Why This Book, Why Now?

If we don’t act now, Armenia will once again rely on foreign technologies and foreign decisions.

We risk losing the rare opportunity to ride the wave of global technological transformation — a chance for Armenia to achieve a breakthrough in security and sovereignty.

👉 The question is simple: Can we build the technological foundation that will safeguard our independence for decades?

This book provides the roadmap.

The Book

The authors of the book are internationally recognized experts in national security and strategy.

Hrachya Arzumanyan – Doctor of Political Science, Candidate of Technical Sciences; author of 7 monographs and 400+ scientific, analytical, and publicistic works. Research focus: philosophy of complexity, national security, war, and strategy.

Armine Arzumanyan – Lecturer in Political Science at the American University of Armenia; specialist in security, intelligence, and strategic studies with degrees from Glasgow, Dublin, and Prague; former Senior Assistant to the Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council.

“The Techno-sphere of National Security” unites strategy, technology, and culture, offering practical solutions to strengthen Armenia’s defense and competitiveness.

• Draws lessons from the U.S., France, and NATO experiences, tailored for Armenia.
• Provides actionable steps for technological empowerment.
• Reveals the path from consumer to creator.

All synthesized into a strategic guide for Armenia.

The authors of the book are internationally recognized experts in national security and strategy.

Your Support means:

Join now and make Armenia’s technological breakthrough a reality.

Authors’ Previous Works

• Horizons (2023) — Comprehensive security, hybrid warfare methods, and integrated defense concepts.
• The Third Offset Strategy (2017) — U.S. offset strategy and disruptive technologies.
• Strategic Analysis & Tools (2016) — RAND experience and planning instruments.
• Centers of Power in the 21st Century (2015) — Political-religious dynamics in global security.
• Irregular Warfare Strategy (2015) — Theory & practice of irregular war.
• Edge of Chaos (2012) — Complexity, nonlinearity, and network-centric warfare.

Armine Arzumanyan

• Analysing CPC’s Image-Building for the US and the EU in the Context of NATO, in Routledge Handbook of Chinese and Eurasian International Relations, Routledge, July 2024. London, UK.
• Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment: Armenia, co-author, USAID, July 2024, Washington, US.

Praised internationally, these books sparked key debates in Armenia and shaped new institutions and doctrines.

Project Budget

Primary goal: 5,010,000 AMD

• Authors' royalties
• Book editorial and translation costs
• Book publishing costs
• Book launch and promotion costs

Stretch Goal: 7,000,000 AMD+

• Two video series presenting the book (for adults & youth)
• Public and expert-level discussion events

Support Tiers

• 5 gift cards for the book at 20% discount
• Invitation to a private presentation with the authors
• Signed and dedicated copy

• 3 gift cards for the book at 20% discount
• Invitation to a private presentation with the authors

• 1 book placed on a decision-maker’s desk

Become a co-creator of this scientific and strategic breakthrough.

Team Behind the Project

This project comes to life within the “BookMaker” initiative of the "Bardzunk" Educational Movement. “Bardzunk” lights the country through education, unity, and action.

Through BookMaker, we published the acclaimed “Man of Ararat” (2024) dedicated to Gagik Ginosyan.

Now, together, we embark on our next mission:

➡ Printing The Techno-sphere of National Security — vital for Armenia’s sovereignty and technological future.

Why Back This Project?

Your contribution ensures:

• A homegrown national security strategy built on science, technology, and culture.
• Armenia’s shift from technology consumer to technology creator.
• A long-term impact: proceeds will fund new books and educational projects under the Bardzunk movement.

This book is an investment in Armenia’s security and technological future.

Your support will help create an actionable national security techno-strategy.