Apple TV’s ‘Tetris’ is Only One Half of the Story of Soviet-Born Video Games

by vahgulak | Mar 22, 2023 | AS ARTICLES, Important

Long before he became the president of Armenia, Dr. Armen Sarkissian was a scientist who had a front-row seat to the intrigue and geopolitics surrounding the spread of the iconic game ‘Tetris’ and its follow-up ‘Wordtris.’ A friend recently...

The Humanitarian Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh Is a Textbook Example of Ethnic Cleansing

by vahgulak | Jan 12, 2023 | AS ARTICLES, ATOM Articles and Publications

For the past five weeks, the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, sandwiched between Azerbaijan and Armenia, has been blockaded by Azerbaijan. As much of the world celebrated Christmas and New Year, over 120,000 Armenian residents of the region—the oldest continuously...

Former Armenian prime minister writes: How Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings helped me become a better leader

by vahgulak | Dec 30, 2022 | AS ARTICLES, Important

Armen Sarkissian writes: The partnership between Armenia and India is not driven by governments alone. It is pushed forward to a great extent by ordinary people from both countries. Governments need to catch-up. The year 2022 was one in which Armenia and India...

An energy crisis, fear of nuclear power, public discontent – 90s Armenia has lessons for the UK

by vahgulak | Nov 11, 2022 | AS ARTICLES, ATOM Articles and Publications

The post-Soviet country found a way through its cataclysmic crises. Rishi Sunak surely can find solutions to Britain’s milder problems ARMEN SARKISSIAN4TH PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA I can relate to Rishi Sunak. Britain’s new Prime Minister has inherited a state of...

The Small States Club

by vahgulak | Oct 20, 2022 | AS ARTICLES, ATOM Articles and Publications

How Small Smart Powers Can Save the World – Armen Sarkissian Selected as one of the Diplomatic Courier’s ’15 Books to Look Forward to in 2023′. A gracefully written reflection on how small states can pack a punch that belies their size. In this book, Armen...