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The Armenian Center for National and
International Studies, a leading independent strategic research center
in Yerevan, is the institutional initiative of Raffi K. Hovannisian,
Armenia’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs. The institute focuses in its
research on a comprehensive agenda of foreign and public policy
issues, which are articulated analytically in political and academic arenas
around the world.
ACNIS RELEASES THE OVERVIEW BOOKLET: “ARMENIA 2013: OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES”
Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today, 12 December 2013, through a joint initiative of researchers and experts, released its overview booklet entitled “Armenia 2013: Overcoming the Challenges” during the presentation held at the Center’s office. The booklet highlights and summarizes the major social and political developments of 2013. [Read more]
ACNIS UNVEILS THE 2013 FIRST ISSUE OF PUBLIC POLICY JOURNAL: “THE CHANGING WORLD: VIEWPOINTS FROM YEREVAN”
Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today released the 2013 inaugural issue of the new ACNIS public policy publication, entitled “The Changing World: Viewpoints from Yerevan,” during a special presentation-seminar held at the Center’s office. The meeting brought together the quarterly’s contributors, other leading analysts, policy specialists, and members of the press. [Read more]
Toppling Authoritarian Regimes:
Serbian and Chilean Experience
Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today, 11 June 2013, held its follow-up series of presentations on civilian movements by flashing out the major similarities and divergences underlying the nonviolent struggles vis-à-vis Serbian and Chilean regimes in light of Samuel Huntington’s “Democracy's Third Wave” theoretical framework. [Read more]
June 6, 2013
ACNIS director of research Manvel Sargsian is the guest of “Ditaket” program on CivilNetTV
June 4, 2013
ACNIS director of research Manvel Sargsian is the guest speaker of “Tesaketneri Khachmeruk” program at Radio Liberty
May 30, 2013
“The Regime Knows That it Deals With a Different Competitor”
Yerevan—ACNIS director of research Manvel Sargsian’s interview to Lragir.am news agency.
ACNIS Considers the Role of History-making Democratization and Civilian Resistance Movements: Polish Experience
Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today, 7 May 2013, held a roundtable discussion focused on the analysis of history-making nonviolent struggles that enabled ordinary people to defy oppressive rulers through nonviolent power rather than by force of arms. The ideas lying at the root of the civilian-based nonviolent movements and the companion documentary film series illustrating the Polish experience on how nonviolent actions can be the cutting edge of a strategy to undermine and replace a seemingly intractable dictatorial regime were the overriding themes of the discussion. [Read more]
ACNIS Hosted the Distinguished Members of the Danish Foreign Policy Society
Yerevan—Today, 07 May 2013, The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) hosted the distinguished members of the Danish Foreign Policy Society and, on the request of the participants, convened on a number of issues, challenges, and perspectives pertinent to Mountainous Karabagh conflict resolution process at a policy roundtable organized at Center. [Read more]
ACNIS Considers the Role of History-making Democratization and Civilian Resistance Movements: Serbian Experience
Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today, 3 May 2013, held a roundtable discussion focused on the analysis of history-making nonviolent struggles that enabled ordinary people to defy oppressive rulers through nonviolent power rather than by force of arms. The ideas lying at the root of the civilian-based nonviolent movements and the companion documentary film series illustrating the Serbian experience on how nonviolent actions can be the cutting edge of a strategy to undermine and replace a seemingly intractable dictatorial regime were the overriding themes of the discussion. [Read more]
ACNIS Considers the Role of History-making Democratization and Civilian Movements
Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today held a roundtable discussion focused on the analysis of history-making nonviolent struggles that enabled ordinary people to defy oppressive rulers through nonviolent power rather than by force of arms. The ideas lying at the root of the civilian-based nonviolent movements and the companion documentary film series illustrating the Chilean experience on how nonviolent actions can be the cutting edge of a strategy to undermine and replace a seemingly intractable dictatorial regime were the overriding themes of the discussion. [Read more]
Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today held a roundtable discussion to explore and explicate the situation - as well as public perceptions related thereto - revolving around the overall electoral system, its mechanisms and issues in light of the upcoming February 2013 presidential election in the Republic of Armenia. The main objective of the discussion was to offer professional assessment and analysis with respect to the major challenges impeding the conduct of free and competitive elections in Armenia. [Read more]
National Public Opinion Service
A series of public and expert opinion polls helping to promote among decisionmaker and citizen alike a new civic culture and societal consensus-building in Armenia.
