Andranik Israyelyan

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Andranik Israyelyan

Andranik Israyelyan is an International Relations scholar. He holds a PhD degree in World History and defended his thesis on Turkish foreign policy under the AK Party (2002-12) at the Institute of Oriental Studies in Armenia. He currently works at the Diplomatic School of Armenia.

US-Turkey ‘Alliance’: An Equation with Multiple Variables

Posted by Andranik Israyelyan | Aug 17, 2015 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis |

If Turkey continues to use its alliance with the US to ostensibly combat ISIS as a pretext for a war on the Kurds, it won’t be surprising.

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Turkey: From “zero problems” to “precious loneliness”

Posted by Andranik Israyelyan | Jun 19, 2015 | Asia Pacific, Viewpoints |

Turkey implemented a “zero problems with neighbors” policy in 2004, but now seems to have become neighborless.

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The Football Player Who Killed ‘Football Diplomacy’

Posted by Andranik Israyelyan | Jun 1, 2015 | Asia Pacific, Viewpoints |

‘Football diplomacy’ was obliterated by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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