Op-Ed: Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation in the Backdrop of Ani and Ararat
By Aram Sevanian As we approach the centenary of the Armenian genocide in April 2015, will governments, especially in Ankara, be up to the job? Will there be a government,
Figs & Dogs: A Tribute to Sosé
By Melanie Vartabedian The fig tree in our backyard is a temperamental beast. Last year it decided to give hardly any fruit. The summer of 2011, the branches were practically
In Memoriam: Allen Yekikian and Sosé Thomassian
By Aris Hovasapian I turned 30 earlier this year. Many people mark that milestone as the last of their youth, and first of their old age, but to me, it
Armenia: Elections Fraught with Allegations of Corruption
By Greg Bilazarian With polls now closed in Yerevan, today’s mayoral election has been marred by extensive reports from local and Diasporan observers of intense cheating, interference and corruption. The
Armenia: What’s at Stake in Yerevan’s Mayoral Election
By Tamara S. Voskanian On May 5th residents of Yerevan will go to the polls to elect the 65-member Council of Elders, one of whom will become the Mayor of
Op-Ed: In Armenian Election Aftermath, Lessons Learned?
The question on most people’s minds in Armenia since the Feb. 18 presidential elections, and the stream of protests that has followed, is what is Raffi Hovannisian going to do
կարծիք: Սաֆարովյան աղետը. ներման քաղաքականություն
Լորքի Լիպարիտյան եվ Էդգար Մարտիրոսյան Վերջերս ադրբեջանցի լեյտենանտ Ռամիլ Սաֆարովի արտահանձնումն ու դրան հաջորդած ներումը զանգվածային աղմուկ բարձրացրեցին աշխարհով մեկ հայ ժողովրդի մեջ, և «Էկոնոմիստի» «Սայթաքում Բուդապեշտում» վերնագրված հոդվածով Բուդապեշտը հայտնվեց ուշադրության
Op-Ed: Politics of a Pardon
By Lorky Libaridian and Edgar Martirosyan The recent extradition and subsequent pardon of Azerbaijani lieutenant Ramil Safarov sparked massive outcry across the Armenian diaspora throughout the world and even earned
Op-Ed: Armenia Must Act Against Bigotry to Save Itself
In 2011 Armenia ranked 87th in the UN’s Human Development Index, well behind Caucasian neighbors Georgia and Azerbaijan. Last year Forbes reported that the Armenian economy was the second worst
Armenian Writer Aksel Bakunts: In Akar, Part II
The following is a part II of a translation of Aksel Bakunts’ “In Akar” by Nairi Hakhverdi. The story follows a poor young girl who is forced into marriage, gets