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Nagorno-Karabakh: Preventive and Remedial Recognition vs. Azerbaijani Threats

Nagorno-Karabakh: Preventive and Remedial Recognition vs. Azerbaijani Threats

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, one of the longest-lasting conflicts in the region, seems to have passed into an essential phase of its settlement.

June 17th, 2013

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Armenia Wants to Sell-Off More of its Infrastructure

Armenia Wants to Sell-Off More of its Infrastructure

Armenia’s Energy Minister Armen Movisisn on Thursday confirmed that the Armenian government was indeed in talks with a US-based energy company interested in buying Armenia’s largest power-generating facility in Syunik .

June 13th, 2013

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LETTERS: Genocide Denialist Academia

LETTERS: Genocide Denialist Academia

I wish to thank Ara Khachatourian for his timely article exposing an alarming trend in academia. While there are many layers to the question of when and how to engage genocide deniers, it appears those who participated in this case have oversimplified the issue in order to avoid the difficult questions.

June 6th, 2013

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Armenian Scholars at the Center of Genocide Denial

Armenian Scholars at the Center of Genocide Denial

The Turkish Studies Project of the University of Utah convened its fourth conference on on Wednesday in Tbilisi, Georgia. The conference is entitled “The Caucasus at Imperial Twilight: Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Nation-Building (1870s-1920s).”

June 5th, 2013

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Something to Think About When Choosing a Summer Camp…

Something to Think About When Choosing a Summer Camp…

As summertime is quickly approaching, the majority of us parents are scrambling to determine how to keep our children occupied, entertained, and mentally stimulated in the months to come.

May 31st, 2013

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A True Path to Armenian-Turkish Peace and Progress.

A True Path to Armenian-Turkish Peace and Progress.

It’s time for a new American approach to the Armenian Genocide, one that is as simple as it is sound: Progress and peace based upon truth and justice.

May 7th, 2013

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On the Electoral Process and Democracy

On the Electoral Process and Democracy

The Yerevan municipal elections are right around the corner, scheduled for May 5. Many political parties that are in opposition to the government or still on the fence are putting their faith in these election

May 3rd, 2013

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Understanding Ourselves: Questions of Genocide, Independence and Identity

Understanding Ourselves: Questions of Genocide, Independence and Identity

The implication of the title of the April 27, 2013 conference held at USC (“Independence and Beyond: In Search of a New Armenian Diaspora Post – 1991”) is that because there now exists an independent Armenia, the Diaspora must change.

May 3rd, 2013

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Yerevan’s May 5 Election: Stakes and Specifics

Yerevan’s May 5 Election: Stakes and Specifics

On May 5 residents of Yerevan will go to the polls to elect the 65-member Council of Elders, one of whom will become the Mayor of Yerevan.

April 29th, 2013

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Reparations: The New Frontier of the Armenian Cause and its Challenges

Reparations: The New Frontier of the Armenian Cause and its Challenges

Lawsuits arising from Armenian-originated citizens of United States against Insurance or Financial establishments, detaining or having detained assets belonging to our Ottoman ancestors, paved the way for a new frontier of the Armenian Cause.

April 24th, 2013

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U.S. Courts Should Not Politicize The Armenian Genocide

U.S. Courts Should Not Politicize The Armenian Genocide

On March 26, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued its ruling in the case of Garbis Davoyan, et al. vs. Republic of Turkey, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, and T.C. Ziraat Bankasi (case no. CV 10-05636 DMG).

April 15th, 2013

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‘The Roots Have Taken Hold’

‘The Roots Have Taken Hold’

Now that “the roots have taken hold in the soil”, the future of Armenia depends on all of us. The people have arisen and there is no going back. T

April 15th, 2013

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The ANCA’s Big Tent

The ANCA’s Big Tent

Idaho resident and Korean war veteran Johnny Kazian has never met financial professional Meri Davitian from Pasadena, California, who herself was born in the Republic of Armenia.

April 4th, 2013

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Threat of Azeri Pogroms still Exists, Says Expert

Threat of Azeri Pogroms still Exists, Says Expert

The Voice of Russia published an opinion piece in its most recent issue authored by Ruben Zargaryan, Associate Professor of History, an advisor to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s Foreign Ministry. Below is the text of the article:

April 2nd, 2013

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