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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Syunik and the Geo-Economic Future of the South Caucasus

The recent Azerbaijani border line encroachment towards Syunik should not surprise us at all. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s threats after…

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Understanding Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Age of Putin

Understanding Russia’s foreign policy concept under the era of President Vladimir Putin is not easy. Many people ignore the fact…

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The Class Struggle in the Ottoman Empire and the Armenian Genocide

Starting in the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire was undergoing an economic transition and European powers were meddling in the…

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Book Review | Ataturk in the Nazi Imagination

Early in his career, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler took inspiration from Benito Mussolini, his senior colleague in fascism; this fact…

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Armenia and India’s Vision of “North-South Corridor”: A Strategy or a “Pipe Dream”?

On March 8, the Indian Ambassador to Iran Gaddam Dharmendra announced that India is planning on connecting the Chabahar port…

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Aliyev, once again, threatens Armenia with war

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is taking advantage of the domestic instability in Yerevan and once again using a threatening tone…

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More Than Just a Map: Stratfor’s Map of Turkey’s Sphere of Influence 2050

Stratfor is an intelligence-based “research center” often described as the “shadow CIA” whose advisory is to sell intelligence. Its founder George…

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

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

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?

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

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