Taline Papazian is a political scientist. She has published and taught at various universities in France and in the United States. She specializes in post-Soviet armed conflicts, with a particular focus on state and non-state military institutions and actors in Armenia. In addition to lecturing and publishing, she manages the nonprofit “Armenia Peace Initiative,” an organization promoting sustainable peace in the South Caucasus via enhancement of human security. Taline currently teaches at Sciences Po, in Aix en provence, and at the Ecole de l'Air.