Chronology

2013

December 9-11, 2013

Gayane Novikova and Sergey Sargsyan participated at the First South Caucasus Security Forum in Tbilisi. Dr. Novikova delivered a paper discussing security sector reforms in Armenia.

November 7-9, 2013

Gayane Novikova delivered a paper at the 8th Workshop of the PfP Consortium Study Group “Regional Stability in the South Caucasus,” in Reichenau, Austria

October 1, 2013

The chapter “Armenia” by Gayane Novikova and Sergey Sargsyan has been published in “Security Sector Reform in Countries of Visegrad and Southern Caucasus: Challenges and Opportunities.” CENAA, Bratislava

September 23-26, 2013

Sergey Sargsyan presents a paper “Iran and the developments in Syria” at the PfP Consortium CTWG meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

September 3-12, 2013

Gayane Novikova discussed regional security issues with the colleagues from Conciliation Resources, LSE, and SOAS, and participated in the seminar “Conflict Management in Central Asia” in Chatham House, London

August 28, 2013

The article “Aspects of Recruitment by Terrorist Organizations in Europe`s Muslim Communities”  by Sergey Sargsyan has been published in The Dangerous Landscape: International Perspectives on Twenty-First Century Terrorism; Transnational Challenge, International Responses,  PfP Consortium`s Combating Terrorism Working Group (CTWG), 2013

August 1, 2013

The article “The South Caucasus and the European Security Strategy” by Dr. Novikova has been published  in Building Confidence in the South Caucasus: Strengthening the EU’s and NATO’s Soft Security Initiatives. National Defense Academy & Bureau for Security Policy at the Austrian Ministry of Defense and PfP Consortium, Vienna

July 22-23, 2013

Dr. Gayane Novikova discussed the regional security issues with the colleagues from the NED, Brookings Institute, and AFPC in Washington, D.C.

June 20, 2013

Milena Oganesyan presents a paper Surveys and Ethnographies: Points of Intersection at the CRRC Research Methods Conference, June 20, 2013, Tbilisi, Georgia

June 6, 2013

Gayane Novikova participates in the meeting “Key Opinion Formers on Women, Peace and Security from NATO and Partner Countries” in Brussels

May 27, 2013

G. Novikova and S. Sargsyan participate in the working meetings within the frameworks of  Security Sector Reform project in Tbilisi, Georgia.

May 23, 2013

Gayane Novikova delivered a lecture ” The Presidential Election and “BaREvolution”: The recent developments in Armenia through the prism of regional security issues” at NAARS, Belmont, MA, USA

April 21-26, 2013

G. Novikova and S. Sargsyan participate in the working meetings within the frameworks of  Security Sector Reform project in Bratislava and Warsaw.  Dr. Novikova presents a paper “SSR in Armenia: Challenges and Opportunities.”

April 16-18, 2013

Sergey Sargsyan participates at the PfP Consortium CTWG meeting in Bucharest, Romania

March 14-16, 2013

Gayane Novikova participates in the 7th Workshop of the PfP Consortium Study Group “Regional Stability in the South Caucasus,” Tbilisi

February 27, 2013

Vladimir Vardanian becomes a member of the International Association of Genocide Scholars as well as International Association of Military Law and the Law of War.

February 14, 2013

Gayane Novikova comments the pre-election  developments in Armenia for “Voice of Russia”