Chronology

2002

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