By Ara Papian

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia came to a decision on the unfortunate pair of Armenia-Turkey protocols. As seen as being bound to happen, it was declared that ‘the obligations codified in the protocols are in accord with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia’. Of course, there could [...]

Ted Tourian explores the ramifications to Armenian farmers (and Armenian society at large) if the borders with Turkey are opened, without adequate tariffs or tax incentives to protect Armenian farmers.

Last year, Turkey’s leaders, fearful of the impact of an Obama victory and keenly aware that their new foreign policy direction – on Iraq, Iran, Israel and a host of other issues – would seriously limit their traditional ability to beat U.S. policymakers into line, shifted gears in their Armenian Genocide denial campaign, moving from [...]

When reviewing the recently signed Protocols regarding diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey, given that settling the border is a sovereign right, that Armenia’s elected leaders have never stated they have territorial claims on Turkey, and that the Karabagh conflict is not explicitly part of the Protocols, what remains for debate is the “sub-commission on the historical dimension.”

By Appo Jabarian
Los Angeles (USA Armenian Life Magazine) -  The Noyan Tapan News Agency reported this week that Arkady Ghukasyan, the former President of Artsakh, currently Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large, and the Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of Armenia Fund has been visiting the United States and Canada tosolicit donations ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving Day [...]

By Shahan Kandaharian
Lebanon (Aztag Daily) – The criticism of the prominent Swiss newspaper against its government is characteristic. The “Neo Zuricher Zeitung” newspaper criticizes the country’s foreign ministry, for mediating between Armenia and Turkey in the process of normalization of their ties as well as signing of the protocols. The main issue of the criticism [...]

By Razmig Shirinian
As Turkey and Armenia attempt to rebuild their strained relationships, political suspicions, deeply rooted in history, resurface between the two. The implementation of a “roadmap” for restoring relations between the two countries could certainly change the political alignments in the Caucasus region. Turkey, however, seems to be aiming beyond the Caucasus and attempting [...]

Argentina (OpenDemocracy.net) – Armenia and Turkey, after two years of negotiations mediated by Switzerland, have agreed upon two protocols that were signed on 10 October 2009. They concern, respectively, the establishment of diplomatic relations and the fostering of bilateral relations.
The first presents several problems, which are likely in time to be resolved so that the [...]

As Armenians, we’re in trying times. But we’ve faced hardship before. Far worse, of course, and we’ve always come through. At times like this, it’s sometimes worth asking why. Why is it that we’ve survived? What exactly is it about us, or in us, that propels us forward against great hardship and some very tough odds.

The protocols were signed because we lacked the strategic points of intervention to cause the change we wanted. I would like to offer some thoughts of reflection, as well as some thoughts on moving forward.

While neither protocol mentions Nagorno-Karabagh by name, there are provisions in the protocols with dangerous and permanent implications for Karabagh and Armenia. Three highly problematic provisions appear in the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Turkey.

Millions of Armenians around the entire planet raised their voices with their rights stamped on the tricolor flag. What were they claiming? What was their demand?