Opinions & Editorials

On Sunday April 12, H.H. Pope Francis has made an unequivocal declaration naming what he wanted to refer to, by its real name. Armenians suffered the first genocide of the 20th century he said, followed by similar crimes committed by the Nazis and Stalin. The entire world media received an incredibly powerful wake-up shock by this most simple and sincere declaration of the Catholic Church Pontiff who, by now, has established an unprecedented record of...

By Edmond Y. Azadian When influential publications such as the Christian Science Monitor or Newsweek decided to drop their print versions and survive in an online format only, many people began writing the obituary of print media. But when the New York Times released the global issue of its 200-plus-page weekly magazine (by “reimagining a magazine”) one is reminded of Mark Twain’s famous quote, “the reports about my death have been greatly exaggerated.” In the February...

By Edmond Y. Azadian   The Orange Revolution and the Rose Revolution brought regime changes in Ukraine and Georgia, respectively, but Armenia was spared during both cases and maintained its stability throughout those stormy periods. But rumors, forecasts and political analyses always pointed to the possibility of a color revolution in Armenia as well. President Serge Sargisian’s administration weathered successfully the tides of unrest fomented by the opposition and taking the initiative, it also deflated the opposition. Levon...

By Edmond Y. Azadian The literacy rate is not high in Egypt, but the people there are endowed with an innate sense of humor. Sometimes, they can encapsulate major political developments in simple anecdotes. One such anecdote began circulating when Anwar Sadat succeeded Gamal Abdel Nasser as president. The story goes that on the first day that the new president is driven to his office, the presidential limousine comes to a crossroad and the driver...