Yeghia Tashjian, Author at The Armenian Weekly

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.

Tashjian's Take

Turkey’s Pivot in Central Asia: A Calculated Risk?

February 17, 2021

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Turkey, under President Erdogan, is increasingly pursuing a proactive foreign policy designed to achieve four objectives: challenge the regional status…

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Book Review: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict in the South Caucasus

February 10, 2021

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In his book “Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Conflict in the South Caucasus: Nagorno-Karabakh and the Legacy of Soviet Nationalities Policy” (2012),…

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Iran and the Second Artsakh War: Has Tehran lost its leverage over the South Caucasus?

January 27, 2021

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Introduction When it comes to the South Caucasus, Iran is historically and geographically a crucial regional actor alongside Russia and…

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The Division of Trade Spoils over Armenia

January 13, 2021

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After the armistice of November 10, Russia gained significant strategic advantages in the South Caucasus. Russia did not just score…

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How can Armenians overcome their national crisis?

December 29, 2020

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War adversely affects combatants and non-combatants alike, both physically and psychologically. Death, disability, illness and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) are…

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