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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 […]
On May 23, the fifth workshop organized within the framework of the Regional Center for Democracy and Security’s project “Strengthening the Democratic Engagement of Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees” took place, bringing together individuals who had worked in various sectors in Nagorno-Karabakh. Ani Grigoryan, head of CivilNet’s fact-checking team, spoke about media literacy and combating disinformation, presenting the […]
On May 21, the Regional Center for Democracy and Security hosted a public discussion in Yerevan focused on the findings of the report “Comparing Russian Information Influence in Moldova and Armenia: Patterns, Challenges, and Specificities.” The discussion featured Lili Dubois-Harounyan, Research Assistant at the RCDS and author of the report, and was moderated by Tigran […]
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Tigran Grigoryan From June 15 to 18, our team at the Regional Center for Democracy and Security conducted a research visit to Armenia’s Syunik Province. The purpose of the visit was twofold: to carry out field research on the prospects for implementing the TRIPP project and to organize meetings and discussions with local residents and officials in […]
By Tigran Grigoryan and Hayk Khanumyan On May 8, 2026, the official campaign period for the elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia commenced. The month of May was marked by unprecedented levels of hate speech, with the primary generators being representatives of the ruling Civil Contract Party and their supporters. Once […]
By Tigran Grigoryan #DemocracyWatch – The year preceding Armenia’s parliamentary elections was marked by a sharp deterioration in democratic standards. The ruling party, leveraging the state institutions under its control, targeted various opponents, instrumentalized law enforcement and the judiciary to serve narrow political agendas, and increasingly relied on selective justice. Throughout this period, through the […]
By Eduard Arakelyan If we look at the RISE exhibition, which took place on June 3–4 in Yerevan, the most important aspect is not so much the display of individual samples, but the overall picture of the development of Armenia’s military-industrial complex. More than 40 companies from the defense and high-tech sectors participated in the […]
