More than 150 guests – representatives of international and local organizations, government and academic institutions, diplomatic missions in Armenia as well as media – gathered to hear the second guest of the Civilitas Foundation “100 Questions and Answers” series. The
100 Questions, 100 Answers: Vartan Oskanian
On Monday, February 28, the Civilitas Foundation launched a new series of public forums. In addition to the periodic discussions by a group of individuals about specific topics on the national agenda, this new series will come to offer a
Armenia’s 2012 budget
Armenia’s residents know how the government collects taxes, but few know how those revenues are spent. For that reason, the Civilitas annual report Armenia in 2011- Without Illusions, prepared a well-researched and detailed poster providing a visual explanation of Armenia’s
Public Discourse: Armenia in 2010
The Civilitas Foundation has published ARMENIA IN 2010 – A YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY. This is the third in a series of annual reports published by Civilitas to assess the year just ended.The 2008 report was entitled CRISIS AND OPPORTUNITY. In
Armenia in 2010- A Year of Uncertainty
This is the third annual report of the Civilitas Foundation and, as the two previous reports, is constructed around the three important areas: regional dimension, domestic and economic situation. The report analyzes regional and global events that affected Armenia and
A Year of Uncertainty
PREFACE: This Report was launched three years ago to fill a gap – the missing Armenian perspective to the body of analysis about Armenia and the region offered by the international community. These end-of-year reflections are intended to help grasp
The Caucasus Imperative
YEREVAN – Summit season is upon us. Following the G-20 meetings in Seoul and the NATO summit in Portugal, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will hold its first summit in 10 years in Astana, Kazakhstan’s spanking new
How Changing Geopolitical Realities Impact the South Caucasus
Salpi Ghazarian: I would like to briefly introduce a member of our honorary board, a man who has for decades, even before the Soviet Union fell and even before it was fashionable, studied self-determination movements, insurgencies, and the issues and
Non-Governmental Organizations: Succesful or Ineffective?
On June 8, 2010, the Civilitas Foundation hosted a panel discussion on “Non-governmental Organizations: Achievements and Failures” at the Ani Plaza Hotel. The panel included the director of the Norovank Foundation, Gagik Harutyunyan, writer and journalist Marine Petrosyan, and the
Rebuilding the Libraries of Armenia, One Step at a Time
When I was little, every Christmas I would get the same thing in my stocking: a headlight so I could read in bed late into the night. While everyone else was sleeping, I would stay up for hours, immersed in