{"id":15199,"date":"2025-01-22T11:09:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/?post_type=cu_event&p=15199"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:47:05","slug":"event-security-and-defence-in-the-south-caucasus-armenia-and-georgia-on-the-edge","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/event\/event-security-and-defence-in-the-south-caucasus-armenia-and-georgia-on-the-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"EVENT: Security and Defence in the South Caucasus: Armenia and Georgia on the Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Please note that registration for this event is required. To register for the event, please complete the registration form on the EETN website here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will be a hybrid event with a limited number of in-person spaces.<\/strong> Please register using the form below to secure attendance either an in person or online. EETN will notify those who are able to attend in person prior to the event. Preferences for in person attendance will be taken into consideration but cannot be guaranteed due to limited capacity. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South Caucasus have emerged as a geopolitical fulcrum since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, engaging emergent and existing global powers in this complex ethnic and political landscape. Security and defence issues remain paramount since Russia\u2019s invasion of Georgia in 2008, Ukraine in 2014 and 2022, and the conflicts over Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in 2020 and 2023. Armenia and Georgia, the focus of this workshop, each balance efforts to maintain sovereignty with the realization that regional and global powers\u2014including Turkey, Russia and China\u2014 retain significant interest in their territories, resources and populations. Armenia has turned towards the West for military assistance, even if its efforts to pivot from Russia are challenged by legacies of economic and military interdependence. Georgia\u2019s government has made a hard turn from Europe and towards Russia, against the wishes of its population. This workshop will examine multiple facets of regional security and defence, from military capabilities and alliances to cybersecurity and domestic issues that include food security and climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8:45-9:00: Registration and Coffee <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

9:00-9:15: Introductory Remarks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n