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Analysis | 05.03.10 | 14:21

Pragmatism, politics and the festering wound of Armenian 'genocide'

Editor’s note: Tony Halpin is a founder of ArmeniaNow. He is currently Moscow bureau chief for the Times newspaper of London.

The political battle in the United States over recognition of the Armenian genocide boils down to a simple calculation: is the cost in spoilt relations with Turkey outweighed by respect for the memory of 1.5 million victims?

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