Peter Vartanian

Peter Vartanian grew up in the Austrian Alps and is a multi-lingual and -methodological researcher specializing in geo-technology: how global competition occurs through the design — and, where relevant, militarization — of connectivity, supply chains, advanced manufacturing, special “zones,” and the strategic flows of capital, energy, data, knowledge, and talent. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College in Los Angeles, and undertook master- and doctoral-level studies in business, technology, and experimental social sciences at the nearby California Institute of Technology.

Peter co-taught courses on the vicissitudes of post-2016 statecraft with Ambassador Derek N. Shearer and second-chaired international arbitrations in his home-country. He has worked at the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the State Department’s “E” Bureau, the United Nations (pen-holding in the General Assembly First Committee and consulting for the Military Staff Committee), the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, Harvard Business School, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Most recently, he founded Fas·Jus, a consultancy that translates and interprets foreign-language policy and legal texts.

Peter has written (for) The National Interest, forthcoming articles and book chapters, and computational projects on GitHub. He speaks over a dozen languages, including Spanish, Amharic, and his native German,​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ and is based in New York City.