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

The Geopolitical Implications of India’s Arms Sale to Armenia

The first batch of the Indian Pinaka rocket system has arrived in Armenia Last September, Armenia and India signed military…

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Professional potential of Armenian students for the homeland

Recently, the ARF Bureau’s Office of Youth Affairs announced the launch of the research program “Armenian Students for Artsakh.” This…

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Iran calls for a “Wake-Up Call” to Moscow in South Caucasus

The post-November 10, 2020 geopolitical reality in the South Caucasus and the shift of balance of power have created not…

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Book Review: The sea in Russian strategy

The sea in Russian strategy Edited by Andrew Monaghan and Richard Connolly Publisher: Manchester University Press (August 2023) 272 pages,…

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Reflections from the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum 2023

From June 14-17, 2023, I had the opportunity to participate in a program organized by the “Friends for Leadership” at…

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How will post-election domestic dynamics in Turkey impact the region?

On May 28, 2023, Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the second presidential run-off against opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. On his re-election…

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Special Reports

Sectarianism and the Armenian Genocide: The Politics of the Absence of Genocide Education in Lebanon

Special Issue: Genocide Education for the 21st Century The Armenian Weekly, April 2023 Introduction Sectarianism is deeply rooted in Lebanon’s…

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The “Nemesis” Monument and Turkey’s Reaction

On April 25, 2023, a fountain memorial was opened in Yerevan to commemorate the heroes of “Operation Nemesis.” The secret…

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After Nagorno-Karabakh, Iran may be next

Political relations between Azerbaijan and Iran are deteriorating amid signs of closer security and diplomatic cooperation between Baku and Tel…

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Russia, INSTC and Regional Trade Interconnectivity

The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a 7,200 kilometer model of ship network, rail and road project, was initiated in…

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