by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published November 15, 2016
An unprecedented U.S. presidential campaign came to an end with the unexpected victory of Donald Trump! Since the November 8 elections, there has been endless speculation by self-styled Armenian analysts about the President-elect’s business...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published November 8, 2016
With each passing day, Turkish President Erdogan is becoming increasingly dictatorial. The arrest of 11 members of the opposition pro-Kurdish party, HDP, is the latest in a long string of Erdogan’s dictatorial policies. Michael...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published November 1, 2016
Ever since Armenia’s independence, the Armenian world has been divided into three loose categories: those supporting or in some capacity interacting with the government; various opposition groups; and those who are independent or inactive....
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published October 25, 2016
The whole world is following with great interest the flood of internal emails released by WikiLeaks: over 400,000 emails of the Turkish ruling party (AKP), 2.8 million U.S. diplomatic emails, over 30,000 emails sent...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published October 18, 2016
Both Houses of the French Legislature have once again adopted a law that penalizes the denial of genocides recognized by French or international courts, or the denial, minimization or extreme trivialization of other genocides...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published October 11, 2016
There is widespread dissatisfaction and mistrust among the American public toward the two main presidential candidates: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Armenian-Americans likewise are negatively disposed toward these candidates. More specifically, on Armenian issues Mrs....
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published October 4, 2016
Not everyone agrees whether Diaspora Armenians should meddle in the Armenia Republic’s internal affairs. Perhaps ‘meddle’ is not the right word, but getting involved and caring deeply about developments in the homeland should be...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published September 27, 2016
This column is mostly intended for readers outside the United States who may not be familiar with U.S. campaign contribution laws. Interestingly, even Americans are often confused about the complex regulations regarding limits of...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published September 20, 2016 · Last modified September 21, 2016
Along with 16 other Armenian journalists from Armenia, Artsakh, the Czech Republic, France, Lebanon, Syria, and the United States, I was invited to attend the 85th anniversary celebration of Alik daily Armenian newspaper, published...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published September 12, 2016 · Last modified September 13, 2016
A recently published book “Remembering for the Future: Armenia, Auschwitz, and Beyond,” edited by Michael Berenbaum, Richard Libowitz, and Marcia Sachs Littell, is a collection of scholarly papers delivered at a conference held at...
