Playing the skillful political games of their Ottoman predecessors, Turkey’s current masters present their country under various guises—as European and Middle Eastern, Islamic and secular, pro-Arab and pro-Israeli. It now appears that the end is […]
The very first step in attempting to “normalize” relations between Armenia and Turkey—signing the protocols in Zurich on Oct. 10—was nearly aborted when the foreign ministers of both countries objected to the statements each had […]
The president of Armenia spent just 24 hours in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, following brief visits to Paris and New York. Angry protesters greeted him in all three cities, accusing him of making unacceptable […]
Up to 10,000 protesters held a public rally on Sept. 27 in Glendale against the Armenian government’s plans to sign and ratify two protocols negotiated with Turkey, which include several highly controversial issues. The angry […]
In earlier columns, I had described the major negative aspects of the already initialed Armenia-Turkey protocols made public on Aug. 31. The concerns I had expressed dealt with two unacceptable preconditions—recognizing the territorial integrity of […]
Turks and Azerbaijanis, probably at the instigation of their governments, have attempted to undermine the recent appointment of Canadian-Armenian Aris Babikian as a citizenship judge, responsible for making decisions with regard to applications for Canadian […]
After reviewing hundreds of articles in regional and international media outlets and scores of statements by various officials regarding the protocols between Armenia and Turkey, it is clear that these agreements will not be ratified […]
After months of rampant rumors and news leaks, the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Turkey, with Switzerland as mediator, issued a joint statement on Aug. 31, making public the text of two protocols intended to […]
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an outrageous judicial opinion last week, ruling that the California law that extended the deadline for Armenian Americans to sue life insurance companies for unpaid claims from […]
Matthew Bryza, the U.S. mediator for Artsakh (Karabagh), discussed in great detail for the first time the critical issues dealing with the behind the scene negotiations on resolving that conflict. Bryza is the U.S. co-chair […]
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