Antranig Kasbarian

Antranig Kasbarian is a former member of the ARF Central Committee, Eastern United States. Over the past 20 years, he has been a lecturer, activist and community leader; he has also worked regularly as a journalist, activist, and researcher in Nagorno-Karabakh. He is a former editor of the Armenian Weekly, and holds a Ph.D. in geography from Rutgers University. He joined the Tufenkian Foundation in 2003, launching its program in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh), and served as its executive director until 2015. He is currently the Director of Development of the Tufenkian Foundation, pursuing a range of charitable/strategic projects in Armenia and Artsakh.
Special Reports

Securing Artsakh’s Borders: A Never-ending Task

BERDZOR, Kashatagh Province, October 20—Dusk. Usually, this is a lovely time to drive through the Lachin Corridor—that vital patch of…

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Headline

Fighting to Survive: A View from Stepanakert

STEPANAKERT—Early this morning, I was awakened by distant thuds, sounding at regular intervals, as Artsakh’s capital once again felt the…

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Commentary

Challenges Facing Our Media: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

From the December 2019 Special Anniversary Magazine Dedicated to the 120th Anniversary of the Hairenik and the 85th Anniversary of…

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Opinion

Diasporan Reflections: Where We’ve Been and Where We Are

Editor’s Note: In this in-depth essay, former Weekly editor Antranig Kasbarian traces the development of ‘preservationism’ as a diasporan cultural…

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News

Arajamugh Village Opens New Athletic Facility

ARTSAKH– Villagers, officials and diasporan sponsors joined together last week to mark another stage in developing the border village of…

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Commentary

‘Not an inch of land’: Vanetsyan’s statement a welcome sign for Artsakh

For those who missed it, Friday brought some remarkable news. In Artsakh, President Bako Sahakyan and Armenia’s National Security Director…

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Commentary

Recalibrating Leadership and Legitimacy in the Armenian Diaspora

Recently, I had the privilege to attend a New York reception for Armenia’s new Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan. Organized by…

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Op-Eds

Twenty-Six Years On: From Charitable Assistance to Social Change

Diasporan Aid to Armenia in the Post-Independence Era Special to the Armenian Weekly The following article is adapted from a…

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Op-Eds

Mark Alashaian: In Memoriam

  The following is adapted from remarks delivered on July 5, at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church, Ridgefield, N.J. ***…

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Op-Eds

Some Lessons Learned from the ‘Four-Day War’

Special for the Armenian Weekly As the dust settles (hopefully) from Artsakh’s (Nagorno-Karabagh Republic/NKR) recent “Four-Day War”, I’ve been gathering…

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