Frank V. Zerunyan

In the policy world, we often mention the importance of a "perfect storm." The alignment of various interests and actors to create or change policy.  In my previous article, I highlighted "Russia's betrayal of Armenia, her ally," and the silence from the EU, which left "Armenia to fend for herself against Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan, and…

In my article next week, I will discuss Russia's brutal and opportunistic lesson in the Caucasus. Russia's betrayal of Armenia, her ally, is consistent with what Russia did in Georgia and Ukraine. I will also explore why the EU left Armenia to fend for herself against Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan, and mercenaries collected from Syria and…

This week's article on my Faculty Blog page was going to be on the era of peace and justice under President Woodrow Wilson and the importance of self-determination for nations. However, yesterday's events made me change course to express my pain and the pain of our students of Armenian heritage at USC. After six weeks…

There is no reason why lasting peace cannot be accomplished in the Caucasus. However, the negotiation's current competitive nature among an incomplete set of stakeholders cannot possibly yield the desired outcome. No solution is possible through violence. No solution is feasible without the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) seated at the negotiating table. No solution…

I am an American, but by blood, I am an Armenian. I rose from the ashes of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. I am the grandson of a survivor and the great-grandson of a man who was among those murdered. There is now fierce fighting between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in the region known as Nagorno-Karabakh.…