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Prof. Glenn Diesen interviewed by Arthur Khachikyan
Today as part of the “Dipomat” program Dr. Arthur Khachikyan, Doctor of Political Science, Stanford University, spoke with Dr. Glenn Diesen, Professor at the University of Southeast Norway (USN) and an associate editor at the Journal “Russia in Global Affairs”.
1. I had a conversation with Dr. Arthur Khachikyan from Stanford University about Armenia’s position in a multipolar world order. The efforts by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to pivot to the West have undermined its ties with its two most important allies in the region (Russia and Iran) and strengthened its two most important adversaries (Azerbaijan and Turkey). In a multipolar system, states diversify their ties with other great powers to avoid excessive reliance on any one power, which risks making them an instrument of great power politics. Armenia has made itself a battleground for great power rivals, and its national interests are best served by modelling itself after Georgia rather than Ukraine.
