#Armenian #Artsakhstrong #nagornokarabakh
Prof. Eileen Babbitt, Eric Hacopian and Thomas De Waal in conversation with Tatiana Der Avedissian
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Join us for a discussion with Professor Eileen Babbitt, journalist Thomas de Waal and political consultant Eric Hacopian as we explore how the region can move towards a more meaningful resolution addressing key issues such as human rights and the long-standing issue of self-determination.
After 30 years of a somewhat stable ceasefire, the inevitable outbreak of violence occurred. After years of failed negotiations, with the visible absence of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh’s voice in these discussions, Azerbaijan launched a full-scale war, with the support of NATO member Turkey, aided by advanced military weapons and mercenaries. Sadly, like the war fought and won by Armenia 30 years ago, we have once again settled on an agreement that does not acknowledge the key issues which brought about the unrest to begin with. Within this cloud of uncertainty, we will be discussing with our panellists — where do we go from here?.
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Speaker Bios
Eileen Babbitt is Professor of Practice of International Conflict Management at Tufts University, director of the Henry J. Leir Institute, and co-director of the Program on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Thomas de Waal is a Senior Associate on the Caucasus at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is the author of The Caucasus: An Introduction, Black Garden and co-author with Carlotta Gall of Chechnya.
Eric Hacopian is a 30-year veteran of American politics, having worked on campaigns from the local to the presidential level. For the past 22 years, he has been the principle at EDH & Associates, a Southern California-based Democratic consulting firm. Since 2017, Eric Hacopian has been living in Armenia while continuing his practice.
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Photo credits to Emile Ghessen
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