By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Several critical developments took place last week that further complicated the confrontation between the Armenian Church and the government. Since June,
Category: Views
The Gospel According to Nikol
By Vicken Sonentz Papazian It is clear that since the glorious Velvet Revolution, Nikol Pashinyan has grown by such mythic proportions that he has transcended
TRIPP as a Symptom of Capital’s New Geography
By Andranik Aboyan On the surface, the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) is being sold as a miracle of diplomacy. Armenia and
The Azerbaijani Side Has Merely Held an Open Meeting With Its Agents of Influence
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Armenia Pays U.S. Public Relations Firm To Attack the Armenian Apostolic Church
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Last week, I came across a disturbing document described as a “White Paper” titled “Clarifying Church-State Relations in Armenia: A Rebuttal
On the Verge of Social Explosion: A Society Buried in Debt
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Two-Thirds of Armenians Don’t Believe Peace is Possible with Azerbaijan
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Over the years, I have been following many polls that tracked the views of Armenia’s population on key social and political
Whitewashing Genocide And Ethnic Cleansing: Part II
Originally published by 301 on October 30 2025. STEPANAKERT, OCCUPIED ARTSAKH—Azerbaijani state structures and their allies have been extremely active in their efforts to try and fully subsume and
A Familiar Reassurance, A Familiar Program
By Andranik Aboyan At the 80th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s National Academy of Sciences, Ilham Aliyev revived the call for the “return” of ethnic Azerbaijanis to
Peace Is Possible When There Is a Dignified State That Is Not Afraid to Defend Its Land and Its Citizens
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