{"id":8041,"date":"2021-08-25T07:26:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T03:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arvak.am\/?page_id=8041"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:40:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arvak.am\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEduard Atanesyan\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Historian \u2013 MA in International Relations (\u041c\u0410), PhD in Political Sciences<\/p>\n

Former Research Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS), MoD, RA, author of one monograph and more than a dozen scientific articles and publications. Worked at the NKR MFA, NKR President\u2019s Office, the Office of the RA Special Envoy. From August 2022 till April 2024 \u2013 CEO at \u201cAmrots\u201d National Development Foundation. Since May 2025 \u2013 Cofounder and CEO at \u201cARVAK\u201d Armenian Analytical Center.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArmine Nazaretyan\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Biologist-Genetic, LTC of the RA Armed Forces Reserve<\/p>\n

Author of scientific articles on Environmental Safety and Sustainable Development; had edited, translated, compiled and prepared for publication more than 30 books. Technical editor, then – Head of the Technical Department of the “Armenian Army” defense-scientific journal of the INSS, MoD, RA. Worked as Scientific-Secretary of the Committee on Environmental Affairs of the RA Public Council (2016-20) and is a lecturer at the European University in Armenia.<\/p>\n

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Orientalist, Turkologist<\/p>\n

Author of more than 100 scientific and analytical articles and 12 collective monographs. 2008-2019: Head of the Armenian Studies Center of the “Noravank” Scientific and Educational Foundation. He has also been involved in scientific and analytical activities within various state and educational institutions in the Republic of Armenia.<\/p>\n

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Publicist, analyst, documentary director.<\/p>\n

Author of more than 1,000 op-ed and political-analytical articles and 400 television documentaries. He worked on \u201cH1\u201d, \u201cAR\u201d, \u201cYerkir-media\u201d TV channels. He collaborated and corresponds for \u00abGolos Armenii\u00bb, Aysor.am, Voskanapat, \u00abAzat Artsakh\u00bb and other periodicals and news-websites.<\/p>\n

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THE IDEA<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1628057832652{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”610a30d484470″ responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2MTBhMzBkNDg0NDcwIiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1503987927476{margin-bottom: 35px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1628598496054{padding-top: 40px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-xs-12″ woodmart_css_id=”611270d8568de” responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2MTEyNzBkODU2OGRlIiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfY29sdW1uX2lubmVyIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnsicGFkZGluZy10b3AiOiIwIn0sIm1vYmlsZSI6e319fQ==”]\t\t
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The Center is an embodiment of two ideas: our roots and the present, the perceptions of the past and the demands of the modernity.<\/p>\n

We kick off from the National Epos, according to which Sanasar and Baghdasar, who came to the native lands, saw a strong stream coming down from the mountains and cutting through a large river to continue its course. Amazed by the power of the water, the brothers found the source of the stream and decided to establish their hearth \u2013 The House of Sasun, at that starting point.<\/p>\n

Taking the small stream that broke through the river as an idea to maintain identity and struggle, we also consider the Armenian term \u201carvak\u201d (\u201cstream\u201d) as an acronym that indicates the mission of the Center – “National Center for Security and Strategic Analysis”, which in Armenian makes “ARVAK”.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1684676707455{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #efeff2 !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”646a204a6af64″ responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2NDZhMjA0YTZhZjY0Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″ woodmart_box_shadow=”no” wd_z_index=”no” el_id=”MISSION”][vc_column css_animation=”wd-slide-from-bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1628586456733{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”611241cebb679″ responsive_spacing=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2MTEyNDFjZWJiNjc5Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfY29sdW1uIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnsicGFkZGluZy1yaWdodCI6IjE1IiwicGFkZGluZy1sZWZ0IjoiMTUifSwibW9iaWxlIjp7fX19″ parallax_scroll=”no” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_sticky_column=”false” mobile_reset_margin=”no” tablet_reset_margin=”no”]\n\t\t

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We consider “ARVAK” as an expert platform operating in the academic and analytical field which will seek to involve representatives of scientific and expert circles and organize open-source researches dealing with the security environment of the RA, Artsakh and all Armenians, as well as with their long-term strategic interests.<\/p>\n

We also aim to form a community of experts around “ARVAK”, cooperate with like-minded people, organize and hold discussions on topics within the interests of the Center.
\nWhen choosing authors and defining research problems, we will be guided by the principles of impartiality and academic freedom.<\/p>\n

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