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 THE STATE OF ARMENIA'S ENVIRONMENT
ARMENIA-DIASPORA RELATIONS: 20 YEARS SINCE INDEPENDENCE
YEREVAN'S 2009 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
IMPLICATIONS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS FOR ARMENIA 
ARMENIA’S 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 
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PFA's Co-Founder Speaks at Carnegie Endowment On November 29, 2011, PFA’s co-founder David Grigorian spoke at a two-day conference entitled "The South Caucasus 20 Years After Independence", sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Open Society Foundation. The participants—close to two dozen of non-governmental experts, academics, journalists, and civil society activists—examined the lessons learned from twenty years of independence in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia and offered some predictions for the region’s future.
PFA Issues Its 2009-2010 Annual Report On July 14, 2011, Policy Forum Armenia released its Annual Report covering fiscal years 2009-2010. Being the second one since the organization's inception, the Report offers a detailed account of PFA's activities and outputs produced during the period under review. It also offers an analysis of operational and institutional issues and challenges facing PFA in the near term and beyond. Please share your thoughts and feedback on the report with us at forum@pf-armenia.org.
PFA's Reception on the Occasion of
The Independence of the First Armenian Republic
Invitation. Pictures. On May 28, 2011, Policy Forum Armenia held a reception on the occasion of the Independence of the First Armenian Republic (1918-20). Held at the historic University Club of Washington, the reception was well attended by community members and friends of PFA from in- and outside of the Washington metropolitan area. The event also served as the first in a series of introductions of members of the Sardarapat Movement’s Initiating Group, film director Tigran Khzmalyan and informational technology expert Garegin Chugaszyan—who are visiting Washington at the invitation of PFA—to the Armenian community and policy circles in the nation’s capital. ...more...
PFA issues a statement regarding Raffi Hovannisian's hunger strike Download statement in Armenian/English
Event in Memory of Vigen Babayan
On Saturday, March 5, 2011, Policy Forum Armenia will hold an event honoring the memory of a prominent Soviet-era dissident, a member of the “7 patriots”, Vigen Babayan. Jailed in early-1960s for underground activities aimed at proclaiming independent Armenia and recognizing the Genocide, the “7 patriots”—as the group became known in Armenia following their trial and imprisonment—laid the foundations for independence and pro-democracy movement in Armenia and elsewhere in the USSR. ...more...
PFA's Second State of the Nation Report Released 
View the accompanying Press Release.
Roundtable on "5,000 Dram, Voting Roulette, and AK-74: How to Reform the Election System in Armenia" On December 10, 2010, Policy Forum Armenia held a roundtable on the role of elections in Armenia featuring Armenia’s former Prime Minister, Aram Sargsyan, and former Deputy Minister of Health and attorney, Artak Zeynalyan, who visited Washington at the invitation of the State Department. ...more...
PFA Diaspora Report Presented at a UC Berkeley Symposium PFA's Diaspora Report was a subject of the keynote presentation at a UC Berkeley symposium on “The Armenian Diaspora and its Relations with the Armenian State” held on November 13, 2010. It was organized by Professor Stephan Astourian, the Executive Director of the Armenian Studies Program at Berkeley. In addition to presentations by Professor Astourian and PFA’s David Grigorian, the symposium also featured Dr. Aida Boudjikanian (AMIC, Montreal) and Dr. Antranig Kasbarian (Tufenkian Foundation and ARF). The capacity audience included academics, prominent businessmen, community leaders, and students from Berkeley and Stanford. A lively question-and-answer session followed the presentations, during which the participants expressed their appreciation for PFA’s effort toward assessing the state of affairs between Diaspora and the homeland in the past 20 years and for taking a stance against factors that undermine the relationship.
Presentation of PFA's Diaspora Report in Glendale Public Library On August 28, 2010, Policy Forum Armenia presented its State of the Nation Report on “Armenia-Diaspora Relations: 20 Years since Independence” in Glendale. Inaugurated at a high-profile event in Washington, DC on February 28, 2010, the Report came a few weeks after the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols on October 10, 2009. It offers a critical assessment of the 20 or so years of engagement between Armenia and the Diaspora and provides recommendations for the future. ...more...
PFA issues a statement following the death of Lt. Artak Nazaryan Download in English Հայերեն
Roundtable on Karabakh at the Carnegie Endowment On April 30, 2010, Policy Forum Armenia held a roundtable discussion on Karabakh hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. Speakers were Igor Muradyan, an independent analysis and one of the main initiators of independence movement in Karabakh in 1980s—who is visiting Washington at the invitation of PFA—and Thomas de Waal, Senior Associate in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment. more...
PFA's First State of the Nation Report Released 
2nd Annual PFA Forum: Armenia-Diaspora Relations Armenia-Diaspora relations have never been so strained in the 20 years since independence. To provide an opportunity for academics, policy practitioners, and the public to discuss perspectives on, and approaches to, the present-day challenges facing the Armenian nation, Policy Forum Armenia held its 2nd Annual Forum in Washington, DC on February 28-March 2, 2010. ...more... Agenda of the Forum
Bios of Speakers and Discussants at the Forum Papers and Presentations
 Forum in the Media
 Pictures from the Forum
 Luncheon Keynote Speech by Raffi Hovannisian
 Audio Recording of Forum's Presentations (Day 2)
 Sponsors of the Forum
PFA Launches a Series of Seminars on Armenia-Turkey Protocols
In collaboration with academic and policy institutions in Washington, DC and New York City, Policy Forum Armenia will hold a series of seminars titled "Armenia-Turkey Protocols: Reality and Myths" in November, December, and January.
The first seminar was hosted by the George Washington University International and Comparative Law Program and held on November 19. It featured Professors Susan Karamanian and Henry Theriault, and Gregory Aftandilian. See the first seminar in pictures and the media (The Armenian Reporter and Voice of America). The audio recording of the presentations and the Q&A session that followed are available here.
The second seminar was held at Fordham University, in collaboration with the Fordham Armenian Student Association, on December 17 and featured Professors Ani Kalayjian and Asbed Kotchikian, and Dr. Antranig Kasbarian.
The third seminar was held in Washington on January 25, 2009 in collaboration with The American Society of International Law and The George Washington University Law School. The seminar's speaker was Professor Catherine Kessedjian of Pantheon-Assas University, Paris (France) with Professor Professor Sean Murphy, the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law and GWU Law School, presiding. See the third seminar in pictures.
Full video recording of the third seminar can be watched on PFA's YouTube channel.
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Yerevan's May 2009 Municipal Election: Statistical Analysis Download Full Report Table of Content I. Introduction.........................................................................................................................5 II. Test 1: Distribution of Voter Turnout..............................................................................5 III. Test 2: Distribution of Individual Parties’ Votes..........................................................8 IV. Test 3: Relationship Between the Votes Cast and Voter Turnout.........................11 V. Test 4: Distribution of Invalid Ballots............................................................................14 VI. Conclusion.......................................................................................................................16
Ombudsman Talks about Human Rights at a PFA Event
On April 3, 2009, Policy Forum Armenia, in collaboration with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), hosted a roundtable with Armenia’s Human Rights Defender, Armen Harutyunyan. Following is a summary of the session, a video report of which is available on PFA’s YouTube channel. More...
PFA Activities Discussed in Nice, France
As part of a wider effort to reach out to Armenian communities around the world with a record of strong ties with Armenia, on March 22, members of the Policy Forum Armenia (PFA) met with the Armenian community of Nice, France. More...
PFA Issues a Statement on the Dram Devaluation in Armenia
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STATEMENT
The decision of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) to return to a de facto free floating exchange rate regime, announced on March 3, 2009, has led to a swift reaction from economic agents. Within minutes of the announcement, some stores in Yerevan were closed, prices across a wide range of products were adjusted, and the buy-sell margins for dollar trading by banks ballooned. Following the initial reaction, at present the risk of escalation appears to have been contained. more...
Implications of the World’s Financial Crisis for Armenia’s Economy
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction/Motivation....................................................................................5
II. Channels of Impact.........................................................................................6 A. Decline in Remittance Flows
B. Trade- and Investment-Related Implications Reduction in Demand for Exports
Reduction in Prices for Key Export Commodities
Impact on Direct Investment
C. Financial Sector Channels Direct Financial Links
Links with Non-Financial Corporate Entities
Exchange Rate Exposures
Systemic Risks
D. Reduction in Official Assistance Flows
III. Policy Recommendations..............................................................................13 Addressing Capacity Issues
Fiscal Policy Response
Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Response
Structural Policy Response
Figures
Figure 1: Armenia's Exports and Projected Economic Growth of Trading Partners
Figure 2: World Metal Price Indices
Figure 3: Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in Armenia
PFA's Statement on the Attack on Investigative Journalist Edik Baghdasaryan
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Armenia's 2008 Presidential Election: Select Issues and Analysis
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction..................................................................................................5
II. Background.................................................................................................9
III. Misuse of Administrative Resources, Vote Buying, and
Other Examples of Abuse of Power ..........................................15
IV. Statistical Analysis of the Official Election Outcome..........................20
V. Post-election Developments—Civil Society Awakening.....................33
VI. Post-election Developments—The Way Out.......................................43
Text Boxes
Box 1. April 12-13, 2004 Events...................................................................11
Box 2. A Brief Background to Civil Society in Armenia.............................33
Box 3. The Role of Women in Other Countries.........................................40
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PFA Responds to Events of March 1-2, 2008 in Armenia Download the Press Release in English Հայերեն
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