“In order also to reach out to peace, we have to make a distinction between freedom of expression deprivation in a national framework or in an international framework, a national framework, it depends, always by the government. So it’s a decision what kind of behaviors or statements are denied and what not. So what we can do in this case is to create dialog with institutions and also create dialog between international organizations and governments, or between governments.”
Dr. Pietro Shakarian, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of History at the National Research University – Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg and a returning lecturer at the American University of Armenia, responded to Prime Minister Pashinyan’s statement that he sees “no problem” with Turkey potentially pursuing the idea of Greater Turan. Shakarian recalled key historical events, emphasizing that the concept behind the “Turan” project originates from the goal of permanently exterminating the Armenian people from their historical homeland.
The Kapan International Music Festival (Kapan Fest) proudly announces its third annual edition, taking place from July 4 to 15, 2025 in the city of Kapan, located in Armenia’s Syunik region. The festival continues cultural revival by bringing together internationally acclaimed musicians and introducing diverse musical genres to Armenian audiences. A major highlight of this year’s Festival is the Armenian debut […]
168.am, in collaboration with the Global Campus of Human Rights (GCHR), has launched a new interview series addressing pressing human rights issues.
For the first time in the region, a top-tier quality management standard for medical services has been introduced in the healthcare industry. Slavmed Medical Center has been certified in accordance with the ISO 7101:2023 Healthcare Quality Management System Requirements standard, making it the first medical center in the South Caucasus to achieve the certification.
Dr. Arthur Khachikian, Stanford Doctor in Political Science talked with Karnig Kerkonian, an international lawyer and lead counsel in several precedent-setting Armenian rights matters in U.S. and international courts, a Partner of Kerkonian Dajani LLP. He educated at Harvard, Cambridge, and the University of Chicago.
Today as part of the “Dipomat” program Dr. Arthur Khachikyan, Doctor of Political Science, Stanford University, spoke with Dr. Glenn Diesen, Professor at the University of Southeast Norway (USN) and an associate editor at the Journal “Russia in Global Affairs”.
Dr. Arthur Khachikian, Stanford University PhD in Political Science had an interview with Christine Arakelyan, Fellow at the Armenian Society of Fellows.
Dr. Arthur Khachikian, Stanford PhD in Political Science, and Suren Sargsyan, Director of the «Armenian Center for American Studies» hold a discussion at 168.am with a world-famous economist, Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute of Columbia University, Jeffrey D. Sachs.
— The anatomy of today’s calamity and nightmare is as glaringly evident as a high-resolution MRI scan of the human body. Error upon error by Nikol Pashinyan has cascaded into war and the first partial loss of Nagorno Karabakh.
