Ara Nazarian, PhD

Ara Nazarian is an associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a degree in mechanical engineering, followed by graduate degrees from Boston University, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Harvard University. He has been involved in the Armenian community for over a decade, having served in a variety of capacities at the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society, the Armenian Cultural and Educational Center, Armenian National Committee of America, St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.
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A sovereign alternative: Armenia’s revival, built at home and hedged on all sides (Part 2)

If the “Pax-Americana goes to the Caucasus” is a corridor with better lighting, regardless of Prime Minister Pashinyan’s or his…

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The corridor trap: How “Pax-Americana Goes to Caucasus” trades Armenian leverage for optics (Part 1)

The Washington rollout promised prosperity and “soft deterrence,” anchored by a 99-year U.S.-Armenia joint venture to run a commercial rail…

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Pipelines, peace and power: The 2025 Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement in geopolitical perspective

On August 8, 2025, under the white columns of the White House portico, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani…

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Trading places: How Armenia risks becoming a pawn in the U.S.-Russia-Turkey game

For decades, Russia has been Armenia’s principal security guarantor, projecting power through its Gyumri military base, its border guards along…

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A leadership in crisis: The political psychology of Nikol Pashinyan’s downward spiral

As Armenia faces one of the most perilous moments in its modern history, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has increasingly displayed…

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Armenia’s orchestrated collapse: The grand strategy behind the “peace” plan

What is unfolding in Armenia today is not a peace process but a coordinated disintegration of Armenian statehood—one that has…

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Vilayet Armenia? The internal war on the Church and national sovereignty

By now, it is clear that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s recent attacks on the Armenian Apostolic Church are neither spontaneous…

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Team Armenia plays with pride at 2025 Heritage Cup Lacrosse

Boston was fortunate to host the Heritage Lacrosse Cup, a showcase of high-level lacrosse and heritage pride, on Memorial Day…

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Monetizing conscription: Armenia’s dangerous gamble with national security

In an alarming policy shift, Armenia’s government has introduced a draft law that allows citizens to buy their way out…

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Safeguarding faith and memory: A global call to protect Armenian heritage in Artsakh

In late May 2025, the Armenian Heritage Conference convened in Bern, Switzerland, bringing together religious leaders, legal experts, historians and…

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