In his book With Intent to Destroy: Reflections on Genocide, Colin Tatz argue that Turkey denies the genocide so as not to jeopardize "its ninety-five-year-old dream of becoming the beacon of democracy in the Near East".
Dalam bukunya With Intent to Destroy: Reflections on Genocide, Colin Tatz berpendapat bahwa Turki menolak genosida agar tidak membahayakan "mimpinya selama sembilan puluh lima tahun untuk menjadi lentera demokrasi di Timur Dekat".