Digital Diplomacy and the Velvet Revolution in RA

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Keywords:

digital diplomacy, information technologies, velvet revolution, information security, social networks

Abstract

Currently, digital diplomacy programs are widely used in Armenia, the role of which has especially increased in our country in 2018 during the April events. Social networks became the main platform to coordinate protest actions.
Despite the objective capabilities of digital diplomacy, practical aspects of its development are often viewed in the context of risks and threats. Therefore, ensuring information security for Armenia becomes an essential element of national security.

Author Biography

  • Haykuhi Mkrtchyan, Yerevan State University

    PhD, Leading Specialist at International Cooperation Office and Assistant Professor of the Chair of Political Institutes and Processes. YSU. Address: 0025, Yerevan, Alex Manoogian 1, E-mail: h.mkrtchyan@ysu.am

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Published

12.07.2019

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (29) (2019)

Section

Political science

How to Cite

Mkrtchyan, Haykuhi. 2019. “Digital Diplomacy and the Velvet Revolution in RA”. YSU Journal of International Affairs 10 (2 (29): 37-42. https://journals.ysu.am/bulletin-ysu-int-rel-pol/article/view/Vol.29_No.2_2019_pp.37-42.

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