In recent months, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been involved in intense negotiations to sign a peace agreement with discussions in Brussels, Washington, DC and Sochi. The existence of different formats provided some flexibility for the […]
At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the Great War ended. That milestone was called Armistice Day. Until World War II, you couldn’t call the earlier World War […]
Editor’s Note: Filmmaker Jivan Avetisyan delivered the following heartfelt remarks after receiving the Freedom Award at the ANCA Eastern Region’s 16th annual gala on Saturday, October 29 in Detroit, Michigan. It is a great honor indeed […]
Editor’s Note: The tragic suicide of a young gay couple in Yerevan last month has reignited important conversations surrounding homophobia in Armenian society. Their names were Arsen and Tigran. They took their own lives on […]
On October 31, 2022, Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian leaders met in Sochi. The last time Pashinyan, Aliyev and Putin met was on November 26, 2021 to discuss the realization of the November 10, 2020, and […]
More than 40,000 Armenians of Artsakh came together on Sunday in Stepanakert to unequivocally express their rejection of life under the Azeri yoke. This outpouring of concern came on the heels of the trilateral meeting […]
On October 12, 2022, the White House published President Biden’s first national security strategy. The document outlines the US’ primary goals for domestic and foreign policy and its future vision for the world. US national […]
It is widely known that the Armenian Diaspora in America faces the existential threat of assimilation into American society. We typically view this assimilationist crisis through the angle of loss of culture and identity; that […]
When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched unprovoked assaults on Ukraine in February 2022, the sports world reacted rather swiftly. FIFA banned the Russian national football team from competing in major events like the World Cup […]
My name is Nareg Hovsep Seferian. It ends in “-ian” – characteristic for most Armenian surnames, also with its other spelling, “-yan.” “Seferian.” That means “traveler.” My ancestors were probably merchants. Little surprise there for […]
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