Raising Tensions Around Iran: Should Armenia be Concerned?
By Benyamin Poghosyan, PhD, Executive Director, Political Science Association of Armenia
In recent months Iran has been facing both internal and external challenges. The wave of demonstrations shook up the Islamic Republic in late December – early January 2017-2018. The expert community still has contradicting views for the main reasons of the protest movement: internal struggle between conservatives and reformists, outside meddling with main arrows targeting the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia as potential sponsors, spontaneous movement based on economic hardships and rampant corruption. READ MORE
| External Relations | The Caspian and Central Asia
