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.

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Press Release
- February 16, 2023
CNAS Responds: One Year of War in Ukraine
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
In The News
- Stars and Stripes
- January 23, 2023
Ukraine War Reignites Debate over What Constitutes a ‘Tank’
By Michael Akopian
Commentary
- January 11, 2023
Sharper: Integrated Deterrence
By Anna Pederson & Michael Akopian
In The News
- Voice of America
- January 6, 2023
U.S. to Send 'Tank-Killer' Fighting Vehicle to Ukraine
By Michael Akopian
Video
- January 3, 2023
What Is the Purpose of the American “Brigade 101” Conducting Military Exercises in Romania?
By Michael Akopian