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L’Arménie bloque la nomination d’un film sur l’Artsakh aux Oscars. Par Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-11-21 14:06:08

  In my last week’s article I criticized the government of Jordan for buckling under Azerbaijan’s pressure to withdraw its nomination of a documentary about Artsakh as an Oscars entry.   While

Armenians Now have a New Target: Jordan For Buckling Under Azerbaijan’s Pressure. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-11-13 14:39:21

  As if Armenians did not have enough problems to deal with, they must now insist that Jordan reverse the dropping of its Artsakh-themed Oscar entry under pressure from Azerbaijan.   Jordan’s

Next week’s UN Climate Summit in Baku Will Further Enrich Ruling Aliyev Clan. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-11-09 12:45:28

  Over the years, there have been several reports exposing the billions of dollars that Azerbaijan’s ruling Aliyev family has embezzled from the state coffers and the large amount of

Presidential Candidates Issue pro-Artsakh Statements: You Decide Who to Vote for…By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-10-31 12:15:53

  In the heated atmosphere of the U.S. presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris, have issued statements to Armenian-American voters seeking their support.   On his

Text of UN-Azerbaijan Agreement Revealed For the Climate Summit to be Held in Baku. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-10-25 15:22:59

  As the UN Climate Summit (COP29) is set to be held in Baku starting on November 11, it is becoming increasingly clear that Azerbaijan should not have been allowed

Bakou engage une agence de relations publiques pour 4,7 millions de dollars Pour redorer son image avant le sommet sur le climat
  • Politics
  • 2024-10-19 10:50:14

  Le gouvernement dictatorial et corrompu d’Azerbaïdjan verse 4,7 millions de dollars à une agence de relations publiques américaine afin de redorer son image avant d’accueillir la prestigieuse conférence internationale

Jerusalem Patriarchate Wins Lawsuit To Recover its Vast Properties in Turkey. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-10-12 12:05:29

  In 2019, I wrote about the status of the lawsuit filed in 2012 in Turkey by the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem to recover its over one thousand real estate

Turkish Diplomats Accused In D.C. Court of Violating U.S. Laws
  • Politics
  • 2024-10-04 11:44:20

  Turkish investigative reporter Abdullah Bozkurt wrote in the Nordic Monitor an article titled, “Senior Turkish diplomats accused of human trafficking, fraud in Washington, D.C., court.”   Bozkurt reported that Husnu Sinan

Pashinyan’s Remarks at Diaspora Summit: Wrong Ideas, Wrong timing, Wrong Place. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-09-28 11:49:18

  I would like to comment on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s shocking statements at the Global Armenian Summit in Yerevan on September 18, 2024.   For an hour and a half Pashinyan

Why Can’t Pashinyan Remember the Document. He Signed at the End of the 2020 War? By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-09-20 13:25:51

  It is incomprehensible that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan would forget important details of the document he signed with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and President Vladimir Putin of Russia,

Armenia Should Exploit Rifts Between Azerbaijan and Turkey. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-09-16 12:20:25

  Countries must have various tools in their arsenal to counter or weaken their enemies. The most obvious one is the use of force.   However, Armenia is unable to do that

Pashinyan’s Press Conference Proved Why He Isn’t Qualified to Lead Armenia. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-09-07 11:00:14

  During his latest press conference held on August 31, 2024, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan showed once again why he should resign as soon as possible.   Since neither Pashinyan nor his

Turkish Textbooks Brainwash Students By Denying Genocide Against Minorities. Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-08-28 14:06:52

  Turkish investigative journalist Uzay Bulut published on the Gatestone Institute’s website an article titled, “Turkish Textbooks: Turning History on Its Head.”   Bulut wrote: “Turkish government authorities have targeted their own

Erdogan Is Said to Have Divine Attributes: “Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely”. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-08-13 10:54:17

  In his article in the Nordic Monitor, Abdullah Bozkurt wrote about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shrouding himself with the attributes of God or Allah. Erdogan’s subservient inner circle

Turkey Allocated $544 Million to Invigorate Its Communities in Foreign Countries. Harut Sassounian
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  • 2024-08-07 14:38:33

  Two months ago, I wrote an analysis titled: “Turkey is Backing its Citizens Abroad, While Armenia is Alienating its Diaspora.” It was based on an article by Abdullah Bozkurt

Should Pashinyan Go to Baku at Aliyev’s Invitation to Attend an Int’l Conference?
  • Politics
  • 2024-08-03 10:19:33

  Hikmet Hajiyev, Head of Foreign Policy Department of Pres. Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, announced on July 21 that Armenia was officially invited to the United Nations’ International Conference on

Pashinyan Criticized Armenia’s Constitution on Constitution Day. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-07-11 13:08:51

  Only in Armenia does the leader of the country give a speech criticizing the Constitution on the Anniversary of the Constitution! This would be similar to the head of

Armenians Want to Enjoy Their Lives, Not Struggle Eternally, Pashinyan Said
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  • 2024-07-03 11:50:21

  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan last week continued to advocate for his policy of appeasement towards Azerbaijan, suggesting that Armenians rather enjoy their lives than engage in eternal struggles.   Addressing the

Ignoring Armenia’s Existential Problems, Pashinyan Talks Wrongly about the Diaspora. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-06-25 10:57:12

  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met on June 19 with a group of Diaspora Armenians who worked as temporary staff members at various Ministries in Armenia.   During his remarks to the

Turkey is Backing its Citizens Abroad While Armenia is Alienating its Diaspora. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-06-12 12:17:32

Armenia has a very large Diaspora, estimated at seven million -- more than double Armenia’s population. Successive Armenian governments have attracted only a negligible portion of this valuable asset

Pashinyan Turned Armenia Into a Police State
  • Politics
  • 2024-06-05 11:02:01

  The Armenian government had two options to resolve peacefully the popular uprising against the regime:   1) Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan could have resigned, turning over the reins of power to

Donations Tilt Vatican In Favor of Azerbaijan. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-05-21 14:57:18

  In a lengthy article published in the Irpmedia.irpi.eu in Italian on March 27, 2024, titled, “How Vatican helped legitimize the Aliyev autocracy in Azerbaijan,” Simone Zoppellaro exposes Vatican’s pro-Azerbaijan

Pashinyan Will Have Blood on His Hands If French-Armenian Dies at Yerevan Airport
  • Politics
  • 2024-05-10 10:52:46

  French-Armenian journalist Leo Nicolian has been on a hunger strike at the Yerevan airport for 16 days, after being banned from entering Armenia.   Nicolian, 57, is an aggressive investigative journalist

Pashinyan Falsely Blames Armenia’s Problems On the Trauma from the Genocide of 1915
  • Politics
  • 2024-05-04 10:48:36

  With each passing day, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statements contradicting Armenia’s national interests are getting increasingly alarming   Pashinyan started by denigrating Mt. Ararat, the preeminent Armenian symbol. He then mocked

What Will Pashinyan Do Next, Demolish the Genocide Museum?
  • Politics
  • 2024-04-24 13:34:29

  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his equally incompetent underlings have been making for months anti-Armenian statements. He started with denigrating Mount Ararat and then went on to criticize Republic

‘Israel-Azerbaijan Relationship Relies on Unholy Trinity of Oil, Arms & Intelligence’
  • Politics
  • 2024-04-17 14:10:00

  The Israeli newspaper Haaretz published on April 11 a revealing article about the extensive high-level links between Azerbaijan and Israel, titled: “How Strategic Relations with Azerbaijan Became the Business

Armenia Got Funding and Propaganda From EU and US, but not a Single Bullet. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2024-04-11 11:28:19

  The highly anticipated meeting between high-ranking European, US officials and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took place in Brussels last Friday. Armenians excitedly hyped up the meeting long before it

Pashinyan is a Greater Threat to Armenia’s Security, Than Artsakh’s Government-in-Exile
  • Politics
  • 2024-04-03 11:18:24

  We all know the disasters that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan brought upon Armenia in addition to losing Artsakh due to his incompetence.   We can cite Pashinyan’s many misguided actions and

German Television Exposes Azerbaijan’s Massive Bribery of European Officials
  • Politics
  • 2024-03-20 14:48:14

  This is not the first time that autocratic Azerbaijan has come under scrutiny for handing out billions of dollars in bribes to Western officials to ignore its massive violations

Hollywood Proposed to Make Propaganda Films on Aliyev and Erdogan for a Price
  • Politics
  • 2024-03-13 11:36:23

  A team of investigative journalists from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed that a Hollywood producer planned to make propaganda films that would glorify several authoritarian

"Erdogan's Double Blow to Putin: A Bold Stance against Putin's Plans"
  • Politics
  • 2024-03-01 13:32:22

  In a recent discussion on Noyan Tapan, analyst Armen Hovhannisyan shared insights on the geopolitical developments following the Munich Security Conference, particularly the meeting between Azerbaijani President Aliyev and

Assessing impact of Navalny case in Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2024-03-01 13:09:07

  Insights with Eric Hacopian, a political analyst, looks at the main events of the week in and around Armenia. (https://www.civilnet.am/)   Welcome to this week's episode of Insight. During this week's

Aliyev Asks the Arab League and Turkey To Pressure PACE to Readmit Azerbaijan
  • Politics
  • 2024-02-28 14:35:08

  Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev repeatedly states: “I don’t care who says what about my country, I will continue doing whatever I want.” However, this is a cover up. Regardless

Building a Fence or Encouraging Aggression? Ghukasyan's Insights on National Security
  • Politics
  • 2024-02-23 14:46:53

  In a recent discussion on Noyan Tapan, analyst Andrias Ghukasyan, the chairman of the Armenian Constructive Party, highlighted critical issues surrounding Armenia's defense. Ghukasyan emphasizes that recent casualties are

A Russian-Azerbaijani special operation in Armenia? The response of the military police should also be investigated
  • Politics
  • 2024-02-23 14:43:06

  In a thought-provoking discussion hosted by Noyan Tapan, renowned analyst Hovsep Khurshudyan serves as the distinguished guest. The backdrop for this interview is the recently concluded Munich Security Conference

Azerbaijan’s latest attack on Syunik and possible new elections in Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2024-02-23 14:07:38

  Insights with Eric Hacopian, a political analyst, look at the main events of the week in and around Armenia.   Welcome to this week's episode of Insight. During this week's show,

A Russian-Azerbaijani special operation in Armenia? The response of the military police should also be investigated
  • Politics
  • 2024-02-22 12:23:24

  In a thought-provoking discussion hosted by Noyan Tapan, renowned analyst Hovsep Khurshudyan serves as the distinguished guest. The backdrop for this interview is the recently concluded Munich Security Conference

Despite His Denials, Aliyev is Upset By International Criticism of Azerbaijan
  • Politics
  • 2024-02-21 13:35:38

Pres. Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan repeatedly states that he ignores all international criticisms regarding his violations of the human rights of his own citizens, war crimes by his soldiers,

Scoring Victories: Armenia Pushes Back Against Baku in PACE
  • Politics
  • 2024-02-09 14:40:16

  Insights with Eric Hacopian, a political analyst, look at the main events of the week in and around Armenia. (CivilNet) Welcome to this week's episode of Insights. During this week's

Fake Names on List of Donors to Pashinyan’s Candidate for Yerevan Mayor
  • Politics
  • 2024-02-07 14:10:58

  Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has boasted for five years about his political party’s fair conduct in elections, blaming the former leaders of carrying out fraudulent elections. As

Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Voted 76-10 to Kick Azerbaijan Out
  • Politics
  • 2024-01-31 14:42:31

  With each passing day, the noose is tightening around Pres. Ilham Aliyev's neck. The European Union’s Chief of Foreign Policy Josep Borrell warned Azerbaijan on January 22 that there

During 2.5-Hour-Interview, Pres. Aliyev Made Existential Threats to Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2024-01-25 11:28:03

  Pres. Ilham Aliyev, the dictator of Baku, gave a 2.5-hour-long press conference to Azeri journalists on January 10, 2024, during which he spewed not only his usual lies, but

Israel’s Foreign Minister Tweets the Term Armenian Genocide: 'Too little, Too Late'
  • Politics
  • 2024-01-17 11:37:02

  Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz reminded Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Armenian Genocide after the Turkish leader supported South Africa’s complaint with the International Court of Justice (World

Pres. Aliyev’s Son-in-Law Evacuates An entire village for His Business
  • Politics
  • 2024-01-05 11:34:20

  There are endless scandals involving the Aliyev clan in Azerbaijan. President Ilham Aliyev, who has ruled the country with an iron fist since 2003, took over from his father

Court Convicts Pashinyan Critic After His Death...
  • Politics
  • 2023-12-29 12:41:59

  This week’s commentary is a lesson for all those who naively believe what they hear or read and then pass on unsubstantiated stories to others. By doing so, they

Armenia Could have Gotten a Better Deal In the Prisoner Exchange with Azerbaijan
  • Politics
  • 2023-12-20 15:37:35

  Thirty two Armenian prisoners of war, languishing in a Baku jail for a long time, were finally freed and returned back to their overjoyed families. I will analyze the

Armenian Government Adds Unnecessary Burdens on Already Suffering Artsakhtsis
  • Politics
  • 2023-12-13 14:35:06

As if the problems of displaced Artsakh Armenians were not bad enough, given their forced departure from their native land and the subsequent hardships faced by lack of housing,

Azerbaijan Plans Takeover of Armenia To Create ‘Western Azerbaijan’
  • Politics
  • 2023-12-09 11:00:38

  While Armenians are dealing with the dispossession of Artsakh and trying to cope with its tragic consequences, Azerbaijan is escalating its demands by launching a campaign claiming that the

Azeri Paper Attacks Sassounian for Saying that Azerbaijan Wastes billions on Lobbying
  • Politics
  • 2023-11-29 11:45:54

  Last week, I was asked by Alpha News TV to comment on the U.S. Senate’s decision, by a unanimous vote of 100 to 0, to suspend for two years

After Scrutinizing NYC Mayor’s Campaign, FBI is Delving into his Links to Turkey
  • Politics
  • 2023-11-15 13:19:57

  The FBI has now expanded its investigation of the alleged illegal fundraising links between New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign and Turkish officials and individuals.   I reported last week