The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) (Armenian: Ազգային և միջազգային հետազոտությունների հայկական կենտրոն, romanized: Azgayin yev mijazgayin hetazotut’yunneri haykakan kentron) is an independent research center based in Yerevan.
[1] The ACNIS is the institutional initiative of Raffi Hovannisian, Armenia's former Minister of Foreign Affairs and founder of the Heritage party.
[2] Founded in 1994, the institution focuses on foreign and public policy issues.
[3] Richard Giragosian served as Director of the center.
[4][5] The center publishes a variety of journals and papers, including:[6]