This journal is a compilation of papers presented during the Local Roots of Global Peace: Junior Voices in Global Development and Security Studies International Conference, held at Eurasia International University in Yerevan, on June 21-22, 2019. Stonehill College (USA), Eurasia International University (Armenia) and Eurasia Partnership Foundation (Armenia) co-sponsored the conference and underwrote the publication of the journal. The journal focuses on a wide range of topics from security studies to democratic transition.