Political scientist and historian Simon Payaslian initiates a much-overdue debate about what Armenian communities can hope to gain by securing resolutions recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Payaslian argues that, contrary to a widely held belief, such recognition would not entail changes in the borders of the Turkish state. Two other political scientists respond to Payaslian’s article: Nicolas Tavitian and Khatchik Der Ghougassian both look at the question from the perspective of the interests of the Armenian republic. Payaslian responds briefly to his interlocutors. The arena remains wide open for further consideration of the essential questions that Payaslian broaches.

Every woman has the right to be secure in her person, and if there is one place that should surely be a safe haven, it is the woman’s own home. Armenian society, like any other, must face the reality of domestic violence. Belinda Cooper and Elisabeth Duban, lawyers and experts on domestic violence, consider the options available to abused women in Armenia; they make a series of recommendations that include certain legal reforms, changes in police and judicial procedures, and better funding of shelters and groups that care and advocate for victims of domestic violence.

One of the main contributions of the Armenian National Institute (ANI), based in Washington, D.C., is the publication and wide dissemination of a map of the Armenian Genocide. Ara Sarafian reviews the map.