Nvard Chalikyan is a Research Fellow at Applied Policy Research Institute (APRI Armenia) and a non-resident fellow at Stimson Center. Her areas of interest are the geopolitics of South Caucasus, Armenia-India relations as well as the US-Russia relations. Nvard is an international relations specialist, with over 10 years of professional experience. She has published articles in Armenian and international outlets. Ms. Chalikyan holds MPhil in politics and international studies from the University of Cambridge, and MA in political science from the American University of Armenia.