PUBLIC DEFENSE OF A THESIS AT THE INSTITUE FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES, MOD, REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

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19. 02.10

On February 19, 2010 at the Institute for National Strategic Studies,
MOD, Republic of Armenia the public defense of the "Key Issues of
Democratization and the Factor of Armed Forces in Post-Cold War Turkey"
Thesis by Abraham Gasparyan, Post-Graduate Student at the Chair of
Political Science of Yerevan State University, was on the agenda of
the recurrent session of the Academic Committee conferring Academic
Degrees in "Political Institutions and Processes" and "International
Relations" specializations of security and defense oriented political
science. At the session the Thesis presented for the Academic Degree
of a Candidate of Political Sciences in "Political Institutions and
Processes" specialization was discussed in detail.

The official opponents presented their assessments and observations.

The speaker gave satisfactory answers to the opponents’ remarks.

The session chaired by Major General Hayk Kotanjian, Advisor on
Defense Security Policy to the Minister of Defense, Doctor of Political
Sciences, Commandant of the INSS passed in a constructive atmosphere
of academic discussions. At the session the members of the Academic
Committee stressed that it was already the third thesis in defense
and security oriented political science being defended at the INSS
in such a relatively short period. Moreover, such up-to-date issues,
as the systemization of information security, effectiveness of public
administration structure, the role of the Armed Forces in the internal
dynamics of Turkey have been discussed during those sessions.

The discussion was followed by voting through which Abraham Gasparyan
was conferred the Degree of a Candidate in Political Sciences.