In 2015-2016 the CI in cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation held a series of lectures on democracy and European institutions and roundtables on policy issues for students, young scholars and journalists.
Lecture on 3 September 2015
Topic: Liberal Democracy – Road to Peace and Prosperity in Europe
Lecturer: Alexander Iskandaryan, CI Director
Lecture on 30 October 2015
Topic: Paths of Liberalism in Post-Communist World
Lecturer: Alexander Iskandaryan, CI Director
Lecture on 13 November, 2015
Topic: Armenia and EU: Trends and perspectives
Lecturer: Richard Giragosian, head of Regional Studies Center
Lecture on 27 November, 2015
Topic: Between Europe and Asia: Armenia’s Place in Culture and Civilization
Lecturer: Pr. David Muradyan, author and critic
Roundtable on 11 November 2015
Topic: Migration from the Near East to Europe and Repercussions for Armenia
Presenters:
Ilona Ter-Minasyan, Head of the International Organization for Migration Office in Armenia
Hrant Mikaelian, CI Researcher
Roundtable on 19 November 2015
Topic: Towards the Constitutional reforms in Armenia
Presenters:
Khosrov Harutyunyan, MP
Alexander Iskandaryan, CI Director
Roundtable on 12 October 2016
Topic: Political Realities and Social Perceptions in Armenia: Causes and Repercussions of July 2016 Yerevan Hostage Crisis (standoff with Sasna Tsrer)
Presenters:
Aram Abrahamyan, Editor-in-Chief of Aravot Daily
Alexander Iskandaryan, CI Director
Roundtable on 23 September 2016
Topic: 25 Years of Independence: Lessons Learnt (The 25th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Armenia and the collapse of the USSR)
Presenters:
David Shahnazaryan, Senior Analyst at the Regional Studies Center
Alexander Iskandaryan, CI Director
Roundtable on 21 June 2016
Topic: Values and Politics: Armenian Genocide Recognition by The German Bundestag and Its Potential Implications
Presenters:
Stepan Grigoryan, Head of the Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation
Ruben Melkonyan, Deputy Dean of the Department of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University