Please join the Fletcher Eurasia Club at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University for a panel discussion titled 'Power Transition in the South Caucasus: Armenia Between Peace and Development,' featuring Dr. Nerses Kopalyan, Dr. Areg Danagoulian, and Maria Titizian.
Power Transition in the South Caucasus: Armenia Between Peace and Development
The South Caucasus is undergoing a profound reordering. Russia’s traditional hegemonic role is visibly eroding, while new diplomatic, economic and security alignments are emerging. Following the Washington Accords, TRIPP and expanded U.S.–Armenia cooperation agreements, including nuclear energy and high-tech initiatives, Armenia is navigating a strategic transition amid ongoing peace negotiations with Azerbaijan.
At the same time, the country is approaching parliamentary elections in an increasingly contested information environment. As Moscow’s conventional leverage declines, concerns are mounting about the use of hybrid tools, including media manipulation, disinformation and narrative amplification within Armenia’s information space, to shape public opinion and undermine electoral legitimacy.
The panelists will assess the geopolitical consequences of Russia’s relative decline, the strategic recalibration underway in Yerevan, and the vulnerabilities democratic institutions face during periods of power transition. The discussion will explore how hybrid interference can influence electoral processes in smaller states, what safeguards are necessary to protect democratic resilience and what Armenia’s trajectory reveals about the future balance of power in the South Caucasus