Michael Akopian
Former Research Assistant, Defense Program
Michael Akopian is a former Research Assistant for the Defense Program at CNAS where he also supports the CNAS Gaming Lab. His research focuses on air power doctrine and Russia. Before CNAS, Akopian pursued his master’s degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where he wrote his thesis on Soviet air power doctrine.
Before SAIS, Akopian was a research assistant at the EastWest Institute in New York and a research intern at the Central Bank of Armenia.
Recent Publications & News
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CNAS Responds: One Year of War in Ukraine
Press Release
By Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Heli Hautala, Jon B. Wolfsthal, Emily Kilcrease, Jonathan Lord, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Jacob Stokes, Nicholas Lokker, Hannah Dennis & Michael Akopian
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Ukraine War Reignites Debate over What Constitutes a ‘Tank’
In The News
By Michael Akopian
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Sharper: Integrated Deterrence
Commentary
By Anna Pederson & Michael Akopian
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U.S. to Send 'Tank-Killer' Fighting Vehicle to Ukraine
In The News
By Michael Akopian
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What Is the Purpose of the American “Brigade 101” Conducting Military Exercises in Romania?
Video
By Michael Akopian
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