Conflicts of Interest and New Challenges and Risks in Syria: Possible Consequences for Armenia’s Security After the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh War

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https://doi.org/10.56673/18294502-22.14-81

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Tatevik Mkrtchyan, Center for Culture and Civilization Studies

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2022-11-01

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Mkrtchyan, T. (2022). Conflicts of Interest and New Challenges and Risks in Syria: Possible Consequences for Armenia’s Security After the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh War. Analytical Bulletin of Armenian and Regional Studies, 14, 81–103. https://doi.org/10.56673/18294502-22.14-81