Since 2020 Dr. Arsen Gasparyan has been teaching a number of courses in the fields of International Relations and International Political Economy at the American University of Armenia. From 2014 to 2018 Dr. Gasparyan was involved in teaching and research activities at Miami-Dade College and University of Miami (Florida, USA).
Dr. Arsen Gasparyan served as a Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister of Armenia (2018-2019). He has an extensive background in the field of diplomacy, including high-ranking diplomatic positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. From 1993 until 1999 Arsen Gasparyan was a member of the Armenian official delegation to the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
Arsen Gasparyan holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Miami, and his dissertation concerned Energy Diplomacy: The United States of America and the Russian Federation. He has various publications in American, European, Russian, and Armenian periodicals and media.
Dr. Gasparyan is a Converse Bank Board Member since September 1st, 2022.
Education
PhD, International Studies Department, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Candidate of Political Science, Institute of Philosophy and Law of the National Academy of Science of Armenia and Yerevan State University
BS, Middle Eastern Studies Department, Yerevan State University
Areas of Research and Teaching Specialization
International Relations Theory, International Political Economy, American Politics, Russia and the post-Soviet space, ethnic conflict, and energy (oil and natural gas).
Teaching courses
Ugrad:
- Religion & Politics
- International Relations
- Survey of Regional Politics
- Introduction to U.S. Government
Grad:
- Graduate Seminar on Globalization
- International Political Economy
- Country Risk Analysis
Recent publications
“The Role of Energy in Russian Foreign Policy” in Roger E. Kanet and Dina Moulioukova ed. Russia and the World in the Putin Era: From Theory to Reality in Russian Global Strategy. London-New York: Routledge 2021.
“Understanding the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Domestic Politics and Twenty-Five Years of Fruitless Negotiations 1994-2018.” Caucasus Survey. Volume 7. Issue 3. 2019.