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Isn’t Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) entitled to the same right to self-determination as America, France, Kosovo, and others?

If self-determination denotes the legal right of people to decide their own destiny in the international order. And, if Self-determination is a core principle of international law and good for the United States, France, and Kosovo, then why are all these political gymnastics jeopardizing the lives of ethnic Armenians of Artsakh?

July 10, 20230Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan

Governance Leadership

Man’s inhumanity to man under cover of war

Today is April 24, 2023. One hundred eight years ago, on this day, several hundred Armenian intellectuals were arrested and murdered, marking the beginning of the systematic deportation and mass murder of my ancestors.

April 24, 20230Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan

Governance Leadership

Is the world awaiting a Hitlerian Calamity to act?

[A]uthoritarians are violating international law because they can. As for the rest of us, we learned nothing from history.

September 22, 20220Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan

Governance Leadership

The Value of Local Public Service

As I begin my 14th year of academic service at one of the best research universities and highly ranked public affairs schools in the nation, I want to reflect on the value of local public service as the antidote to many wicked challenges facing us today. Democracy's Hope is in Cities Several years ago, I shared the podium…

January 3, 20220Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan

Leadership

“Old Glory”

This Blog article is dedicated to Colonel Sean McBride (US Marines ret.) and Commander Robert Hill (US Navy ret.) for their service and dedication. As a lawyer, I am trained to disagree but defend what I hate. As an American by choice, I always hated those who desecrated the symbol of my freedom,…

November 13, 20210Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan

Leadership

My Conversation with General Stanley McChrystal

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…

October 20, 20210Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan

Leadership

Never waste a new leadership lesson; the authentic rewards of Rappelling

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…

June 30, 20210Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan

Leadership

President Biden thank you! Remarkable lesson in leadership

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 25, 20210Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan

Leadership

The ignored but never forgotten Armenian Genocide

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…

March 24, 20210Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan

Leadership

Celebrating International Women’s Day; Story of Survival and Resilience

“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…

March 9, 20210Comments ByFrank V. Zerunyan