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March 27-April 10

Armenia’s Parliament Approves Bill to Pursue EU Membership

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of March 28: Armenia’s Parliament approves bill to pursue EU Membership; in a telephone call, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells PM Nikol Pashinyan that any escalation in the South Caucasus is unacceptable; the Starlink satellite internet service launches in Armenia and more.

EVN Security Report

Towards an Early Warning System: Anticipating Threats and Preparing for Attacks

Armenia faces a complex security landscape, from immediate physical threats posed by Azerbaijan to multi-layered hybrid attacks. In this month’s security report, Nerses Kopalyan examines how Armenia is developing an advanced early warning system to shift from a reactive to a proactive defense strategy, leveraging information processing, intelligence, technology and strategic forecasting.

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Why Aliyev Thinks He Has to Attack Armenia Soon

Why Aliyev Thinks He Has to Attack Armenia Soon

Ilham Aliyev considers the new regional balance of power his greatest geopolitical success and the preservation of this power disparity with Armenia his highest priority. As Armenia rearms and seeks to develop deterrence capacity, Aliyev deems this a threat to his grand strategy, thus heightening the probability of strategic strikes against Armenia.

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EVN Security Report: November 2024

EVN Security Report: November 2024

Looking at the emerging contours of the Trump Doctrine and its implications for the South Caucasus, Nerses Kopalyan examines competing policy orientations within Trump's incoming administration and how these will shape U.S. engagement with Armenia amid broader global and geopolitical priorities.

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LAW & SOCIETY

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Re-coding Our Emotional Memory, Ella Kanegarian-Berberian

Re-coding Our Emotional Memory

While delving into the collective emotional response triggered each September by recent traumatic events in
Armenia, Ella Kanegarian-Berberian explores the potential for healing through representation. Using the biopic “The Other Side of the Medal”—which tells the story of weightlifting champion Nazik Avdalyan—it reflects on the importance of overcoming grief and loss.
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Up Close & Personal With Molly Crabapple

Up Close & Personal With Molly Crabapple

Molly Crabapple is an award-winning animator and writer, she has pioneered a new genre of live-illustrated journalism. Her reportage spans global issues, from Occupy Wall Street to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. With Jon Lee Anderson, Molly opens up about her beginning as an artist and activist and her very own creative processes.

Up Close & Personal With Alia Malek

Up Close & Personal With Alia Malek

Alia Malek is a journalist, author and former civil rights lawyer whose work has appeared
in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The New Yorker, the Nation, the Christian Science Monitor and other publications. In April 2011, Alia moved to Damascus, Syria and wrote anonymously for several outlets from inside the country as it began to disintegrate. She is the author of “The Home That Was Our Country” about the many places Syrians have gone (including Armenia), winning the Hiett Prize in the Humanities (2016).
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Panel Discussion: Resilience, Whole of Society

Panel Discussion: Resilience, Whole of Society

When surrounded by aggressive neighbors, smaller democratic states evolve by integrating their social and governmental
structures into a comprehensive security system, bolstering their resilience. This panel, which includes representatives from the business community, IT sector, civil society and academia looks at the mechanisms through which societal structures can be mobilized and harnessed to increase resiliency both during times of peace and amid security threats.
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