The security component of the Strategic Agenda incorporates Europe as an important part of Armenia’s developing security architecture, writes Nerses Kopalyan, where the confluence of hard power capacity and small-state resilience become integrated, at the institutional level, with European and Transatlantic standards.

In this raw exploration of excessive masculinity and violence within the Hayastantsi subculture of 1990s Los Angeles, Nerses Kopalyan examines the ontological roots of aggression that shaped a generation, and how that mentality has mutated into an incoherent, hybridized identity in the decades since.

Why did Aliyev, whose aversion to peace, penchant for conflict-persistence and aggression, and an immense power capacity, agree to a normalization process that diminishes his position of maximalist power-posturing? Nerses Kopalyan explains how the answer lies in shifting U.S. negotiation strategies, altered incentive structures, and Baku’s strategic calculus.

Before details of the Washington Accords emerged, pro-Russian factions in Armenia and the Diaspora launched a coordinated disinformation campaign. Drawing on scholarship, Nerses Kopalyan examines the “misinformation virus” as a hybrid warfare weapon undermining Armenia’s resilience and stability.

Amid U.S.-brokered diplomacy, Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to the TRIPP transit route through Syunik, securing Armenian sovereignty while advancing normalization. The Washington Summit cements America’s growing role in reshaping interconnectivity and trade in the South Caucasus, while limiting Baku’s capacity for renewed aggression, writes Nerses Kopalyan.

Armenia faces a strategic dilemma after the 12-Day War, when Israel and the United States tried to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program through force. With key bilateral partnerships on both sides, Yerevan needs to utilize the policy of strategic ambiguity to navigate an increasingly complex and high-risk regional landscape.

What mutually beneficial foundations could bring France, India, Poland and Armenia together in a security alliance, and what might such a quartet mean for Armenia’s security architecture? To explore this, Nerses Kopalyan introduces the concept of securitized minilateralism.

Drawing from Moldova’s recent experience, Armenia must brace for a coordinated and covert Kremlin strategy aimed at electoral interference and destabilizing its democracy ahead of the 2026 parliamentary elections. Nerses Kopalyan explains Russia’s evolving hybrid warfare tactics and “traceless manipulation” operations.

Aliyev’s unilateral declaration of a draft peace agreement was a calculated gamble to capture U.S. attention rather than a genuine step toward peace with Armenia. This strategy backfired, exposing Azerbaijan’s bad faith engagement, with Washington preferring the narrative of its strategic partner Armenia.

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.