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Another President Sarkissian
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN By the time you read this, the Republic of Armenia (RoA) will formally know who its new, fourth, president will be come April. He is the second one named Sarkissian,...
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TAGS
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Trump Armenian Genocide Statement, that’s what TAGS stands for. Last year, when he had his first chance to do right on the matter of the Armenian Genocide, President...
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Insidious Ego
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Anyone who has interacted with people in some kind of organizational setting – business, military, volunteer – has no doubt encountered at least one person whose ego...
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Turkish Racism
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN In case the ongoing, periodic, massacres of Armenians in and/or by the Ottoman Empire and its willing and eager collaborators weren’t enough proof of Turkish racism;...
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How Could This Happen?
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN You might have seen the news about the North–South Transport Corridor, an arrangement to move freight via rail, road, and ship, among India, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia,...
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Wise Armenian Governance
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN The title of this piece is not a set of words anyone expects to see these days, what with the goings-on in Yerevan and much of the rest of Armenia. But the underlying...
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Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN This year I attended far fewer Genocide commemorative activities than I typically do, primarily because I was sick and did not want to infect a large portion of the...
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Torn
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN I can’t be the only who has been torn, internally, by the developments of the last two-three weeks in Armenia. Even writing about it is difficult because conditions...
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P-MEM-M
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN A new Prime Minister, snap (and clean) Elections, and an immediate Mining Moratorium, these, and in this order, are the top three things that the Republic of Armenia...
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Politics and Statecraft
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Statecraft is a word no longer often heard. We have become so cynical that we don’t even recognize it when it happens. Everything is now perceived as politics, that...
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California’s June 5 Primary
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN I apologize for the extreme lateness of this article. I’ve already been scolded by a few people for not having my electoral suggestions presented. This will be...
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Centennial Lookalike
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Just a few days ago, the Centennial of the first Armenian Republic, the first Armenian state in 543 years, was grandly celebrated right where its founding was...
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Holy Land Loss!
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN It seems there is chatter about, or perhaps it is serious consideration of, selling the property owned by the Armenian Diocese (Eastern USA) on which its St. Vartan...
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USA = -1/RoA
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Thanks to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), in the field of elections, it seems the United states and the Republic of Armenia are going in opposite...
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Un-F’in’-Believable
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Maybe he didn’t think he would be caught. Maybe he was too arrogant. Maybe he was too cocky. Maybe he was too plain dumb. Maybe he thought he was untouchable. Maybe...
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Whither Armenia and the Diaspora?
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN It seems most times when I write a piece that I think is of great importance, the response is… crickets. Yet, I feel compelled to keep addressing such issues, even...
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Impressions: ARF Western US Regional Convention
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Last weekend, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation of the Western US held its 52nd Convention. This meeting occurs every other year. It reviews and evaluates the...
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Irritants XXI
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Before proceeding to the gripe session I had envisioned for this week, I want to acknowledge and address (very briefly) the thoughtful comments and queries posted to...
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Ersatz Erdoğan Emergency Ends=Recep’s Ruse
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Great news! Did you hear? Two years, 77,000 people charged with terrorism, more than 150,000 fired public sector workers, an invasion-cum-occupation of Syria,...
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No Farmed Armenians
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN The subject of this article was inspired by a friend who called to convey concerns about it, just as I was wondering what the heck I would write about this week. The...
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