William Paparian
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The last Dashnak is a theory of the nation (opens the original)
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As the grandson of Nishan Paparian of Kharpert, who stepped onto Ellis Island a century ago carrying the unfinished business of survival, I have watched with growing concern another exchange in Armenia’s National Assembly. In August, Civil Contract lawmaker Arman Yeghoyan questioned whether a stronger diaspora strengthens Armenia and challenged the standing of long-serving advocates abroad. I answered here that the nation is broader than any government. Three weeks later, during debate on a new
When the vector is us (opens the original)
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A follow-on to “The diaspora as asset and vector” In August I wrote that Armenia’s adversaries view the diaspora not only as an asset for the homeland but as a vector for influence, and that security measures taken in response could strain the very bonds they are meant to protect. The Foreign Intelligence Service reports gave that warning an official vocabulary: hybrid pressure, cultivated political activity, networks activated from abroad. Five weeks later, the prime minister stated the other h
AI MoU: Capability is not yet strength (opens the original)
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Around one year ago, on Aug. 8, 2025, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Donald Trump signed a Memorandum of Understanding on an AI and Semiconductor Innovation Partnership. On Aug. 8, 2026,, almost to the day, Pashinyan stood in Hrazdan for the opening of Firebird’s AI factory. He made a point of noting the anniversary. The facility is real, the Nvidia hardware is there, and the export licenses that made it possible flowed, in large part, from that MoU. That much is fact. Having sat t
Armenia’s molybdenum moment (opens the original)
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On July 20, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to secure America’s defense supply chains by restricting the acquisition of critical materials from geopolitical adversaries. The order tightens rules on molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and certain high-performance magnets sourced from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. For Armenia, this development is not abstract policy from Washington. It is a concrete opportunity that builds directly on the critical minerals framewo
The nation is broader than any government (opens the original)
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As the grandson of Nishan Paparian of Kharpert, who stepped onto Ellis Island a century ago carrying the unfinished business of survival, I have watched with growing concern the recent exchange in Armenia’s National Assembly. Civil Contract lawmaker Arman Yeghoyan’s remarks questioning whether a stronger diaspora strengthens Armenia, along with his challenge to the legitimacy of long-serving diaspora advocates, deepen a rift that serves no one except those who prefer a divided Armenian nation. T
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