Archivo etiqueta «Armenia»
By Bronwen Maddox (THE TIMES, 17/10/07):
The most extraordinary spectacle of the past week has been the apparent desire of the US Congress to pronounce as genocide the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Turks, even though there is nothing more provocative to Turkey, and no worse time at which to do it.
Why take up an historic cause with such passion? And why now, when the most precarious planks of US foreign policy rest on already fraying relations with Turkey? It is not just the Bush Administration that has asked Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House of … Seguir leyendo
By Richard Cohen (THE WASHINGTON POST, 16/10/07):
It goes without saying that the House resolution condemning Turkey for the “genocide” of Armenians from 1915 to 1923 will serve no earthly purpose and that it will, to say the least, complicate if not severely strain U.S.-Turkey relations. It goes without saying, also, that the Turks are extremely sensitive on the topic and, since they are helpful in the war in Iraq and are a friend to Israel, that their feelings ought to be taken into account. All of this is true, but I would feel a lot better about condemning … Seguir leyendo
By Fred Hiatt (THE WASHINGTON POST, 15/10/07):
Imagine what the Armenian diaspora might have accomplished had it worked as hard for democracy in Armenia as it did for congressional recognition of the genocide Armenians suffered nearly a century ago. It’s even possible that modern Armenia would be as democratic as modern Turkey.
The Armenian American community notched a political victory last week when the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 27 to 21 for a resolution demanding that the U.S. government officially acknowledge that Turkey committed genocide against the Armenian people early in the 20th century. The Turkish government insists … Seguir leyendo
By Simon Tisdall (THE GUARDIAN, 11/10/07):
Imperial delusions die hard – and once again the US Congress is trying to legislate for the world. As most Turks see it, this week’s committee vote in the House of Representatives accusing Turkey of genocide against the Armenians in 1915-17 is an insulting, gratuitous interference in their sovereign affairs. As the 27 Democrats and Republicans who backed the bill see it, it is a matter of putting the world to rights, according to America’s lights.
Congress has a long history of extraterritorial meddling. It regularly slaps unilateral sanctions on “rogue” governments, and … Seguir leyendo
Por Alberto Priego Moreno, investigador de la UNISCI, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 18/07/07):
Tema: El conflicto de Nagorno-Karabaj ha limitado la estabilidad del Cáucaso desde hace siglos. La implicación de actores internacionales (Irán, Rusia, Turquía, EEUU o Francia) ha complicado más aún la resolución del mismo.
Resumen: Nagorno-Karabaj es una “pequeña” montaña en disputa entre Azerbaiyán y Armenia. A finales de los años 80 el conflicto se convirtió en una guerra abierta que segó la vida de más de 15.000 personas. En 1994 se estableció un alto el fuego, tutelado por la OSCE, que debe convertirse … Seguir leyendo
Por Michel Wieviorka, presidente de la Asociación Internacional de Sociología. Director de estudios de la EHESS y director del CADIS 54 (París). Traducción: José María Puig de la Bellacasa (LA VANGUARDIA, 24/01/07):
En seguida se ha dado con la identidad del adolescente que asesinó a Hrant Dink, periodista turco de origen armenio muerto a tiros el pasado 19 de enero en Estambul a la puerta del semanario Agos, que él dirigía. El asesino, de una familia de Trebisonda, frecuentaba al parecer círculos nacionalistas de filiación ilustrativa sobre los móviles del crimen. Pero los medios de comunicación occidentales no … Seguir leyendo
Por Hugh Pope, escritor y periodista residente en Estambul. Su último libro es Sons of the Conquerors: the Rise of the Turkic World. Traducción de María Luisa Rodríguez Tapia (EL PAÍS, 23/01/07):
¿Existe una maldición permanente sobre los turcos? Cada vez que las cosas van bien en Turquía, surge alguna cosa que provoca un tropiezo. En esta ocasión es el asesinato, el viernes pasado, de Hrant Dink, periodista, pacifista y uno de los más destacados armenios del Estado turco. El país está tratando de reaccionar ante el reto. Las emisoras de radio se llenan de voces que denuncian … Seguir leyendo
By Friacha Gibbons, who is writing a book on the Ottoman legacy in Europe (THE GUARDIAN, 13/10/06):
For those who enjoyed a country childhood beyond the reach of a reliable TV signal, entertainment often consisted of watching two farmyard animals headbutting each other to the point of unconsciousness. Typically, two young bullocks would square up to one another in the way the Turkish donkey and the French ass are doing today over the Armenian genocide, the collected crimes of French colonialism, the headscarf, the French insistence that it is their liberal duty to publish every Muhammad cartoon ever drawn, … Seguir leyendo