Contemporary Eurasia, Economic and Political Issues, volume V (1) Contemporary Eurasia volume V (1) | Page 108

AUTHORS Armen Manvelyan, PhD, Senior Researcher of the Department International Relations at the Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA. engaged in the study of energy geopolitics and energy security as well as contemporary international relations issues. Visiting lecturer of Department of international relations at Yerevan State University. of He the the Gohar Iskandaryan, PhD, Assoc., Prof., Senior Research Fellow of the Department of International Relations at the Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA. Main fields of her research include the problems of domestic politics and foreign relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran․ Yeva Harutyunyan, PhD, Senior Researcher of the Department of International Relations at the Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA. Main fields of her research include Japan’s policy in the region of Middle East, Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Araks Pashayan Assoc. Prof., PhD, Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Arab Countries at the Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA. Main fields of her research include domestic and foreign political issues of Arab Countries, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, as well as political Islam. GrigorVardanyan, PhD, Research Fellow at the Department of Arab Countries at the Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA. Main fields of his research include the problems of contemporary history of Syrian Arab Republic, developments within Syrian Alawite Community and its political- military role in Syria. Gor Gevorgyan, PhD, Assoc., Prof., Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Arab Countries at the Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA. Main fields of his research include domestic and foreign political issues of Egypt, Arab–Israeli conflict and the Inter-Arab relations․ Mushegh Ghahriyan, PhD, Researcher of the Department of International Relations at the Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA. Main fields of his research include the Kurdish issue in Iraq and in other Middle East countries. 108