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Harut Sassounian. Erdogan Shot Himself in the Foot By Shooting Down the Russian Jet
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-12-02 17:13:02

Leaders around the world have been pandering to Recep Tayyip Erdogan for years, trying to win him over to their side. They flattered the Turkish President so much that

Harut Sassounian.Erdogan Shot Himself in the Foot By Shooting Down the Russian Jet
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-12-01 15:26:08

Leaders around the world have been pandering to Recep Tayyip Erdogan for years, trying to win him over to their side. They flattered the Turkish President so much that

Harut Sassounian.Columbia University Researchers Confirm Turkey’s Links to ISIS
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-27 17:12:07

A team of Columbia University researchers from the United States, Europe, and Turkey confirmed last week that the Turkish government has provided to ISIS: military cooperation, weapons, logistical support,

Harut Sassounian. Columbia University Researchers Confirm Turkey’s Links to ISIS
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-25 15:06:16

A team of Columbia University researchers from the United States, Europe, and Turkey confirmed last week that the Turkish government has provided to ISIS: military cooperation, weapons, logistical support,

Harut Sassounian.Only 35% of Americans Are Aware There was an Armenian Genocide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-23 11:48:53

For the first time, a prestigious nationwide survey, conducted on November 9 by Zogby Analytics, reveals the extent of the American public’s knowledge and opinion on the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian. Only 35% of Americans Are Aware There was an Armenian Genocide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-18 15:43:57

For the first time, a prestigious nationwide survey, conducted on November 9 by Zogby Analytics, reveals the extent of the American public’s knowledge and opinion on the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian.Met with Israel’s President, and Spoke at Armenian Genocide Conference
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-13 14:24:56

Last week I spoke at the first conference on the Armenian Genocide in Israel, gave a lecture at the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem, and attended a meeting with Israel’s

By Harut Sassounian Met with Israel’s President, and Spoke at Armenian Genocide Conference
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-11 15:54:17

Last week I spoke at the first conference on the Armenian Genocide in Israel, gave a lecture at the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem, and attended a meeting with Israel’s

Harut Sassounian.Met with Israel’s President, and Spoke at Armenian Genocide Conference
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-10 14:14:36

Last week I spoke at the first conference on the Armenian Genocide in Israel, gave a lecture at the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem, and attended a meeting with Israel’s

Armenians Should Counter Azerbaijan's Pressure on Israel to Deny the Genocide. Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-09 11:03:08

As relations between Israel and Turkey have become increasingly strained in recent years, shifting from strategic alliance to outright hostility, many analysts began to wonder about the Israeli government's

GLOBAL COLONIALITY AND THE WORLD DISORDER. REVISITING BANDUNG, 1955
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-06 12:02:59

By WPF DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS  14 OCTOBER 2015   Remarks by Walter Mignolo, Director, Center for Global Studies and the Humanities, Duke University, prepared for the 13th Rhodes Forum We have been invited

FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS – CAN THEIR FAILURES BE EVEN BIGGER?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-04 18:22:46

  Many thanks for the invitation, which gave me the first opportunity to visit this beautiful island. Last time, I was in Greece at the end of June, at a

VLADIMIR YAKUNIN TO THE 13TH RHODES FORUM
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  • 2015-11-04 13:48:14

  A Speech by Vladimir Yakunin, Founding President, WPF “Dialogue of Civilizations”, at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the 13th Rhodes Forum, October 9, 2015   Your Excellency!  Esteemed guests!  Ladies and gentlemen!  On behalf

Harut Sassounian.Armenians Should Counter Azerbaijan's Pressure on Israel to Deny the Genocide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-04 11:54:38

As relations between Israel and Turkey have become increasingly strained in recent years, shifting from strategic alliance to outright hostility, many analysts began to wonder about the Israeli government's

Harut Sassounian.Armenians Should Counter Azerbaijan's Pressure on Israel to Deny the Genocide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-03 10:46:48

As relations between Israel and Turkey have become increasinly strained in recent years, shifting from strategic alliance to outright hostility, many analysts began to wonder about the Israeli government's

CHINA’S NEW PAYMENTS SYSTEM POINTS WAY TO DE-DOLLARISED WORLD
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-11-02 19:15:10

CIPS is Beijing’s alternative and replacement for SWIFT Peter Guy   The mainland recently launched the China International Payments System (“CIPS”), enlisting an initial group of 19 domestic and international banks. As

Harut Sassounian. Hastert to Plead Guilty of Sexual Abuse, Yet US Still Covers up Turkish Blackmail By Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-30 14:55:49

This week, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to plead guilty to the charge of making secret payments to buy the silence of boys he had sexually abused

Harut Sassounian.Hastert to Plead Guilty of Sexual Abuse, Yet US Still Covers up Turkish Blackmail
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-28 11:47:36

  This week, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to plead guilty to the charge of making secret payments to buy the silence of boys he had sexually abused

Harut Sassounian.Hastert to Plead Guilty of Sexual Abuse, Yet US Still Covers up Turkish Blackmail
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-27 13:59:40

This week, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to plead guilty to the charge of making secret payments to buy the silence of boys he had sexually abused

Dynamics in Russia’s nationalism and the South Caucasus
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-26 17:35:43

  The nationalism, along with its moderate and radical modifications, has been one of the most criticized and targeted ideologies for civilized societies especially after the Second World War.   The political

Harut Sassouian.To Ban Genocide Denial, Court Incites Armenians to Commit Violence
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-26 11:22:20

In the case of Dogu Perincek vs. Switzerland, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sustained in a 10-7 vote the Turkish politician’s right to

Harut Sassouian.To Ban Genocide Denial, Court Incites Armenians to Commit Violence
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-23 15:51:04

In the case of Dogu Perincek vs. Switzerland, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sustained in a 10-7 vote the Turkish politician’s right to

Harut Sassouian. To Ban Genocide Denial, Court Incites Armenians to Commit Violence
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-21 17:40:51

In the case of Dogu Perincek vs. Switzerland, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sustained in a 10-7 vote the Turkish politician’s right to

Harut Sassouian.To Ban Genocide Denial, Court Incites Armenians to Commit Violence
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-20 11:23:35

In the case of Dogu Perincek vs. Switzerland, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sustained in a 10-7 vote the Turkish politician’s right to

PUTIN’S “ENDGAME” IN SYRIA
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-19 20:04:15

by MIKE WHITNEY   Russia doesn’t want to fight a war with Turkey, so Russian generals devised a simple, but effective plan to discourage Turkey from taking any action that could

Canonisation of the Genocide Victims: What is the meaning of their sainthood? By Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-19 10:44:41

  On the 75th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, in a joint Communiqué issued on April 29, 1989 for the occasion, Their Holiness Vazken I Catholicos of All Armenians and

Harut Sassounian.Who Should Demand Armenian Territories from Turkey?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-19 10:34:42

  I just became aware of an important interview Pres. Serzh Sargsyan had given to Turkish journalist Cansu Camlibel of Hurriyet newspaper on April 24, 2015 in Yerevan. The article

Harut Sassounian. Who Should Demand Armenian Territories from Turkey?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-16 16:53:55

I just became aware of an important interview Pres. Serzh Sargsyan had given to Turkish journalist Cansu Camlibel of Hurriyet newspaper on April 24, 2015 in Yerevan. The article

Harut Sassounian. Pan-Armenian Council to Supersede Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-10 15:42:16

The Armenian Genocide Centennial State Committee unanimously adopted a resolution on September 26 in Yerevan to form a Pan-Armenian Council. Also present were representatives of Armenian Genocide Centennial Committees

Harut Sassounian.Pan-Armenian Council to Supersede Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-09 14:10:20

The Armenian Genocide Centennial State Committee unanimously adopted a resolution on September 26 in Yerevan to form a Pan-Armenian Council. Also present were representatives of Armenian Genocide Centennial Committees

Harut Sassounian.Pan-Armenian Council to Supersede Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-10-06 12:32:49

The Armenian Genocide Centennial State Committee unanimously adopted a resolution on September 26 in Yerevan to form a Pan-Armenian Council. Also present were representatives of Armenian Genocide Centennial Committees

Muslims’ Migration to Europe and the New Mosque in Moscow
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-09-25 11:10:25

  The recent migration crisis in Europe once again became a cause for Russian media to “announce” about Europe’s eventual destruction. Russian media field is flooded by headlines, such as

Harut Sassounian.Reflections on the 24th Anniversary Of Armenia’s Independence
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-09-21 23:28:51

  On the occasion of the 24th anniversary of Armenia’s independence, I had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the celebration organized by the Armenian Consulate in Glendale,

Harut Sassounian.United Nations to Commemorate Victims of All Genocides on Dec. 9
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-09-19 11:39:42

  On Sept. 11, after years of persistent diplomatic efforts, the Republic of Armenia succeeded in having the United Nations General Assembly adopt by consensus a generic resolution on all

Harut Sassounian. To Get Rid of ISIS, Turks Must First Get Rid of Erdogan
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-09-11 14:09:45

  Turkey has not only refused to join its NATO allies in fighting against ISIS, but has trained, armed and facilitated the infiltration of thousands of terrorists into Syria and

Harut Sassounian.To Get Rid of ISIS, Turks Must First Get Rid of Erdogan
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-09-08 18:25:15

Turkey has not only refused to join its NATO allies in fighting against ISIS, but has trained, armed and facilitated the infiltration of thousands of terrorists into Syria and

Harut Sassounian. Worldwide Collaboration Required To Confront Pan-Armenian Crises
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-09-06 15:16:46

There has been a serious lack of coordination in dealing with critical global issues. Armenians around the world have repeatedly come under attack with Armenia or the Diaspora hardly

Harut Sassounian.Worldwide Collaboration Required To Confront Pan-Armenian Crises
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-09-01 11:52:02

There has been a serious lack of coordination in dealing with critical global issues. Armenians around the world have repeatedly come under attack with Armenia or the Diaspora hardly

ՅԱՐՈՒԹ ՍԱՍՈՒՆԵԱՆ. Հայաստանի Բարձր Վարկանիշը Միջազգային Ցուցակի Վրայ. Իրականութի՞ւն, Թէ՞ Տպաւորութիւն
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-08-27 18:13:37

Աշխարհի 152 երկիրներու «Մարդու ազատութեան ցուցանիշ»-ի վերջին զեկոյցին մէջ զարմանալիօրէն Հայաստանին տրուած է բարձր վարկանիշ: Ուսումնասիրութիւնը համատեղ իրականացուած է Ուաշինկթընի «Քաթօ»-ի հիմնարկի, Վանքուվըրի Ֆրէյզըրի հիմնարկի եւ Պերլինի Ֆրիտրիխ Նաումանի

Harut Sassounian Armenia Scores High on Global Index:Perception vs. Reality
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-08-26 10:47:36

The latest report of The Human Freedom Index for 152 countries gives Armenia a surprisingly high score. The study was conducted jointly by the Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.; Fraser

Harut Sassounian.Turkey Pays CIA Director & Lobbyists To Misrepresent Attacks on Kurds & ISIS
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-08-21 11:16:08

Thousands of articles have been published worldwide in the recent weeks exposing Turkey’s strategic trickery -- using the pretext of fighting ISIS to carry out a genocidal bombing campaign

Harut Sassounian. It’s Often Difficult to Distinguish Fact from Fiction on the Internet
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-08-12 11:38:34

It is ironic that in this modern age of technology and abundance of information at the fingertips of everyone with an electronic device, it is becoming increasingly difficult, and

Harut Sassounian.Trump Risks Tarnishing Image For a Fistful of Azeri Dollars
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-08-08 15:43:09

  The last thing Donald Trump needs these days is one more controversy. Then again, Trump thrives on controversy and most probably would welcome any publicity -- positive or negative

Harut Sassounian.Trump Risks Tarnishing Image For a Fistful of Azeri Dollars
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-08-07 11:39:45

The last thing Donald Trump needs these days is one more controversy. Then again, Trump thrives on controversy and most probably would welcome any publicity -- positive or negative

Harut Sassounian. Trump Risks Tarnishing Image For a Fistful of Azeri Dollars
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-08-05 13:47:53

The last thing Donald Trump needs these days is one more controversy. Then again, Trump thrives on controversy and most probably would welcome any publicity -- positive or negative

Harut Sassounian.Trump Risks Tarnishing Image For a Fistful of Azeri Dollars
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-08-04 13:55:08

The last thing Donald Trump needs these days is one more controversy. Then again, Trump thrives on controversy and most probably would welcome any publicity -- positive or negative

Harut Sassounian. Erdogan is Pursuing his Self-Interests, Instead of Fighting ISIS Terrorists
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-08-02 13:09:04

  Last month, only after losing his party’s parliamentary majority, President Erdogan realized that there are dangerous terrorists in neighboring Syria who are a threat to Turkey’s security.   Ironically, these are

Harut Sassounian.Erdogan is Pursuing his Self-Interests, Instead of Fighting ISIS Terrorists
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-07-31 11:45:16

Last month, only after losing his party’s parliamentary majority, President Erdogan realized that there are dangerous terrorists in neighboring Syria who are a threat to Turkey’s security.   Ironically, these are

Harut Sassounian.Erdogan is Pursuing his Self-Interests, Instead of Fighting ISIS Terrorists
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-07-29 16:09:12

Last month, only after losing his party’s parliamentary majority, President Erdogan realized that there are dangerous terrorists in neighboring Syria who are a threat to Turkey’s security.   Ironically, these are

Harut Sassounian.Erdogan is Pursuing his Self-Interests, Instead of Fighting ISIS Terrorists
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-07-28 16:41:51

Last month, only after losing his party’s parliamentary majority, President Erdogan realized that there are dangerous terrorists in neighboring Syria who are a threat to Turkey’s security.   Ironically, these are