accredited to Armenia, calling for targeted sanctions, including visa restrictions, against individuals who have systematically promoted hate […]

Experts from the Regional Center for Democracy and Security visited Syunik from June 15–18, 2026. During the visit, they met with various population groups and local self-government representatives to discuss the process initiated by the Washington documents on August 8, 2025, as well as the potential challenges and opportunities related to the TRIP route. Discussions […]

From June 15–18, the RCDS team conducted a research visit to Armenia’s Syunik Province. As part of the visit, the team stopped in Yeghegnadzor for an exchange of views with Satu Koivu, Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Armenia (EUMA), Marek Kuberski, and members of the Mission’s team. The discussion focused on recent […]