By Edmond Y. Azadian When nations face overwhelming, burning issues, their citizens resort to extraordinary measures, if they still possess the instinct of survival. A case in point may be[...]

By George S. Yacoubian, Sr. An anniversary is, by definition, an observation of a notable event. When viewed through the prism of a church consecration, the occasion, whether commemorative or[...]

By Edmond Y. Azadian Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was elected last year with a strong mandate, has assumed the responsibility of reforming his country’s sagging economy and in[...]

  By Raffi Bedrosyan In a previous article (Dec. 28, 2013 – Emulate Zoryan Institute and Bring Armenian History in Turkish to Turks) about the approaching 2015 centennial of the[...]

By Peter Balakian When the Illinois Holocaust Museum asked me in the late summer of 2012 if I would be the advising scholar and a primary writer of text for[...]

By Edmond Y. Azadian Hrant Dink was a mountain of a man, both in terms of physical stature and idealistic mind. His mission was larger than himself. Like the Rev.[...]

By Edmond Y. Azadian Laws, especially international laws, which are meant to govern harmonious relations between nations, are fashioned to fit the interests of the power brokers; they are like[...]

By Edmond Y. Azadian The Middle East and the Caucasus are in political flux; events are moving at a dizzying pace and those left behind these developments stand to be[...]

By Edmond Y. Azadian During a recent trip to Armenia, President Vladimir Putin of Russia was met with hostile demonstrations by some groups who genuinely believe in Armenia’s adherence to[...]

By Edmond Y. Azadian The Middle East is a tinderbox ready for a conflagration when hit by any spark. The Bush-Cheney administration not only failed to avoid triggering that spark[...]

By Edmond Y. Azadian Many nations celebrate the glorious events of their history, Armenians tend to commemorate the more dismal pages of their past  — the fall of the city[...]