Hrair Balian

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Hrair Balian has practiced conflict resolution for the past 35 years in the Middle East, Africa, Balkans, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. He has served in leadership positions with the UN, OSCE and NGOs, including The Carter Center (Director, Conflict Resolution, 2008-2022).

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More Diplomacy, Not Minefields, Needed to Secure Peace in the South Caucasus

On August 8, 2025, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia signed a joint declaration for peace at the...

The world must compel Azerbaijan to release its Armenian hostages

Even as the world is riveted by a hostage drama in the Middle East, another one simmers in the Caucasus, unheralded but potentially impactful....

Responsibility for the Nagorno-Karabakh Debacle

In September, while world leaders were in New York for the United Nations General Assembly deliberating about international cooperation, rule of law, human rights,...

Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Negotiations: Mediators Have Responsibility to Protect

The United States and European Union are mediating an end to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan festering since the fall of the Soviet...

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Tracing Peace Agreements Through Travel

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Women Suicide Bombers and Advanced Arms Mark Shift in Pakistan’s Baloch Insurgency

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Ten Dead in Rare Canadian School Shooting, Female Suspect Among Victims

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