Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years — NAASR Calouste Gulbenkian Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues

POST-ELECTION TURKEY: Implications for Armenia(ns) ~ Thursday, July 6, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

POST-ELECTION TURKEY: Implications for Armenia(ns) ~ Thursday, July 6, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Online panel discussion "Post-Election Turkey: Implications for Armenia(ns)", featuring panelists Ayda Erbal, Varuzhan Geghamyan, Ohannes Kılıçdağı, and moderated by Lerna Ekmekcioglu.

 

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NAGORNO-KARABAKH: At the Crossroads of Self-Determination and Subjugation ~ Monday, March 6, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

NAGORNO-KARABAKH: At the Crossroads of Self-Determination and Subjugation ~ Monday, March 6, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

Nagorno-Karabakh's call for self-determination in the late 1980s was one of the earliest events of democratic fervor signaling the fall of the Soviet Union. It resulted in a backlash of pogroms against Armenians in the streets of Baku, Sumgait and other cities in Azerbaijan. More than thirty years later, the conflict between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan remains unresolved and, after a 2020 war that left thousands dead, it is no longer "frozen" but in active eruption.

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THE BLOCKADE of ARTSAKH and GLOBAL INDIFFERENCE ~ Saturday, January 21, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE BLOCKADE of ARTSAKH and GLOBAL INDIFFERENCE ~ Saturday, January 21, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Online panel discussion of the current blockade of Artsakh and apparent global indifference.

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RESTITUTION OF PROPERTIES IN TURKEY AFTER 100 YEARS ~ Thursday, April 7, 2022 ~ In Person / On Zoom/YouTube

RESTITUTION OF PROPERTIES IN TURKEY AFTER 100 YEARS ~ Thursday, April 7, 2022 ~ In Person / On Zoom/YouTube

Turkish authorities have confiscated assets belonging to non-Muslim foundations and individuals—from the beginning of the 20th Century until the 2000s—thereby eroding their capacity to serve and support their communities. There have been some positive developments since 2000.

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THE UKRAINE WAR AND ARMENIA(NS): Immediate Impacts and Repercussions ~ Thursday, March 31, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE UKRAINE WAR AND ARMENIA(NS): Immediate Impacts and Repercussions ~ Thursday, March 31, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Panelists discuss The Ukraine War and Armenia(ns): Immediate Impacts and Repercussions.

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