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PUBLISHED BY THE DECISION OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL
OF INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES OF NAS RA
EDITOR IN CHIEF:
Ruben Safrastyan,
Prof. Dr., Academician of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
(NAS RA)
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Mushegh Ghahriyan, PhD, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA (Assistant Editor)
Lilit Harutyunyan, Assoc. Prof, PhD, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
Levon Hovsepyan, PhD, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
Gohar Iskandaryan, Assoc. Prof, PhD, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
Nazeli Navasardyan, PhD, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
Vahram Ter–Matevosyan, Dr. Phil., Assoc. Prof, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD:
Michael Akerib, Prof. Dr. of Science (Marketing and Strategy), Rector of Swiss UMEF
University (Switzerland)
Matthew Crosston, Prof., PhD, Senior Doctoral Faculty, School of Security and Global
Studies, American Military University (USA)
Alexander Krylov, Dr. of Science (History), Primakov Institute of World Economy and
International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)
Mirzohid Rakhimov, Prof., Dr. of Science, Director of the Department of Social and Human
Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Director of the
Coordination and Methodological Center of the Contemporary History of Uzbekistan of the
Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)
Amitabh Singh, M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D, Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School
of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India)
Bulat Sultanov, Dr. of Science (History), Institute for International and Regional
Cooperation, German-Kazakh University, (Kazakhstan)
Jaroslaw Turlukowski, PhD, Assoc. Prof, Institute of Civil Law University of
Warsaw (Poland)
Tang Zhichao, Dr. of Science, Director of the Division of Middle East Studies, Institute of
West-Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China)
The current issue of the “Contemporary Eurasia” (VIII (1)) is devoted to the ongoing
developments and processes in Eurasia and their impact on the region. The volume includes
analyses of the conflicts, security issues, key political developments and transformations in
the Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia and Caucasus.
The publication may be of interest for social scientists, experts and students.
The Volume VIII, No. 1 of Contemporary Eurasia journal is published with the
financial support of the Armenian Foundation Financing Armenological Studies.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do
not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the editors, the editorial board, the
advisory board of the Journal or the Institute of Oriental Studies.
ISSN 1828-3948
© Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA 2019
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