On February 26, RCDS organized a discussion on the topic of “Territorial Defense: International Experience and Armenian Realities.” The speakers were the first commander of the RA Territorial Defense Forces, Colonel Suren Surenyan, and RCDS security analyst Eduard Arakelyan. Moderated by RCDS expert Hayk Khanumyan, the speakers presented the development trends of territorial defense in […]
On February 17, 2026, the Third Annual Armenian Conference on Democratic Security took place, bringing together members of Armenia’s civil society and expert community, representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in Armenia, and other interested stakeholders. The speakers of the first panel discussion were Tigran Grigoryan (RCDS), Hayk Kocharyan (Center for Civilization and Cultural Studies), Arsen […]
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 […]
