An alternative perspective for building peace between Turkey and Armenians Truth and Mercy have met together; Peace and Justice have kissed. Psalm 85 Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one […]
In politics, only the possible is achievable because politics is the art of the possible. As such, our expectations should be grounded on that which is possible. Our expectations of President Barack Obama for his […]
President Barack Obama’s statement at a joint news conference on April 6 with Turkish President Abdullah Gul—“(M)y views [on the Armenian Genocide] are on the record and I have not changed my views”—may be translated […]
It seems from the latest ANC-sponsored forum on Turkish-Armenian relations [held in Watertown on March 26] that the ARF is resigned to the fact that a document will be signed between the governments of Armenia and […]
“Well, my views are on the record and I have not changed those views,” President Obama told a joint news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul. “I want to focus not on my views right […]
A group of House members, who have traditionally opposed Congressional resolutions recognizing the Armenian Genocide, wrote a letter to the presidents of Armenia and Turkey expressing their support for what they called “lasting Armenian-Turkish rapprochement.” […]
By any objective measure, the two-year-old campaign against the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) denial of the Armenian Genocide has been a spectacular success. The ADL, the Jewish American community, Israel, and Turkey were taken by surprise […]
On March 22 in Watertown, the National Association of Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) screened J. Michael Hagopian’s newest Armenian Genocide eyewitness documentary, “The River Ran Red,” before about 300 attendees. A panel discussion afterward […]
It is fair to say that the Armenian Diasporan community, especially in the United States, has reason to be mildly euphoric. Presently the political “stars” seem to be properly aligned, encouraging the belief that recognition […]
The Sabiha Gokcen affair in February 2004 proved to be the start of Turkey’s soul searching vis-à-vis its Armenian problem. Finally facing this rather difficult question brought with it the advent of yet another era […]
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