Michael Mensoian

Michael Mensoian, J.D./Ph.D, is professor emeritus in Middle East and political geography at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a retired major in the U.S. army. He writes regularly for the Armenian Weekly.
Commentary

Facing the Reality that is Artsakh

The following article was completed by Dr. Mensoian prior to his passing on July 7, 2020 and is being published…

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Opinion

Tourism: An Economic Tide That Can Lift All “Boats”

Bluntly stated, the geostrategic position of Armenia may properly be described as being between a rock and a hard place.…

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History

The Legacy of the Hairenik and the Armenian Weekly

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

Artsakh: Assessing the Peace Process

The de facto state of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) was created by the 1994 ceasefire that ended a war initiated by…

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Featured

The ARF Response to the Demise of the First Republic

From the Armenian Weekly 2018 Magazine Dedicated to the Centennial of the First Republic of Armenia In May 1918, the…

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Op-Eds

Armenia and Artsakh, Post-2018: Do We Have Reason to Be Concerned?

Special for the Armenian Weekly We are only months away from the a presidential election (slated for March 2018) and…

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Op-Eds

Zaruhi and Domestic Violence in Armenia Revisited

Special to the Armenian Weekly  A little over seven years ago, Zaruhi Petrosyan met her death as a result of…

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Op-Eds

How Realpolitik Affects Artsakh (And What We Must Do)

Special to the Armenian Weekly In the 100 years since the beginning of the Armenian Genocide and the subversion of…

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Op-Eds

Mensoian: The Changing Significance of April 24

From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Neither the Hamidian Massacres (1894-96) nor…

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Op-Eds

Artsakh: One Year After the April War

  Special for the Armenian Weekly One year ago, Azerbaijan launched a full-scale military offensive against the Artsakh Republic along…

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