Sustainable Development of the Republic of Armenia Inthe Context of New Geopolitical Realities/Հհ Կայուն Զարգացումը Աշխարհաքաղաքական Նոր Իրողություններում

In addition to the global development goals and trends, each country isguided by its own national medium- and long-term strategies, which areperiodically revised depending on the priority objectives of sustainabledevelopment. In the context of rapid geopolitical changes and uncertainties, theeconomic, social, and ecological sustainable development targets of the Republicof Armenia are particularly sensitive to the resolution of security issues and thelevel of constitutional compliance. It is indisputable that the transition from state stabilization to long-term sustainable development must be carried out on thebasis of predictive assessments. A retrospective approach, from the standpoint ofevaluating the consequences of decision-making, requires a realistic analysis ofthe prerequisites for sustainable development.The aim of the study is to improve the methodological approach underlyingthe development of the “Agenda 2030” SDG Index, taking into account theinteractions between national security and sustainable development.To achieve this aim, within the context of Armenia’s SustainableDevelopment Strategies and national security analyses, the study sets the task toexamine the interrelations between security indicators and SDGs for six regionalcountries (Armenia, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran).The methodology is based on dynamic panel analysis, carried out for the sixregional countries through modeling the trends of Sustainable Development Goals(SDG) and the Fragile States Index (FSI).The findings provide assessments that will contribute to creating theprerequisites for the formation of a regional security concept in the context ofsustainable development under the new geopolitical realities.