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Will the earthquake threaten Erdogan’s rule?

March 7, 2023 Yeghia Tashjian 1

On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes with magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5—the deadliest in Turkey’s history—hit the Syrian-Turkish border. At least 45,000 people died in Turkey. Another 6,000 lives were lost in Syria. The fallout of […]

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How Iran perceives the developments in Artsakh

February 15, 2023 Yeghia Tashjian 5

As Russia and Western powers seek to compete in the South Caucasus, many analysts neglect the role of Iran in the region. After the 2020 war and the signing of the November 9 trilateral statement, […]

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Armenians of Pyatigorsk

February 7, 2023 Yeghia Tashjian 3

Between November 7-12, 2022, I was invited by the Primakov Center to participate in the “Russia – Middle East” International Expert Forum at the Southern Russian city of Pyatigorsk. Pyatigorsk is well known in the […]

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The Husseyniyyun: Iran’s New Gamble in Azerbaijan?

January 25, 2023 Yeghia Tashjian 0

Background of Religious Persecution in Azerbaijan Despite being a Shia Muslim majority country, the ruling regime of Ilham Aliyev regularly and aggressively enforces secularism on the population of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijanis are forbidden to study in […]

Literary Corner

Book Review: The Armenians of Aintab

January 10, 2023 Yeghia Tashjian 0

The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province By Ümit Kurt Harvard University Press, April 2021 400 pp. $45.00 As an Aintabtsi Armenian, Dr. Ümit Kurt’s book The Armenians of Aintab; […]

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Beyond the Blocking of the Lachin Corridor

December 22, 2022 Yeghia Tashjian 1

On December 12, under the pretext of environmentalism, dozens of Azerbaijani state-backed “eco-activists” blocked the only land corridor in the Stepanakert-Shushi section connecting Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. As anticipated, the “environmental” slogans were soon politicized, and […]

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Can Armenians agree on a unified strategy?

November 22, 2022 Yeghia Tashjian 1

Over the past few weeks, I participated in multiple international and regional workshops and conferences in Europe and Russia and met with many European, Azerbaijani, Turkish, Iranian and Russian experts and politicians. These opportunities and […]

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The Sochi Trilateral Statement: Who has gained what?

November 7, 2022 Yeghia Tashjian 0

On October 25, 2022, Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused the West of pressuring Armenia to cut its traditionally close ties with Moscow in an effort to squeeze Russia out of the South Caucasus. Maria Zakharova, the […]

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How do Iranian scholars perceive developments in the South Caucasus?

October 25, 2022 Yeghia Tashjian 0

A survey was recently conducted by the Tehran International Studies and Research Institute (TISRI) to study international security priorities and Iran’s foreign policy. The survey was conducted among 384 academic scholars in different Iranian universities […]

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Armenia–India Relations: From Politics to Arms Trade

October 5, 2022 Yeghia Tashjian 8

During my academic visit to New Delhi in February 2020, I met with Indian politicians and scholars and discussed opportunities for upgrading Armenian-Indian relations. While back then the idea of arms trade was still immature, […]

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