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The recent establishment of a strategic partnership between Georgia and Armenia has great potential for alignment on regional issues between two neighbors who have often overlooked one another. This conversation focuses on outlining Georgia’s foreign policy with the South Caucasus countries and external actors such as Russia, Europe, and China, and explore pathways for Georgia and Armenia to take their relationship forward. What more could be done to deepen economic and strategic ties to a key neighbor who plays a vital role in connecting Armenia to its major trading partners?

This fireside chat explores how investing in health—through improved nutrition, chronic disease prevention, and mental health support—can serve as a catalyst for improving population health across the country. The conversation also highlights actionable strategies that link public health to national security, emphasizing how poor health among enlisted servicemen can compromise military readiness and resilience—especially in vulnerable border regions.

Armenia will host the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity in 2026, providing an opportunity to highlight leadership in a key environmental arena. The 17th Biodiversity COP will focus on enhancing efforts to stop and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, a critical deadline to ensure that the world does not overshoot planetary ecological limits. What must Armenia do to ensure success in hosting its largest global conference to date? How can it enhance its own efforts to preserve biodiversity, security, and human development? Is it ready to take the lead on ensuring vital progress at COP17? And finally, what kind of a deterrence role can COP17 play in regional stability?

In this conversation, noted economist Pranjal Sharma discusses his experience spanning technology, globalization, and inclusive growth, and shares key lessons on how to fast-track foreign direct investments and sustainable economic partnerships. What are the key variables of economic partnerships in the current global economic order? How can Armenia go about deepening strategic economic ties with new country partners such as India, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Central Asia, and attracting key foreign investments?

The newly-released Country Partnership Framework from the World Bank outlines a five-year strategy aimed at reducing poverty and improving resilience across Armenia. It also has produced a compelling Armenia Human Capital Review in 2023, addressing the knowledge, skills, and health that Armenian society showcases. World Bank Representative Carolin Geginat discusses the World Bank’s findings in both reports. What are the next steps to improve the health and education of all Armenians? What would be the most effective ways to meet the challenges of the 21st century?

Georgia and Armenia have taken steps to improve public administration in their countries. How far have improvements gone and what more is needed? What are the lessons from reforms so far in Georgia that may be relevant for Armenia?

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) brings together more than 180 million people with a GDP of more than $2 trillion but its first decade has been marked by geopolitical challenges and regional tensions. Sanctions on Russia have inhibited growth in the largest economy in the union while the recent free trade agreement signed between the EAEU and Iran, and potential ones with India and the United Arab Emirates, bolster Armenia’s—and the other members’—economic prosperity. This session assesses the impact of the past 10 years of the EAEU and underscore the key challenges that remain.

Reductions in trade with Europe through Russia and Ukraine due to the war between them has boosted Chinese interest in the South Caucasus as it looks more to the Middle Corridor, an increasingly important part of its Belt and Road Initiative. And while relations between China and Georgia and Azerbaijan have reached new heights, Armenia–China relations still have room for growth. How can we understand China’s interest in the South Caucasus? How might Chinese engagement in the region contribute to regional stability?

Unblocking the full transit potential of the South Caucasus would transform the region and its economic development. Global and regional powers all state their desire to see new trade routes that run through the South Caucasus, diversifying access between East–West and North–South. How can we assess the various connectivity projects at play in the South Caucasus? What are the prospects of the Middle Corridor, IMEC, and INSTC, and what will happen with new transit routes when the war in Ukraine is resolved?

Noted Armenian philosopher Ashot Voskanyan opens the final day of the 2025 APRI Forum by asking us to re-engage with ourselves, our Armenian character, and philosophy. What have the past few years of trials and tribulations revealed about our society and identity? How do we regroup from here, developing a national consciousness and unity based around a shared philosophy?

Journalism plays a vital role in shaping civic debate and informing participation. In Armenia’s dynamic and often polarized public sphere, the media has the potential to act as a platform for dialogue, critical reflection, and accountability. This session explores how journalism can support meaningful civic engagement by providing accurate, balanced, and high-quality reporting. The discussion also highlights strategies for countering disinformation and building a media environment that encourages thoughtful debate rather than division.

The rule-based order in global trade has been profoundly shaken by the Trump administration’s radical embrace of tariffs. With countries forced to come up with individual deals with the largest economy in the world, small nations are at a massive disadvantage when it comes to trade. What are the new rules of the game? How do smaller players avoid getting pushed aside in the rush for deals? What does this new trade environment mean for Armenia?