Why is the Diaspora silent?

In 2008, during the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols, the president of the day faced a great wave of discontent having turned to the opinion of the Diaspora. Thus, due to the political, regional and international conditions, Armenia withdrew that agreement, and the Diaspora had its say.Today, after the infamous announcement of November 9, Armenia’s […]

Պետական շահերի գերակայությունը

The degradation of Armenia’s national security structure (as well as the crisis of political confidence) is often attributed to the defeat in the 44-day war; while the defeat contributed to both, it did not cause either. It exposed a problem which has much deeper roots. Almost all systemic and structural political and military weaknesses of […]

2020 թ. Ղարաբաղյան պատերազմը և Հայաստանի ապագա արտաքին ու անվտանգության քաղաքականությունները (Սպիտակ թուղթ)

The 2020 September war highlighted a number of weak areas in Armenia’s position and policies. It also invited The publication of a number of essays and papers that analyze these issues, while others offer recommendations for future policy. Now, after eight months of research and extensive consultations, a new study has appeared as a White Paper, that […]

History May Repeat Itself

In the summer of 1942, Stalingrad, situated on the banks of the river Volga, was under siege. The German army was dropping fire and iron on the city. The destroyed and besieged city put up resistance with almost exhausted ammunition. At that point, the Soviets had no hope of resisting. The Nazis bombarded and destroyed […]

Overcoming the challenges, we are facing

In response to Vahan Zanoyan’s article about the Armenian Constitution. These are extremely critical times for Armenia, and, unfortunately, much that is going on in the region is out of its control, and yet it will influence the country in a profound way. Many countries face regional developments which they did not start and they do not […]

“Bombing for Peace” – Perplexed and tormented

We, humans, consider ourselves the most intelligent among the animal species. Yet, the question arises, are we intelligent at all? We are killing our brothers and destroying our own world, endangered by the climate change, with bombs, rockets and miles-long military vehicles… “Bombing for Peace” was back in 1999, when NATO forces were shelling Serbia […]

Crisis of leadership

Three Armenian community events took place last February in France that were supposed to be indicators of the vitality of the French Community. Yet, on the contrary, they demonstrated the deplorable state of its representative bodies. Sadly, the situation of the Armenian community in France reflects that of the Diaspora and the Nation as a […]