Strategic Planning and Scenario Analysis: Relevance to Geopolitical Challenges of ArmeniaPosted: Monday, September 23, 2024 at 05:49 PM UT
ARPA Institute panel discussions on "Technological, Operational, and Societal Developmental Factors to Enhance Armenia’s Security Over the Coming Decade" to be held in three consecutive weeks, October 26, November 2 and 9, 2024, all at 11:00 AM PT.
Strategic Planning and Scenario Analysis: Relevance to Geopolitical Challenges of ArmeniaTuesday, May 28, 2023, at 11:00 AM PT Panelists: Allison Astorino-Courtois, David Akopyan, Anna Gevorgyan, and Leonid Nersisyan Abstract: Scenario planning is a strategic management tool that enables identification of potential future scenarios and develop strategies to mitigate risks and exploit opportunities. Strategic defense is a concept that involves using military or diplomatic means to protect the national security interests of a country. Scenario planning allows defense planners to consider a wide range of possible future scenarios and develop appropriate responses, contingency plans and allocate resources more effectively. In the aftermath of the 44-day war, the AGBU Armenian Virtual College (AVC) created a dedicated course on Scenario-based Strategic Planning authored by world renown experts and provided it on its e-learning platform, with the intent of disseminating strategic planning practices among decision makers in the homeland and diaspora.
Socio-Political Assessment of Turkish and Azerbaijani Presidents Recep Erdoğan and Ilham AliyevSaturday, May 25, 2024, at 11:00 AM PT Panelists: Ionnis N. Grigoriadis, Anahit Kartashian, Sevinj Samadzade, and Naira Sahakyan Abstract: To overcome the ongoing conflict and establish a peaceful coexistence in the South Caucasus in the foreseeable future is a goal that will benefit all countries of the region. In this complex and turbulent situation, a key requirement for leaders is to have a good understanding of the thought processes of their interlocutors. Socio-political assessment of the leaders needs in depth and interdisciplinary research to analyze that thought process and go beyond the rhetoric. The panelists will focus on the Presidents of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for a thorough socio-political evaluation of their behaviors from several perspectives. |
