Yeghia Tashjian

Yeghia Tashjian is the Issam Fares Institute Public Policy and International Affairs-American University of Beirut’s Regional and International Affairs Cluster Coordinator. He holds a master’s degree in Public Policy and International Affairs from the American University of Beirut and completed the "Strategic Leadership in Global Societal Security Program" at the Swedish Defense University in 2022. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Haigazian University in 2013 and has worked in the university's Armenian Diaspora Research Center between 2016-2017. Yeghia's master’s thesis focused on China's geopolitical and energy security interests in Iran and the Persian Gulf. Currently, Tashjian is engaged in research on the phenomenon of Turkish-Russian 'co-opetition' in the MENA+ Caucasus region and Russia's involvement in the International North-South Transport Corridor. He contributes to various local and regional newspapers, has presented various topics from minority rights to regional security issues, and is a part-time instructor in the Department of Political Studies and Public Administration at the American University of Beirut.
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The Kurdish issue in Syria and the future of Turkey’s role in the Levant

With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the…

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A reflection on Armenia’s Foreign Intelligence Service annual report

On January 23, 2025, Armenpress published an annual report by the Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) of Armenia, titled “Annual Report…

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The U.S.-Armenia Strategic Partnership Charter: What to expect next?

On January 14, 2025, as U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration breathed its last days, Armenia and the United States signed…

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Turkey’s ‘golden era’ in Central Asia and the future of the Organization of Turkic States

With the world’s focus on Russia and its war in Ukraine, China has been advancing its influence through the Belt…

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Will the fire of the Middle East expand to the South Caucasus?

The Middle East burns…  When on November 24, a U.S.-mediated ceasefire was brokered between Lebanon and Israel, many did not…

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A long war of attrition may await Lebanon

Over the past few weeks, security events have dramatically accelerated Israel’s aggression on Lebanon. On October 8, 2023, Hezbollah, a…

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The issue of the “Zangezur Corridor” is back — can Iran provide an alternative?

On August 7, 2024, Elchin Amirbayov, President Ilham Aliyev’s senior envoy for special assignments, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that…

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What does Azerbaijan’s “shift to the East” mean for the South Caucasus?

On August 29, 2023, in my article “What does the expansion of BRICS mean for the South Caucasus?” I argued…

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The intersection between Turkey’s defense industry and its foreign policy

As part of a broader research project titled “National Defence Industry: From an Enabler of Turkiye’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy…

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What does the India-Iran Chabahar port deal mean for Armenia?

On May 13, 2024, Iran and India signed a historic deal under which New Delhi was granted the right to…

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