By Edmond Y. Azadian The title of this column is borrowed from Russian writer Mikhail Lermontov’s novel, which takes place in the Caucasus. However, the hero of our time, Garo[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian To visit Armenia in the immediate aftermath of the Azeri aggression during the first four days of April was a sad experience and still is — defiant[...]
By Edmond Azadian (Part II) Azerbaijan is the cornerstone of Armenia’s relations with Turkey. As long as the Karabagh issue is not settled with Azerbaijan, it seems that[...]
By Edmond Azadian PART l Armenia seems to have been destined by history to be located in a geographic area where major political interests and empires clash and where the[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian As the consequences of the recent flare-up on the contact line are revealed to the world, the two sides in the conflict are left licking their[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian As of this writing, the ceasefire breach on the contact line continues, despite worldwide calls for cessation of hostilities. Although ceasefire violations since May 5, 1994[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian In recent years, sexual scandals plaguing the Catholic Church in the US and elsewhere have become routine. These scandals dominate the headlines and have weakened the[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian As the European Union (EU) bowed down to Turkish demands and brought Turkey’s accession talks with the union a step closer, Armenia’s President Serge Sargisian paid[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian Hrant Dink, the courageous journalist who believed that he could promote democracy in Turkey by getting the people to face the dark history of that country,[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian “Zaman, killed on Friday, wakes up on Sunday as a pro-government zombie,” writes journalist Piotr Zalewski this week. But the “killing” of Zaman on March 4[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian Jurisprudence in Turkey has not progressed much since the days of the Ottoman Sultans. Armenian literature has a lesser known satirist, called Arantzar who ridiculed the[...]
