Dr. Nora is Professor and Head of the International Relations Department at the Faculty of Law, Political and Administrative Sciences at the Lebanese University, and a lecturer at the American University of Beirut.
She earned her Ph.D. from Sorbonne University in France in 2004 and was promoted to the rank of Professor at the Lebanese University in 2017. She is also a member of the Academic Committee at the Higher Doctoral Institute of the Lebanese University and coordinates the Political Science Committee there. She worked as a professor and coordinator of Political Sciences at the Military College until 2020.
She is one of the founding members of the Economic and Social Council in Lebanon and currently chairs the Science, Technology, and Innovation Committee at the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council.
She is a member of the Supreme Political Committee of the Armenians in the Armenian Orthodox Church and has represented the Catholicosate in numerous international forums, particularly at the World Council of Churches. She was recently elected co-chair of the International Affairs Committee at the World Council of Churches, having previously held positions as a member of the Central Committee in Geneva and rapporteur of the Public Issues and Statements Committee at the latest General Assembly of the Council held in Germany.
She has participated in numerous international and local conferences, primarily lecturing on global governance and contemporary international issues, as well as various topics related to Lebanon.
She is the author of several publications, including “Lebanon Between Internal Stability and Regional Security” and “Foreign Policy and Domestic Policy” in French, as well as numerous research papers and academic articles in Arabic, English, and French. She supervises multiple doctoral theses for Lebanese University students and has participated in numerous thesis defense committees since 2006.
She is married to Eddy Kabakian and is the mother of Christopher.
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