Alen Shadunts

Alen Shadunts

Alen Shadunts specializes in Iran’s foreign affairs, non-western identity in international relations, poststructuralist discourse theory, and conceptual developments at the intersections of International Relations theory and Area Studies. His latest article named “From Knowledge to Wisdom: Uncertainty and Ontological (In)Security in Iran’s Foreign Policy” has been published by Global Studies Quarterly. Alen holds a PhD degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oxford, where he wrote his dissertation on Iran’s foreign policy in the South Caucasus. He works at the Democracy Development Foundation (DDF) as a research and advocacy officer and is an adjunct lecturer at the American University of Armenia.

The Dangerous Emptiness of Hate

The Dangerous Emptiness of Hate

The persistence of the hate-induced discourses and practices in Azerbaijan before and especially after the 2020 Artsakh War is indicative of the structural role of hatred in the political order created by the Aliyev regime.

The Slow March to Media Suppression?

What Happens When the Resistance Wins?

In Armenia, there are individuals with diverging views (i.e. liberals, nationalists, leftists, feminists), self-defined as being part of one group by the default of being opposed to the regime. But what happens when differences in the views and desires of people became visible and a plurality of visions regarding Armenia’s future emerges?