by Louise Manoogian SimoneShortly after the AGBU General Assembly in Yerevan, an active member attending the week-long events expressed his appreciation for what he considered was a unique learning experience. "I traveled often to Armenia in the...
by David ZenianChange is never easy, especially when it comes to replacing a deep-rooted centrally planned and controlled economy with a western-style entrepreneurship that forms the cornerstone of capitalism. The going gets tougher when change...
by David ZenianBusiness as usual and partisan gridlock are often inseparable ingredients of a democracy, and this is true in Armenia today as much as in the United States. But this also means an open season - and two-way traffic - for critics of...
by David ZenianWhat do you do if you need 40 million dollars per year to run the essential services of your city and all you have is less than six million? You go to Yerevan Mayor Vahagn Khatchadrian for some useful tips. "The weather helps a lot,"...
by David ZenianFreedom of speech and expression has just gained another powerful voice in Armenia. It is called HIGH FM 105.5 Stereo, Yerevan's first independent radio station. The brainchild of four graduates of the American University of Armenia,...
by David ZenianBob McClendon is the Country Director of the U.S. Peace Corps in Armenia who often "plays"; father to his small army of volunteers many of whose lives have changed in the two years they have been here. "Our volunteers love it out...
by David ZenianArmenia is a landlocked nation whose well-being often depends on the goodwill of its neighbors. The same is true with Azerbaijan, especially when it comes to the export of its oil to western markets. When Azerbaijan signed an eight...
by Prof. Herman GascheUnder the hot Armenian summer sun, a group of men are working very carefully on a piece of land a few kilometers from the village of Oshakan where Mesrop Mashtotz, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet, is buried. The...
by Paul MartinBrussels — It is a place famous for its cafes offering 400 fine local beers, amazing culinary delights and a Grande Place that is one of the finest medieval squares in Europe. However, this city of just over one million has an...
by David ZenianBrussels — The Armenian Embassy in Brussels may not be a high-profile diplomatic post, but a look at the territory it covers clearly indicates that there is more than meets the eye. Brussels is the home of the North Atlantic Treaty...
by David ZenianAntranig Kazarian will return to Armenia in April as an official delegate to the Holy Etchmiadzin elections, 56 years after leaving his home to join the Soviet army in the war to stop Adolph Hitler’s advancing forces. Antranig, only a...
by David ZenianBRUSSELS — Sirnak and Silope are nothing more than small dots on the map, but Armenians rehabilitated from these Kurdish villages along the Turkish-Iraqi border are changing the fabric of Armenian communities in at least two European...