The South Caucasus and the “Great Game” of Energy Security (by Yeghia Tashjian)

The Beginning of the Modern “Great Game” in the South Caucasus The “Great Game” was a political and diplomatic confrontation that existed for most of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century between the British Empire and the Russian Empire

Velvet Revolution in Armenia: Russia Stays on the Sidelines (By Loosineh Markarian)

Armenia’s “velvet revolution”, dubbed as the “revolution of love and tolerance”, occurred against the backdrop of rising authoritarian tendencies globally and in a region characterized by authoritarian politics. Opposition leader turned Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan led a widespread campaign of civil disobedience against

Arab Neoconservatives And Peace In The Persian Gulf (By Eldar Mamedov)

Recent years have seen a rise of what could be described as Arab neoconservatives: ambitious leaders such as the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed. Their distinctive feature is a heavy

Foundations of non-Muslim Communities: The Last Object of Confiscation (By Sait Çetinoğlu)

Non-Muslim Foundations in Turkey have been facing a huge amount of problems. These problems are a systematic part of the disturbance, suppression, and expulsion of non-Muslims.With the ruling of the general legal committee of the Supreme Court of Appeals in 1974, non-Muslim citizens

Nagorno-Karabakh; No More a Frozen Conflict (By Yeghia Tashjian)

Nagorno-Karabakh; No More a Frozen Conflict “Thus, the Nagorno-Karabakh issue is not a territorial argument between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It was raised not by Armenia but by the people of Nagorno-Karabakh” The history of the conflict Wars and tragedies recognize neither borders nor