Artsakh, Bananas, and Sugar
2021-09-02
We lost Artsakh but at least now everyone can import bananas and sugar. Right?Continue Reading
Soghomon’s Sacrifice
2021-03-15
We were not asked to make the same sacrifice as Soghomon Tehlirian but were we willing to make any sacrifice at all? Are we now?Continue Reading
The Immoral Art of Subtly Supporting Pashinyan
2021-02-26
Saying “no to Nikol, but no to his predecessors, too” is an immoral position that is threatening the future of Armenia.Continue Reading
Conditioning of the Armenian Mind
2020-12-29
Armenian society has been conditioned to responded to the mention of certain words and people with a visceral – and often violent – reaction.Continue Reading
An Unequal Relationship: Armenia and Russia
2020-11-18
Armenians can choose to manage the necessarily unequal relationship with Russia or we can continue living in a fantasy – and suffer.Continue Reading
Globalist Liberal Armenians and Nikol Pashinyan
2020-11-16
Globalist liberals spent years weakening Armenia through foreign-funded propaganda and activism and are now sparing no effort to keep Pashinyan in power.Continue Reading
Is Nikol Pashinyan to Blame?
2020-11-13
Nikol Pashinyan’s favorite canard is blaming others for his failures. After losing the war against Azerbaijan, he is at it again.Continue Reading
Open Letter to Diaspora Commissioner Zareh Sinanyan
2020-11-12
The Armenite’s editor, William Bairamian, writes a letter to Diaspora Commissioner Zareh Sinanyan, asking for his resignation.Continue Reading
Strength, Weakness, and Armenia’s Future
2020-10-31
“The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” This one line is all you need to know to understand how international relations work. Continue Reading
Inventing Color TV Doesn’t Win Wars
2020-10-19
An Armenian invented color TV. Nobody cares.Continue Reading
What About Russia? On Independence and Responsibilities
2020-10-14
Independence brings with it responsibilities. Armenia has a strong ally in Russia but it must first look to itself to address its problems.Continue Reading
A View into Two Weeks and 10 Hours: The Artsakh War 2020 Ceasefire
2020-10-10
What was being discussed for over 10 hours, who came out on top, and what to do next.Continue Reading
Irrelevant Narratives of Peace
2019-12-21
The irrelevant peacebuilding narratives imposed on Armenians ignore reality and make real peace less likely. Continue Reading
Geopolitical Implications of Erdogan’s Victory for Armenia
2018-06-25
Ara Yetian argues Erdogan’s election victory ensures marginalization of Pan-Turkic ideology, while HDP maintains its place in parliament.Continue Reading
Checkmate: How Serzh Sargsyan Cornered His Foes – and Won
2015-12-05
Approving the proposed changes to the Armenian constitution would be in the best interest of Armenia’s opposition. But, they’re against the reforms. Why?Continue Reading
Yes or No? Why Armenian Democracy Would Benefit from Parliamentarism
2015-12-04
Would Armenian democracy benefit under a parliamentary system or should it remain as a presidential system?Continue Reading
No, Russia Does Not Want War in Nagorno-Karabakh
2015-10-19
Pietro Shakarian responds to Richard Giragosian’s piece in Al-Jazeera claiming that Russia wants war in Nagorno-Karabakh.Continue Reading
Manufacturing Clichés: Turk-Hating Armenians and Genocide Obsession
2015-04-22
Meline Toumani and Arman Grigoryan write opinion pieces about topics they know little about and create clichés – one of a genocide-obsessed people and another of the Turk-hating Armenian – that they then attack to prove their foregone conclusions.Continue Reading
One-State Solution: Unite Armenia and Artsakh
2015-02-19
Aram Hovasapyan says Armenia and Artsakh should be united.Continue Reading