Director of @AUA_Extension and Professor of Practice at the American University of Armenia | Professional and Continuing Education | Jazz | Baseball @AUAtweets
Yerevan and New York
Joined December 2008
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For many years the US has been trying, in vain, to pivot away from the Middle East. Now, the Middle East is pivoting away from the US. Go figure. nytimes.com/2026/09/02/world…
Yesterday was my last appearance on The Roundtable on @WAMCRadio-at least for a while-as I get ready to move overseas. It was great to be with smart and engaged colleagues: Fran Berman, Libby Post, Beau Breslin and host Joe Donahue.
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I interviewed @Cornelius_Queen on @WAMCRadio about the new book, "A Daring Enterprise: A US-Egyptian Partnership and the Case for Soft Power" (@AUCPress), about the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund succefully navigating challenges in Cairo & Washington.
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It was good to be back on The Rountable on @WAMCRadio today, with smart fellow panelists Libby Post, Mark Wittman and Jackie Berry - and host Joe Donahue. We discussed Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell and Iran. share.google/oGJmhCsbjwnN3MC…
This is a brilliant analysis: "Hudson Yards...is not Dubai. Yet it evokes Dubai because both have come to symbolize a particular trajectory of urban development. They present cities less as places of encounter than as highly regulated landscapes of consumption." - @yasser09
Arch Stanton Quartet had a successful finale performance of Exploring the Sheltering Sky, drawing on the music & writings of Paul Bowles. Many thanks to @AlbanyInstitute for hosting & to the audiences who came to all 13 shows supported by Albany County Arts & Culture program.
On The Roundtable on @WAMCRadio discussing the finale performance of Exploring the Sheltering Sky at @AlbanyInstitute, June 19, 12:30 PM
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Press release: Arch Stanton Quartet to play finale performance of Exploring the Sheltering Sky, inspired by and drawing on the writings and compositions of Paul Bowles. June 19, 12:30 PM, Albany Institute of History & Art.
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Arch Stanton Quartet will be presenting a finale to the Exploring the Sheltering Sky series, June 19, 12:30 PM, @AlbanyInstitute
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Arch Stanton Quartet – An Xperience Interview radioradiox.com/2026/05/12/a…
The Arch Stanton Quartet recently sat down with Larry Felton to discuss our suite of music inspired by the writings and compositions of Paul Bowles. The interview is here, in @RadioRadioXcom
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The State Department fired 200 experienced U.S. Foreign Service Officers today. No Administration has been more dismissive of our nonpartisan career diplomats. Shameful.
I am pleased to be on the program committee for the Serbian Political Science Association International Annual Conference, “Reordering of the World.” University of Belgrade, October 23rd–24th, 2026
Call for Panels and Papers:
fpn.bg.ac.rs/96963
Today is Foreign Service Day, a day to thank the diplomatic corps for the hard work they do every day. Here is a series of short interviews I did with Amb. Robert Gosende on @WAMCRadio. This gives a sense of his career and an idea of what diplomats do:
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I was on The Roundtable
on @WAMCRadio with smart and insightful fellow panelists Beau Breslin from Skidmore College and Jennifer Burns from UAlbany, and host Joe Donahue keeping us on track. The conflict with Iran was the main topic, yet again.
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