03.09.2010 IDEOLOGICAL TRENDS IN THE CONTEXT OF FOREIGN POLICY OF TURKEY
Arestakes Simavoryan
There are various visions of Turkey’s future in the “camps” of influential Turkish parties and due to this the discussions round the multi-polar, contrary ideologies (neo-Ottomanism, neo-pan-Turkism, neo-Kemalism, Turkish Eurasianism) continue and are reflected in the social life in Turkey. Those new ideologies are also important for the success of the parties in the domestic political competition.

02.09.2010 CONGRESS SHOULD INVESTIGATE STATE DEPT. FOR HOLDING BACK AID TO ARTSAKH
By Harut Sassounian
The State Department has acted negligently and possibly in contempt of Congress by withholding assistance that it had expressly allocated to Nagorno Karabagh (Artsakh) during the past 12 years.

30.08.2010 ON TURKISH-AZERBAIJANI ACTIVATION IN THE US ANALYTICAL STRUCTURES
Haykaram Nahapetyan
A significant role in elaboration of the state policy of the United States, shaping of the analytical and information fields is allotted to the analytical organizations – think tanks. The following analytical structures work in Washington: Carnegie endowment foundation, Brookings institute, Heritage foundation, John Hopkins university-SAIS, CSIS-Center for Strategic and International studies, Woodrow Wilson Center, Council of Foreign Relations, Atlantic Council and etc.

30.07.2010 DOES THE SOUTH CAUCASUS NEED RECALIBRATION OF GERMANY’S AND EU`S POLICY UPON THE PATTERN OF MR. MEISTER?
Armen Martirosyan
Recently, on July 7th the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) organized a discussion on the report presented by Mr. Stefan Meister, during which the author introduced the outlines of his study (Recalibrating Germany`s and EU`s policy in the South Caucasus). Several participants, including me, approached critically some of his assumptions and conclusions. However, later on, having read the full document, I felt myself compelled to present some comments in written form, which I do hope will contribute to more objective comprehension of the issues concerned.

29.07.2010 ON NKR AND REGIONAL ISSUES
Gagik Harutyunyan
As it is known, right after the meeting of the presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on June 17 in St. Petersburg, I.Aliyev left Petersburg and on June 18 in the NKR Armenian side suffered losses after the subversive act of Azerbaijani forces. It is less known that this incident was followed by the equal actions of our armed forces. Any way, those events were received rather sharply in our society and they activated the discussion of various military scenarios.

29.07.2010 BRYZA WRONGLY TELLS SENATORS: ARMENIAN PATRIARCH IS DEAD
By Harut Sassounian
Barack Obama ran for the Presidency on a platform of "change" and promised to bring a fresh approach to domestic and foreign policy issues. After the election, however, he disappointed his supporters by continuing many of his predecessor’s policies. 

26.07.2010 ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY IN BULGARIA
Vahram Hovyan
Taking into consideration that according to some viewpoints the Protestantism is the successor of Pavlikian and Tondrakian movements which were wide spread in Armenia in the Middle Ages and the followers of those movements were forcibly deported to Bulgaria in 8-9th centuries, one may say that Protestant Armenians settled in Bulgaria back in the Middle Ages. The teaching of Pavlikians had a great influence on the Bogomilian sect in Bulgaria which later on influenced Protestantism.

01.09.2010 MEETING AT “NORAVANK” FOUNDATION
On August 31 a meeting with the head of the Armenian unit of “Galust Gulbenkian Foundation”, Doctor Zaven Yekavian took place. Many issues concerning further mutual cooperation were discussed.

26.07.2010 “PRINCIPAL ISSUES OF NATIONAL SECURITY” The sixth lesson of the summer-school
On July 23 the sixth lesson of “Principal Issues of National Security” summer-school arranged by “Noravank” Foundation was held. The lesson featured experts of “Noravank” foundation Sergei Sargsyan and Arestakes Simavoryan.

22.07.2010 “PRINCIPAL ISSUES OF NATIONAL SECURITY” The fifth lesson of the summer-school
On July 21 the fifth lesson of “Principal Issues of National Security” summer-school arranged by “Noravank” Foundation was held. The lesson featured the Assistant Professor of the Chair of Sociology at the YSU A.Atanesyan and the expert of the RA NSS A.Ter-Harutyunyan.

22.07.2010 “PRINCIPAL ISSUES OF NATIONAL SECURITY” The forth lesson of summer-school
On July 19 the forth lesson of “Principal Issues of National Security” summer-school arranged by “Noravank” Foundation was held. The presentations were made by the Head of the Information Department of the NKR President Administration D.Babayan and “Norvank” Foundation expert Samvel Martirosyan.

20.07.2010 “PRINCIPAL ISSUES OF NATIONAL SECURITY” The third lesson of the summer-school
On July 16 the third lesson of “Principal issues of national security” summer-school was held. The lesson featured expert L.Ayvazyan and the vice-president of PR Association A.Saghatelyan.

16.07.2010 “PRINCIPAL ISSUES OF NATIONAL SECURITY” The second lesson of summer-school
On July 14 the second lesson of “Principal Issues of National Security” summer-school arranged by “Noravank” Foundation was held. The lesson featured the expert in security issues H. Arzumanyan and Deputy Director of “Noravank” Foundation, the Head of the Centre of Political Studies Sevak Sarukhanyan.

13.07.2010 “THE MAIN ISSUES OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY” The first lesson of summer-school
On July 12 the first lesson of “The Main Issues of the National Security” summer-school arranged by “Noravank” Foundation was held. The lectures were delivered by G. Harutyunyan, the Executive Director of “Noravank” Foundation, and A. Marjanyan, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Coordinator of the Renewable Energy Programme of the World Bank.