Armenian President Serge Sarkisian has spent the past year of his presidency negotiating a deal with Turkey (1) to accept Turkey’s perennial denial that its predecessor state the Ottoman Empire and nationalist forces under Ataturk […]
Enough time has transpired since the announcement of protocols for establishing diplomatic relations between Turkey and Armenia to tabulate the supporters and opponents. Of course, the U.S. State Department is thrilled with the current developments […]
I’ve got steam coming out of my ears. I’m so angry, but what am I supposed to do? Even if what I’m going to relate to you here doesn’t seem believable, it’s all the truth… […]
“The Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Turkey” officially announced in Berne, Yerevan, and Ankara on Aug. 31, has been brought to center stage and […]
The past three weeks have witnessed increased attention, condemnations, and justifications to the protocols as announced by the Armenian and Turkish governments on Aug. 31. Not surprisingly, what received the most attention was the section […]
Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers is a collection of essays by Arundhati Roy recently published by Haymarket Books. The title of the book may resonate with those who closely follow Roy’s writings and […]
By Raffi K. Hovannisian Governments and commentators have hailed the two recently announced protocols between Turkey and Armenia. If signed and ratified, they will provide a timetable for the opening of the Turkish-Armenian border and […]
Russia will be well along the road to total defeat by the U.S. and NATO in the Caucasus and beyond if the recently proposed Armenian-Turkish protocols are ratified. Within two months after ratification, Turkey would […]
YEREVAN—On the surface, Armenian citizens seem to be divided into two camps—those who enthusiastically support the government and those in sheer defiance, regardless of whether those opinions are made public or held secret. There are […]
Below is the full text of a speech given by Armenia’s Former Foreign Minister Vastan Oskanian on Sept. 22. We are facing a critical historic and political decision as a country and as a people […]
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