Armenian Center for National and International Studies explained

Armenian Center for National and International Studies
Native Name:	Ազգային և միջազգային հետազոտությունների հայկական կենտրոն
Abbreviation:	ACNIS
Formation:	1994
Founder:	Raffi Hovannisian
Type:	Research center
Headquarters:	Yerevan
Region Served:	Armenia
Website:	acnis.am

The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) (Armenian: Ազգային և միջազգային հետազոտությունների հայկական կենտրոն|Azgayin 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

• Foreign relations of Armenia

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. http://www.parliament.am/deputies.php?ID=922&lang=eng&sel=details
2. Web site: Professor Richard Hovannisian, Preeminent Historian and Scholar, Passes Away – Asbarez.com.
3. Web site: Armenian Center for National and International Studies. acnis.am.
4. Web site: PanARMENIAN.Net - Mobile. www.panarmenian.net.
5. Web site: 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. Web site: Armenian Center for National and International Studies summarizes activity in ne. October 25, 2023. news.am.