Nerses Kopalyan
Associate Professor-in-Residence of Political Science
Expertise:
International Relations, Superpowers and Polarity Studies, International Security and Terrorism, Caucasus and Eurasia
Biography
Nerses Kopalyan is an associate professor-in-residence of political science at the UNLV. His fields of specialization include international relations, polarity and superpowers, political theory, and philosophy of science. He has conducted extensive research on analytic philosophy, feminist theory, and paradigm building. He is the co-author of Sex, Power, And Politics (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). He is also the author of World Political Systems After Polarity (Routledge, 2017). His current research concentrates on political violence and terrorism, and its impact on geopolitical and great power relations.
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The National Interest
As the U.S. election campaign enters its decisive home stretch, with the candidates now nominated, there will be much focus on how the outcome will impact the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. We’d like to point out that the volatile South Caucasus may be affected no less by a return to a transactional approach that views Vladimir Putin favorably.
CounterPunch
In this interview, exclusive for CounterPunch, professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nerses Kopalyan, breaks down the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. After providing a historical context for the conflict from a political science point of view, he analyzes the ways in which the media unpacks the region and presents historical and contemporary analogs.
The Times of Israel
Azerbaijan has been accused of war crimes and human rights abuses – it displays great hostility to one of Israel's biggest allies.
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Campus News
| March 3, 2022
Russia-Ukraine War: UNLV Experts Available for Media Inquiries
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to escalate, UNLV researchers are available to provide expertise.