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The Geostrategic Significance of Syunik: Balancing Regional and Global Powers

Nazaryan, Hayk and Hovhannisyan, Varduhi · 2024

Syunik, Armenia's southern province, sits at the intersection of competing cultures and geopolitical interests by virtue of its geography and resources. After the 44-day Artsakh war of 2020 the question of 'unblocking communications' resurfaced, and the article examines the transit and corridor projects promoted by different states, with particular attention to Syunik's place in them. It works through the International North-South Transport Corridor, the Persian Gulf–Black Sea project, and the Crossroads of Peace initiative, assessing Syunik's strategic relevance for regional stakeholders and global powers alike.

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Published in
Fundamental Armenology, Issue 1(19) 2024, History section (National Academy of Sciences of RA); ISSN 1829-4618
Year
2024
Language
English

Citation

Nazaryan, Hayk and Hovhannisyan, Varduhi 2024. The Geostrategic Significance of Syunik: Balancing Regional and Global Powers. Fundamental Armenology, Issue 1(19) 2024, History section (National Academy of Sciences of RA); ISSN 1829-4618.

What this offers a reader

For students

Explains why everyone suddenly cares about a mountainous province in southern Armenia.

For academics

Peer-reviewed institute analysis (Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law, NAS RA) of the post-2020 corridor politics.

For the community

Syunik is the next front. This lays out exactly what is being demanded and why.

For a general reader

Why Armenia's southern province has become the most contested ground in the region.

Topics

Syunikgeopoliticstransit corridorsArmenian sovereigntyregional securitypost-2020 South Caucasus

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