Armenian News Network/Groong, an Armenian podcast providing objective coverage on Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and the Armenian diaspora. Find us and follow us everywhere on social media. Here are our links: linktr.ee/groong.
Asbed Bedrossian
Hovik Manucharyan
Next Episode: Hrant Mikaelian - Review of the Armenian Economy in 2024 | Ep 417, Feb 19, 2025 - Scheduled for Feb 19, 2025
Latest Episode
Dziunik Aghajanian - Peace Plan 2019, Corridor Talks, Armenia Domestic Politics, World Politics | Ep 416, Feb 16, 2025 [EP416]
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Middle East | Series: wir, videoGroong Links:
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Topics:
- World Politics
- Plan, or No Plan?
- Corridor Talk
- Domestic Politics
Episode 416 | Recorded: February 17, 2025
Read MoreGlenn Diesen - The Think Tank Racket: Managing the Information War with Russia | Ep 415, Feb 17, 2025 [EP415]
Posted on Monday, Feb 17, 2025 | Category: Russia, Ukraine | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- Think Tanks: Defining the Problem
- Media Manipulation, NGOs, and Colored Coups
- Reforming the Think Tank Industry
Episode 415 | Recorded: February 6, 2025
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Guest:
Topics:
- A New Détente?
- The Trump-Putin Call
- Russia’s Strategic Choices
- Russo-Armenian Relations
- Russo-Azerbaijani Relations
- Georgia’s Pragmatism
Episode 414 | Recorded: Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2025
Anna Karapetyan - Pashinyan in DC, Trump Sanctions ICC, Azerbaijani Diplomacy, Workers Strike at ZCMC | Ep 413, Feb 9, 2025 [EP413]
Posted on Thursday, Feb 13, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Artsakh | Series: wir
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Guest:
- Anna Karapetyan Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research.
Topics:
- Pashinyan in DC
- Trump Sanctions the ICC
- Azerbaijani Diplomacy in Action
- Workers Strike at Zangezur Mining Co.
Episode 413 | Recorded: February 11, 2025
Archil Sikharulidze - The Estrangement of Georgia and the West | Ep 412, Feb 10, 2025 [EP412]
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 | Category: Georgia, Politics | Series: cog
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Topics:
- Effects of the Shutdown of USAID
- Georgia and the EU
- Georgia and the South Caucasus
Episode 412 | Recorded: February 9, 2025
Glenn Diesen & Arman Grigoryan - The Incoming Multipolar World | Ep 411, Feb 9, 2025 [EP411]
Posted on Sunday, Feb 9, 2025 | Category: Russia, Ukraine, World Order, BRICS | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- The Ongoing conflicts: Gaza, Syria, Ukraine
- Shifting Global Power and Alliances
- Small Countries in a Multipolar World
Episode 411 | Recorded: February 6, 2025
Benyamin Poghosyan - MPG Poll, Russia-Azerbaijan Relations Deteriorate, Armenian Strategic Geopolitical Balancing, Azerbaijan and the ‘Zangezur Corridor’ | Ep 410, Feb 2, 2025 [EP410]
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Poll | Series: wir
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Topics:
- MPG Poll: Pashinyan’s Rating Tanks
- Russia Azerbaijan Relations Deteriorating
- Armenia’s Strategic Geopolitical Balancing
- Azerbaijan and the “Zangezur Corridor”
Episode 410 | Recorded: February 3, 2025
Harut Sassounian - Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian’s Benevolent Engagement with Armenia | Ep 409, Feb 2, 2025 [EP409]
Posted on Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 | Category: Armenia | Series: cog
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Guest:
Topics:
- Who was Kirk Kerkorian?
- How Kerkorian Discovered Armenia
- Investing in Armenia
- End of Investments and Death of Kerkorian
Episode 409 | Recorded: January 21, 2025
Arthur Khachatryan - Mirzoyan in Moscow, Kostanyan in Tehran, Mher Grigoryan on the Border, FIS Annual Report, Silence of the Lambs | Ep 409, Jan 26, 2025 [EP408]
Posted on Thursday, Jan 30, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Economy | Series: wir
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Guest:
- Mr. Arthur Khachatryan, MP, Hayastan Dashinq/Armenia Alliance
Topics:
- Mirzoyan in Moscow
- Vahan Kostanyan in Tehran
- Mher Grigoryan on the Border (concessions)
- FIS Annual Report 2025
- The Silence of the Lambs
Episode 408 | Recorded: January 29, 2025
Pietro Shakarian - Russian-Iranian Partnership Pact | Ep 407, Jan 27, 2025 [EP407]
Posted on Monday, Jan 27, 2025 | Category: Russia, Iran, Ukraine | Series: cog
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Guest:
Topics:
- Russo-Iranian Partnership Treaty
- Implications of 🇷🇺 - 🇮🇷 pact for Armenia
- Trump Back in Office: War or Peace?
Episode 407 | Recorded: January 25, 2025