Op-Eds
But What About Levon?
Commenting on the virus that is corruption, Mahatma Ghandi once said: “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” Now to the title of this article: “But what about Levon?” […]
Articles by Haig Kayserian
Op-Eds
Prime Minister Serge Sarkisian Is an Inspired Choice
Special to the Armenian Weekly I am flabbergasted. Confused even. I am scratching my head as I read posts and articles from cynical and shortsighted people, who are criticizing the likely appointment of current President […]
Op-Eds
Op-Ed: President Sarkisian Must Declare He Will Not Become Prime Minister
Special to the Armenian Weekly The recent Parliamentary Elections in Armenia were meant to signal a fresh start, but that fresh start is being held hostage by a president who refuses to clarify his next […]
Op-Eds
Elections in Armenia: ‘A New Beginning,’ but Highway Robbery Prevents ‘a Just Armenia’
Special for the Armenian Weekly The Parliamentary Elections are now over. The results are clear, and four parties and blocs have been elected into the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia (Parliament). These […]
Op-Eds
Elections in Armenia: 8 Reasons to Vote for the ARF on April 2
Special for the Armenian Weekly In this “BuzzFeed-age” we are all living in, perhaps a list-form article may be an appropriate change in pace from my previous, more exhaustive pieces covering the upcoming Parliamentary […]
Special Reports
Elections in Armenia: The Missing Ideological Battle
Setting Apart the Change Makers from the Pretenders Special for the Armenian Weekly We are less than one month out from the all-important National Assembly elections in Armenia, and with nine political parties and blocs […]
Special Reports
Elections in Armenia Explained: New Rules, New Voting, New Powers
Special for the Armenian Weekly On April 2, Armenia will go to the polls to elect a new National Assembly (Parliament). These elections will be the first conducted since the adoption of a new […]
Op-Eds
Op-Ed: Time to Cure Armenia from ‘Levon the Virus’
Special to the Armenian Weekly It is truly a sad reality that Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s name remains a relevant part of the Armenian political vernacular. The first President of Armenia’s current Republic, who was forced […]
Op-Eds
Sasna Tsrer: The ARF Position in Context
Like most Armenians who followed the developments in Erebuni over the past two weeks, I am deeply passionate about the status of Armenia—our nation, as well as its inhabitants. On July 17, an armed group […]
Opinion
Twitter Has Moral Responsibility to #StopAliyev
Twitter—the social network that allows 140-character posts from anyone, anywhere, about anything—rose to public policy prominence by “helping” organize the Arab Spring revolution and spread truths about minorities suffering awful mistreatments across several continents. This […]