St. Leon Church (Fair Lawn, NJ) is hosting an online discussion on Sunday, Sep. 18, at 4 p.m. EDT. Join Russia specialist Lilit Gevorgian, former diplomat Armen Kharazian, and defense analyst Eduard Abrahamyan for Armenia on the Brink: Strategies in a Diminishing Landscape—part four in the What’s Next? series of roundtable discussions on the post-war Armenian reality. The discussion will be broadcast over the Zoom platform and YouTube, with a Q&A session to follow. Registration is required. Click the following links to view a flyer with info and to register in advance. For questions contact Ara Araz at (917) 837-1297 or ara@edrcorp.net. To view the Youtube broadcast, click here.
Topics to be covered include: Contours of a robust diplomatic response and steps toward a post-CSTO Armenia; understanding the strategic significance of Azerbaijan’s gains and the question of air defense; impact of the quality of governance and policy formation on national security; domestic drive to appease Azeri expansionism and hybrid war; possible developments with the progression of the current trajectory.