Published September 30, 2012 | By Erin Crandell and Filipa Carreira

Like many ex-Soviet bloc states, Armenia’s development has been crippled by endemic and systemic corruption. Organized crime, linked to human trafficking, drug trafficking and smuggling of weapons materials, continues. The country’s poor record of State Legitimacy dates back to 2008 when President Serge Sargsian, invoking a state of emergency, used brutal force to quell post election violence. Human Rights violations on the part of the state and security forces continue today. The ripple effect of the European Union’s economic crisis aggravated the national economy and provoked a decline in foreign investment and remittances.

Published February 25, 2011 | By Jonas Vaicikonis

Status of International Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Efforts in the Caucasus & Central Asia