William Paparian

William M. Paparian is a former Pasadena mayor, a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney and a captain in the California State Guard’s Judge Advocate Section.
Opinion

Beyond symbolism: Building the capacity Armenia requires

I have followed U.S.-Armenian security cooperation for years, both as an observer and through service in a state military structure.…

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A Hairenik book on a Marine Corps bunk

In 1973 I was at Camp Pendleton waiting to get out of the Marine Corps. The days had no shape…

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Opinion

From Velvet Revolution to selective justice

As a former mayor of Pasadena who helped deepen our sister city relationship with Vanadzor, and as the firstborn son…

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Op-Eds

The last Dashnak is a theory of the nation

As the grandson of Nishan Paparian of Kharpert, who stepped onto Ellis Island a century ago carrying the unfinished business…

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Op-Eds

When the vector is us

A follow-on to “The diaspora as asset and vector” In August I wrote that Armenia’s adversaries view the diaspora not…

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Opinion

AI MoU: Capability is not yet strength 

Around one year ago, on Aug. 8, 2025, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Donald Trump signed a Memorandum of…

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Opinion

Armenia’s molybdenum moment

On July 20, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to secure America’s defense supply chains by restricting…

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Opinion

The nation is broader than any government

As the grandson of Nishan Paparian of Kharpert, who stepped onto Ellis Island a century ago carrying the unfinished business…

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Opinion

The risk of symbolic overstatement

In the evolving landscape of Armenia’s foreign and security policy, the State Partnership Program between the Kansas National Guard and…

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Opinion

The diaspora as asset and vector

Armenia’s adversaries view the diaspora not only as a potential asset for the homeland but also as a vector for…

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