The guests of the latest episode of the security-focused “Dilemma” program are film director Ruben Babayan and cultural anthropologist Aghasi Tadevosyan. The topic is the atmosphere of fear. The discussion is moderated by Areg Kochinyan, President of the Armenian Council NGO.— The topic and the guests — Why are people trying to frighten us, and what can be done about it? — The phenomenon of “300,000” — The normalization of violence, feelings of insecurity, and fear of Turks — Hovhannes Tumanyan’s classic tales The End of Evil (Չարի վերջը) and The Brave Nazar (Քաջ Նազար) in today’s context — Economic coercion instead of physical destruction — The mechanics of constructing fear — Did Russia betray us? — Changing patterns of thought: the transition from modernism to postmodernism
