May 5 and Beyond: Continuing the Struggle
Yerevan residents go to the polls again on May 5 for municipal elections that are being widely viewed as a continuation of the February presidential elections and an important battlefront in the...
View ArticleTwo Weeks Ago in Armenia
“My friend, what is your name?” my husband asks the stranger sitting next to him on the bar. “Dikran,” the stranger responds, sipping his beer. “And what do you do my friend?” “I’m a criminal lawyer. I...
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Gariné’s House of Hope and Rebirth
Zaruhi Petrosyan, Mariam Gevorgyan, Maro Gulyan. Many of us have heard their names and their stories. They have become the public faces of domestic violence in Armenia, Zaruhi and Maro with their...
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One Soldier’s Tragedy, an Entire Nation’s Shame
“The citizens of the Republic of Armenia shall be under the protection of the Republic of Armenia within the territory of the Republic of Armenia and beyond its borders.” –Article 11.3, Constitution of...
View ArticleDemocracy, Sovereignty and Armenia’s Eurasian Path
As Armenia turns 22 this month, our country finds itself at a crossroads—perhaps the most defining one in its independent existence. After four years of negotiations with the European Union (EU) on the...
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Channeling Diasporan Entrepreneurship into Armenia
A recent World Bank report entitled, “Fostering Entrepreneurship in Armenia,” rated Armenia as having the highest level of entrepreneurial activity among the countries of the South Caucasus. This was...
View ArticleA Wake-Up Call for Armenia and the Diaspora
Two weeks ago a few hundred Armenian citizens and activists heeded to Shant Harutyunyan’s call for revolution. Armed with homemade explosives, batons, and rocks they started marching toward the...
View ArticleThoughts on What It Means to Be Armenian
Special for the Armenian Weekly This year, we traveled to Beirut to celebrate Christmas with my family. It was a joyful time despite the stresses of frequent suicide bombings and already nerve-wracking...
View ArticleArmenia’s Changing Political Landscape
Special for the Armenian Weekly Armenia’s political landscape saw quite a few developments in the weeks following the resignation of former Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The events that transpired...
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The Gyumri Killings: Beyond the Legal Arguments
Special for the Armenian Weekly More than a week since the Gyumri killings, the city and Armenia at large are still struggling to come to terms with the heinous crime that wiped out an entire family....
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