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- Iran War and TRIPP
- Armenian Genocide commemoration
- Peace narrative vs corridor reality
- Parliamentary election
Episode 536 | Recorded: April 27, 2026
Show Notes
Summary
Main Topics Addressed
- Iran war reshapes regional balance
- TRIPP corridor faces uncertainty
- Peace narrative vs reality
- Armenia–Turkey normalization limits
- Russia’s role in Iran talks
- Genocide commemoration narratives
- Artsakh continuity debate
- Flag burning controversy
- EU summits and election timing
- Armenian election dynamics
- Kocharyan–Sargsyan split
Key Questions Discussed
- Has the Iran war stalled TRIPP?
- Can peace exist without corridors?
- What role does Russia play?
- How should Armenia prepare?
- Is Genocide memory a liability?
- How to interpret April 24 messaging?
- Is flag burning effective protest?
- Are EU events political theater?
- Has real peace been achieved?
- What shapes election outcomes?
- Can opposition unify?
Referenced Articles & Sources
Wrap-up
Links and Resources
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Guests
Arthur G. Martirosyan
Arthur G. Martirosyan is a Senior Consultant with CM Partners. In 1994, after graduating from Yale University, he joined Conflict Management Group and Harvard Negotiation Project, and has since worked on conflicts in the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, the Balkans, Africa, and Latin America.
Hosts
Asbed Bedrossian
Asbed Bedrossian is an IT professional, and for years oversaw the central IT enterprise infrastructure and services at USC. His decades of experience spanned across IT strategy, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, data center operations, high performance computing, ITSM, ITPM, and more.
Asbed founded the Armenian News Network Groong circa 1989/1990, and co-founded the ANN/Groong podcast in 2020.
Hovik Manucharyan
Hovik Manucharyan is an information security engineer who moved from Seattle to Armenia in 2022. He co-founded the ANN/Groong podcast in 2020 and has been a contributor to Groong News since the late 1990s.
Disclaimer: The views expressed by Hovik Manucharyan on the ANN/Groong podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer or any other organization.