The Role and Place of Armenian Diaspora in the Development of Armenian - Arab Relations

Globalization, which has resulted in a multi-level acceleration of economic, political and social-cultural contacts, has influenced the global order and has become an impetus for the formation of a huge number of diasporas. With the launch of global processes at the international level, the concept of the diaspora has become an urgent matter of study concern, causing a lot of controversy. However, the major part of researches on diasporas focuses primarily on its definition and classification. To date, few studies have explored the extent to which the Armenian diaspora makes impact on the lobbying interests in the host countries and especially in the Middle Eastern. To address this gap, this study will examine the role of Armenian diaspora in Arab-Armenian connections and tools it implements for the improvement of these relations. The research concentrates on Armenian communities in the Middle East. The aim of the study is to identify degree of Armenian diaspora’s influence on the Arab-Armenian relations and to estimate the effectiveness of its instruments used to develop this impact. In order to achieve goals of this paper a multi-method qualitative research methods are implemented. Keywords: Armenian diaspora, the Middle East, Arab-Armenian relations, ethnic minorities, diaspora, international relations