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SMALL-STATE STRATEGIES FOR REFORMING ARMENIA’S MILITARY: HOW ARMENIA CAN PUNCH ABOVE ITS WEIGHT

March 2, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

United Kingdom-based Dr. Eduard Abrahamyan, an IR scholar who specializes in small states’ foreign and security policies will present on Zoom Small-State Strategies for Reforming Armenia’s Military: How Armenia Can Punch Above its Weightthe fifth in the What’s Next series on the post-war Armenian reality.

Join Dr. Abrahamyan for a timely discussion of

  • how other small states have successfully constructed defense systems to mitigate asymmetric threats;
  • combining compulsory service with active reserves and citizen-based territorial defense models;
  • heightened role of education and training in small-state security architecture;
  • oversight and responsibility of parliament for effective functioning of the security sector;
  • role of independent media and security analysis; and
  • strengthening whistleblowing provisions to ensure accountability and efficacy.

Go to https://bit.ly/Whats-Next-Part5 to register. To watch on YouTube, go to https://bit.ly/StLeonEvents at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, March 2. For more information, call Ara Araz at 917.837.1297 or email ara@edrcorp.net.

The event is jointly sponsored by the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Armenian Bar Association, Armenian Network of America-Greater NY, Daughters of Vartan-Sahaganoush Otyag, Justice Armenia, Knights of Vartan-Bakradouny Lodge, National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)—Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues, and St. Leon Armenian Church.

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Date:
March 2, 2023
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Website:
https://bit.ly/Whats-Next-Part5
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