We are pleased to announce that Hayk Khanumyan has joined the RCDS team as an expert. Khanumyan graduated from the Faculty of International Relations at Yerevan State University and also specialized in European Studies at the University of Strasbourg. From 2015 to 2020, he served as a member of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh. From 2020 […]
The Regional Center for Democracy and Security organized a discussion on November 19 titled “The Instrumentalization of Justice in Armenia and Civil Society’s Response.” The event was moderated by RCDS Director Tigran Grigoryan, with Hasmik Harutyunyan, a legal expert at the NGO Protection of Rights Without Borders, serving as the speaker. The discussion explored the […]
On October 8, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security held a discussion of its report “The New Face of War: Lessons of the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict for Armenia.” The report’s author, Eduard Arakelyan, presented the main findings of the study, drawing parallels with Armenia’s own context. The second part of the discussion continued in a […]
The awareness-raising campaign phase of the Participatory Budgeting process has been completed in Armenia’s biggest enlarged community, Artashat. As part of this phase, 38 awareness-raising sessions were held in 37 rural and 1 urban settlement. Tatevik Ghazaryan, an expert from the Regional Center for Democracy and Security, provided professional support in cooperation with the Artashat […]
On July 29, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security presented its latest report, “Narratives of Division: Ruling Party-Linked Hate Speech Against Karabakh Armenian Refugees.” The event brought together experts, civil society representatives, members of the diplomatic community, and journalists for an active discussion on the ways in which ruling party-affiliated figures and pro-government media […]
On May 30, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security organized a panel discussion on the topic “Challenges to the Consolidation of the Party System in Armenia.” The panel featured politician Hayk Khanumyan and Liana Badalyan, Program Manager at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation’s Armenia office. The discussion was moderated by Tigran Grigoryan, Director of the […]
On February 4, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security (RCDS) held a conference titled “Direct Dialogue: Addressing Refugee Needs in Armenia.” The first panel featured speakers including John Gallagher, the British Ambassador to Armenia; Patrik Svensson, the Swedish Ambassador; and Jan Plešinger, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia. The discussion was moderated […]
On January 23, a discussion titled “Challenges Facing the Expert Community in Armenia” took place. Speaker Anna Gevorgyan addressed the trends of devaluation within the expert field, focusing in particular on the blurring of boundaries between engaging in politics and conducting political analysis in Armenia. The discussion also touched upon the issue of projecting political […]
On December 16, the Second Annual Armenian Conference for Democratic Security took place, bringing together experts, policymakers, and civil society representatives to discuss Armenia’s democratic development amidst a challenging geopolitical and security landscape. The panel discussions addressed key issues, including judicial reforms, local self-governance, media polarization, and the complex challenges of integrating Artsakh refugees into […]
