Book Review: The sea in Russian strategy (by Yeghia Tashjian)

The sea in Russian strategy Edited by Andrew Monaghan and Richard Connolly Publisher: Manchester University Press (August 2023) 272 pages, English $21.95 Understanding Russia’s foreign policy or strategy in the post-Ukraine war era may be complex to most of us. Reading a few articles

Book Review | Political Relations Between Mongols and Kingdom of Lesser Armenia (By Yeghia Tashjian)

In his book Political Relations between Mongols and Kingdom of Lesser Armenia (1236-1277AD) and its impact on Islamic History (published in Beirut, 2020), Dr. Abdulla bin Jassim Ali Al-Thani writes about the regional order in the Near East during the 13th century and the impact of

Book Review | Ataturk in the Nazi Imagination (by Yeghia Tashjian)

Early in his career, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler took inspiration from Benito Mussolini, his senior colleague in fascism; this fact is widely known. But an equally important role model for Hitler and the Nazi Party was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern

Book Review: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict in the South Caucasus (Yeghia Tashjian)

In his book “Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Conflict in the South Caucasus: Nagorno-Karabakh and the Legacy of Soviet Nationalities Policy” (2012), Dr. Ohannes Geukjian analyzes how ethnicity and nationalism became a catalytic cause of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and how they have affected Armenian-Azerbaijani relations

How can Armenians overcome their national crisis? (By Yeghia Tashjian)

War adversely affects combatants and non-combatants alike, both physically and psychologically. Death, disability, illness and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) are common consequences of wars, the horrors of which disrupt not just the life of the people but also the economy and state institutions.