Armenian Center for National and International Studies

Armenian Center for National and International Studies
Ազգային և միջազգային հետազոտությունների հայկական կենտրոն
AbbreviationACNIS
Formation1994
FounderRaffi Hovannisian
TypeResearch center
HeadquartersYerevan
Region served
Armenia
Websiteacnis.am

The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) (Armenian: Ազգային և միջազգային հետազոտությունների հայկական կենտրոն, romanizedAzgayin yev mijazgayin hetazotut’yunneri haykakan kentron) is an independent research center based in Yerevan.[1]

Foundation

The ACNIS is the institutional initiative of Raffi Hovannisian, Armenia's former Minister of Foreign Affairs and founder of the Heritage party.[2] Founded in 1994, the institution focuses on foreign and public policy issues.[3] Richard Giragosian served as Director of the center.[4][5]

Publications

The center publishes a variety of journals and papers, including:[6]

  • Hayatsk Yerevanits, Monthly Journal of Public Policy, since 1995.
  • Prospects for regional and transregional cooperation and the resolution of conflicts, report.
  • Armenia 2020: A strategy paper for development and security (in Armenian), 2002.
  • Armenian-Azerbaijani relations: Realities and prospects, by Alexander Grigorian.
  • Armenia-Turkey: Models of trade and economic relations, by Dr. Toros Torosian.
  • The politics of Genocide: State policy and national perceptions, by Dr. Stepan Poghosian; etc.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.parliament.am/deputies.php?ID=922&lang=eng&sel=details
  2. ^ "Professor Richard Hovannisian, Preeminent Historian and Scholar, Passes Away – Asbarez.com".
  3. ^ "Armenian Center for National and International Studies". acnis.am.
  4. ^ "PanARMENIAN.Net - Mobile". www.panarmenian.net.
  5. ^ "Manvel Sargsyan: The rumors about closing of the Armenian Centre for National and International Studies (ACNIS) are untimely. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
  6. ^ "Armenian Center for National and International Studies summarizes activity in ne". news.am. October 25, 2023.