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The Division of Trade Spoils over Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin flanked by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan during a press conference at the trilateral meeting in Moscow, January 11, 2021 After the...
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Leadership crisis? Look to the global Armenian nation.
The first 30 years of the Republic of Armenia demonstrated the struggle to produce credible leadership that can address the economic, social and national security needs of the nation. As Armenians, we...
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A case for a scientific education
(Photo: Michael Longmire/Unsplash) In recent years, there have been some discussions in Diasporan circles on exactly how to help develop education in Armenia. As a mathematician, I have been involved...
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Fighting on Two Fronts
On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan invaded Artsakh, launching a six-week nightmare in which every sector of Armenian society was mobilized for what was deemed an existential struggle for the survival of...
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Armenia: What’s Next, Not Who
This is an attempt to analyze what happened over the last two years which led to our loss in the recent Artsakh War. If your first thought is “well, we actually lost it over the last 25 years,” then...
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Trump could be the first US President to be impeached twice
President Donald J. Trump walks to speak with members of the press along the South Lawn driveway Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, prior to boarding Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md. to begin his...
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In Memory of Barbara Haroutunian
Barbara Haroutunian Barbara (nee Zamanigian) Haroutunian passed away peacefully on January 12, 2021. She was the wife of the late John Haroutunian and the daughter of the late Leo and Victoria...
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Armenia’s defeated leader is unable to resolve problems from the lost war
There are three reasons why Armenia is in such a state of chaos and confusion: The first reason is that Armenia, as the defeated side in the war, has very little leverage in the implementation of the...
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Creative Armenia and AGBU announce 2021 Fellows
Creative Armenia and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) are delighted to announce the seven selected artists of the 2021 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellowships, which provide funding, mentorship,...
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Scholarship Program of the Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste...
After a month-long hiatus, the Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has reopened its scholarship program for the 2021-2022 academic year. It includes some changes, as...
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CSUN professor’s book examines the history of the Armenians of Musa Dagh
Vahram Shemmassian, head of the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Northridge, explores the history of Armenian resistance in the Musa Dagh region of the Ottoman Empire in his...
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Flowers of the Word (for Hrant)
“Still Growing” (an Armenian needle lace project, April 2020) You arrived in my life again, planted in the furrow, A mighty seedling of sight, of memory, of shadow, Easter opening soft as the sun,...
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Last minute US-Turkey accord grants Ankara rights to Christian cultural heritage
US Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey David Satterfield and Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Ersoy signed the disastrous bilateral agreement on cultural property which grants Turkey...
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Sen. Menendez condemns Turkey for inciting and arming Azerbaijan’s attack on...
WASHINGTON, DC – Incoming Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez (D-NJ) questioned Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken on US-Turkey policy, condemning Turkey’s role in Azerbaijan’s...
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Boregs, Biscuits and Me | Hummin’ Dixie
Ann Nahabedian pictured with dogwoods in the spring in North Carolina What is a Bostonian with a name like Nahabedian doing in Durham, North Carolina? A Northern ethnic in Durham, North Carolina in the...
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ANCA congratulates President Biden
Wilmington, DE November 7, 2020 (Photo: David Lienemann/Biden For President/Flickr) WASHINGTON, DC — The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) congratulates Joe Biden on his inauguration as the...
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Unity
Over the past few months many people recommended that I read The Fool («Խենթը») by Raffi because of its relevance to the current state of affairs in Armenia. I was amazed by the book’s relevance. It...
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In Memory of Rose Vartouhi Basmajian Shelengian
Rose Vartouhi Basmajian Shelengian Rose Shelengian passed away on Sunday morning, December 27, 2020 two days before her 96th birthday. She was born Rose Vartouhi Basmajian in Bridgewater, Massachusetts...
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Lavrov addresses status of Artsakh, POWs
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a January 18 news conference (Photo: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated this week that the status of Artsakh is...
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A Photographic Journey into the Past
WATERTOWN, Mass. — The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Archives constitute an invaluable repository of modern Armenian history from the late-19th century to our days. Thousands of reports,...
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