Simon Maghakyan

Simon Maghakyan is a political scientist specializing in heritage and security. His research on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict has been cited at the U.N. Security Council and the International Court of Justice. He is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford, and author of Sovereign Heritage Crime: Security, Autocracy, and the Material Past, forthcoming from Cambridge University Press.

Recent Articles

Azerbaijan Should Never Have Been COP Host

The petrostate has an especially dubious human rights and climate record.

By Simon Maghakyan

The U.S. Must Defend Armenia's Democracy

With the world’s eyes on Gaza, experts believe that sovereign Armenia is the next Turkish-Azerbaijani target.

By Simon Maghakyan

The Case for U.S.-Russia Cooperation in Nagorno-Karabakh

An enduring solution to the wider Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict can only happen if Washington and Moscow work together.

By Simon Maghakyan

How Azerbaijan Weaponized the Environment

In Nagorno-Karabakh, President Aliyev's "eco-activists" blockaded the Lachin corridor. It's set a dangerous precedent for dictators everywhere.

By Simon Maghakyan

This Winter Could Be Dangerous for Armenians

During WWI, Ottoman Turkey and Tsarist Russia wrestled for Armenia. Now, the memory of that battle has been revived in Turkey and Azerbaijan

By Simon Maghakyan

How the U.S. May Determine the Future of Armenia

Washington seems to have realized just how serious the threat is—not just for Armenia, but for the world

By Simon Maghakyan

Putin's Isn't the Only Regime Leveraging Fossil Fuels for Aggression

Even as the war in Ukraine has the world’s attention, another conflict also shines a light on how fossil fuels can be a weapon of coercion

By Simon Maghakyan
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