17 The Nonrecognition of the Armenian Genocide: A Matter of Lobbying?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I: The united states, the Armenians, and the Armenian genocide before the genocide convention
5. 1 The United States and the Armenians Prior to the Genocide: The Emergence of Certain Bonds 9
6. 2 The United States and the Massacres of 1915 18
7. 3 From Hope to “Memory Erosion”: The United States and the Armenian Matter in the Interwar Period 28
8. Part II: The united states and the post-WWII Armenian awakenings
9. 4 The United States and the Armenian Awakening of the Late 1940s 43
10. 5 The United States and the Armenian Awakening of 1965 56
11. 6 The United States and Turkish-Armenian Extreme Polarization in the 1970s–1980s 67
12. Part III: The first steps of a decades-long struggle for recognition of the Armenian genocide by the u.s. government (1970s/1980s)
13. 7 A Sinuous Road: The Matter of Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the United Nations, at the White House, and in Congress in the 1970s 81
14. 8 Progress and Setbacks under the Reagan Administration 90
15. 9 A Case Both Emblematic and Unique: Bob Dole and Senate Joint Resolution 212 (1989−1990) 100
16. Part IV: Intensification and diversification of the opposition between the pro-and the anti-recognition factions (1990s/2000s)
17. 10 The Armenian Genocide and the U.S. Post–Cold War Context 111
18. 11 George W. Bush’s First Mandate: Between Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Illusions and Armenian Efforts in Congress 118
19. 12 George W. Bush’s Second Mandate and the Difficult Progress of U.S. Recognition of the Genocide 125
20. Part V: Toward full recognition of the genocide: the Obama, trump, and (early) Biden eras
21. 13 High Hopes and Immense Regrets: The Genocide (Non)recognition during the Obama Era 135
22. 14 Toward Full Recognition of the Genocide in Congress—Despite the Trump Administration’s Opposition 147
23. 15 “Finishing the Job”: President Biden’s Historic Recognition of the Genocide 155
24. Part VI: Why it took the united states fifty years to recognize the Armenian genocide
25. 16 Turkey, Geopolitics, and Nonrecognition of the Armenian Genocide by the United States 163
26. 17 The Nonrecognition of the Armenian Genocide: A Matter of Lobbying? 174
27. 18 The Armenian Genocide and Memory Issues in the United States 191
28. Conclusion 207
29. Notes 213
30. Sources and Bibliography 281
31. Index 297
32. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 311