{"id":15133,"date":"2024-12-11T13:41:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T18:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/?p=15133"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:46:59","slug":"eastern-europe-and-transatlantic-network-policy-brief-armenias-delicate-balancing-act-insecurity-in-the-caucasus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/2024\/eastern-europe-and-transatlantic-network-policy-brief-armenias-delicate-balancing-act-insecurity-in-the-caucasus\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network Policy Brief: &#8220;Armenia\u2019s Delicate Balancing Act: (In)Security in the Caucasus&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Armenias-Delicate-Balancing-Act-InSecurity-in-the-Caucasus.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Armenias-Delicate-Balancing-Act-InSecurity-in-the-Caucasus.png 1600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Armenias-Delicate-Balancing-Act-InSecurity-in-the-Caucasus-160x90.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Armenias-Delicate-Balancing-Act-InSecurity-in-the-Caucasus-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Armenias-Delicate-Balancing-Act-InSecurity-in-the-Caucasus-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Armenias-Delicate-Balancing-Act-InSecurity-in-the-Caucasus-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Armenias-Delicate-Balancing-Act-InSecurity-in-the-Caucasus-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Armenias-Delicate-Balancing-Act-InSecurity-in-the-Caucasus-360x203.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Armenias-Delicate-Balancing-Act-InSecurity-in-the-Caucasus-200x113.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EURUS Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/people\/sahadeo-jeff\/\">Jeff Sahadeo<\/a> has published a policy brief entitled &#8220;Armenia&#8217;s Delicate Balancing Act: (In)Security in the Caucasus&#8221; through the Eastern European and Transatlantic Network (EETN). The full policy brief can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Sahadeo_Armenia_Policy_Brief_final.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong> On December 4, Prime Minister Nicol Pashinyan claimed that Armenia now considers itself outside of the Russian-led mutual defence alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). His words continue Armenia\u2019s trajectory towards a multivector foreign and defence policy. Armenia looks increasingly to partners such as India, France and the United States. The country remains burdened, however, by Azerbaijan\u2019s occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and its continued claims on Armenian territory. Russia, T\u00fcrkiye and Iran, all significantly more powerful states, hold their own regional interests. Armenia\u2019s location and efforts to maintain a fragile liberal democracy make it an important pivot point for regional stability. With its large Armenian diaspora, its new embassy in Yerevan and its relationships with countries involved in Armenia, Canada should play an important role in Armenian security. St\u00e9phane Dion\u2019s visit to Armenia and meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan on December 6 is a strong step in signaling Canada\u2019s support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the EETN:<\/strong><br>\nThe Eastern European and Transnational Network (EETN) is a multidisciplinary research initiative dedicated to understanding the complex political, economic, and societal shifts in Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic, particularly in the context of Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. EETN aims to provide critical Canadian perspectives on these issues and offer policy-relevant recommendations to inform Canadian foreign and defense policy and the Canadian public at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The network engages with regional partners, policymakers, and experts to produce high-quality research and foster a new generation of scholars and practitioners. EETN is committed to promoting diversity, inclusivity, and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EURUS Professor Jeff Sahadeo has published a policy brief entitled &#8220;Armenia&#8217;s Delicate Balancing Act: (In)Security in the Caucasus&#8221; through the Eastern European and Transatlantic Network (EETN). The full policy brief can be found here. 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