Welcome to ARISC

-- SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION --

Scenic shot of Caucasus

The mission of The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) is to encourage and support scholarly study of the South Caucasus states (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) in all fields from the earliest times to the present. ARISC will provide an ongoing American scholarly presence in each country in order to facilitate research and will establish and nurture ties between institutions and individuals. Further, ARISC will promote and encourage intellectual inquiry across boundaries within the South Caucasus and between the South Caucasus and adjacent areas. The exchange of scholars and scholarly information will be encouraged by the support of conferences, fellowship opportunities, publications, teaching resources, and other forms of cooperation for use both in the United States and in the host countries where the Institute is located.