Frank V. Zerunyan

Several weeks ago, the Los Angeles World Affairs Council representatives contacted me to request my participation in their upcoming program on October 13, 2021. The program featured United States Army 4-star General Stanley McChrystal (ret) about his latest book, “Risk.” The organizers of this event had seen one of my lectures in a virtual webinar series here at USC Price. I…

I tell my students to remain hungry for knowledge by committing to be a student for life. I always am. But I am also a teacher by family tradition for life. I will never let a good leadership lesson go to waste. As a pracademic, I teach or share what I learn and what I…

Dear Mr. President, thank you! During your inauguration on January 20, 2021, I penned an open letter to request that you remain true to your lifelong pledges. On the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, you reclaimed America's moral and legal authority over men's inhumanity to men. The clarity in communicating a century-old truth fulfills your promise to…

April 24, 2021, will be the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.  Do the right thing On inauguration day, January 20, 2021, I wrote and published an open letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. congratulating him for his service to our nation and wishing him success. I also took the opportunity to remind him of his lifelong…

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”   Nelson Mandela On this International Women's Day, I celebrate all resilient women. I dedicate this blog post to my grandmother and my daughter, who make every day meaningful for entirely different reasons.  My grandmother's story My paternal grandmother…

Dear Mr. President, a heartfelt congratulations on your inauguration. Today as Americans, we celebrate our democracy and the peaceful transition of power from one administration to the other. While Americans remain very divided on their political views, I hope and pray that constitutionally they are gratified today in seeing you assume this responsibility for all…

January 6, 2021, was Epiphany on the Christian religious calendar. For Armenians around the globe, also known as Christmas. Unfortunately, however, it was also a day of utmost disappointment and outrage for this American Armenian lawyer, who values the rule of law, tolerance, freedom, and democracy. Someone uprooted from his ancestral land based on intolerance…

A New Year is the perfect time to focus on what is essential. "Never Again" is not just a slogan but a call to action, more so today than ever for Armenians worldwide. Armenia and Armenians must unite on a national strategy to preserve their identity, culture, and faith. This action must be calculated, planned,…

The cease-fire in the Caucasus is not a recipe for long-lasting peace. If history taught us anything, the cease-fire of 1994 gave Azerbaijan 26 years to regroup, learn, organize, and strategize. Armenia and Artsakh do not have the same 26 years' luxury, but only five years to accomplish the same goals.  The dreadful and ill-conceived…

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…