Diplomats in New York say that this will be a difficult year for the world body and that the tension between members of the Council is reminiscent of the cold war
2011 has been a year of political turmoil, economic upheavel and change in many parts of the world. Is it the calm before the storm in the South Caucasus?
23 December: France’s lower house of parliament passed a bill making the denial of Armenian genocide a crime punishable by a 45,000-euro fine and a year in jail. Turkey has already responded by recalling its ambassador from France and threatened “harsh ec