Editorial

The Key West Negotiations: The international community, from the Caucasus to the West, is anxiously awaiting the April 3 meeting in Key West, Florida, between Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev. In light of developments leading to the latest meeting sponsored by the OSCE Minsk Group, it is worth looking at some of the key points concerning Karabagh. Read Editorial

Culture

Armenian Culture in America: Dead or Alive? text of a lecture delivered by C.K. Garabed in Atlanta, Georgia for the Armenian Cultural Association of Atlanta Read Article

Poetry: Negotiations by Artem Harutiunian, and To Bloom for You by Knarik O. Meneshian Read Poetry

Politics

Pursuing the Armenian Cause in the 21st Century: An Interview with Sharistan Ardhaldjian: Chairperson of the Armenian National Committee of America, Eastern Region, USA Read Interview

After Key West: A Policy of Alliance Confirmation: The outcome of the recent Key West talks between the Armenian and Azerbaijani officials under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group will not be apparent until the next stage of the process. The true litmus test of the talks will be determined by the presentation of a new proposal reflecting a set of complex mutual concessions between Armenia and Azerbaijan.Read Article

Harvard University Holds Panel on Nagorno Karabagh Negotiations: The Harvard University Caspian Studies Program presented a panel titled "Negotiations on Nagorno Karabagh: Where do we go from here?" on April 23. Read Article

Bush Breaks Pledge to Recognize Armenian Genocide: In a statement issued on April 24, the annual day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide, the President resorted to the use of evasive and euphemistic terminology to obscure the reality of Turkey's genocide against the Armenian people. Read Article

Columbia University Hosts Lecture by Turkish Professor/Former Ambassador: On April 17, Columbia University became the site of a lively and at times heated encounter between Armenian student-activists and Sukru Elekdag, Turkey's former Ambassador to the US, during the latter's talk held at the university's Middle East Institute. Read Article

Foreign Minister's Comments Are Israeli Shift to Active Denial: Shimon Peres's visit to Turkey has received much media attention in Israel. It is not at all surprising that one subject was disregarded. Read Article

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Media

From Baku to Yerevan: The Karabagh Negotiating Process: An Interview with Tom de Waal and David Stern on their experiences passing from Azerbaijan through Karabagh to Armenia with the three co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. Read Interview

History

Prelude to Conflict: Events Leading to the Defense of Karabagh: Events at the height of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict, from 1992 to 1993, cannot be fully understood outside the context provided by the occurrences of the preceding four years. Read Article

Society

The Armenian Relief Society and the UN Commission on the Status of Women: The 45th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) took place at the United Nations from March 6-16. Two thematic issues were on the agenda. Read Article

HIV-AIDS in the Transcaucasus: A Summary of National Action Plans and the Need for Youth Participation: Anahid Ugurlayan from the Armenian Relief Society examines the HIV/AIDS situation in the Transcaucasus and preventive measures taken at the national level. Read Article

Dealing with Hidden Dangers: Landmines and UXO in Nagorno Karabagh: The work of the HALO Trust and the ICRC in dealing with the problem of landmines and unexploded ordnance in Nagorno Karabagh. Read Article

The Armenians of Javakh, Georgia: An Interview with Halgaz Alvertsian on the situation of Armenians living in Javakh. Read Interview

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