ANN/Groong Week in Review - (Ep #8) - 08/16/2020 [EP8]
Posted on Monday, Aug 17, 2020 | Series: WIR
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This Week in Review we talk with Hrant Mikaelian to discuss important issues and developments around Armenia, such as the Coronavirus Pandemic, and its economic effect; Armeniaโs membership in EurAsian Economic Union and the economic effect of that organization on Armenia; and some of the trends affecting Russia and its economy.
Hrant will then join us in our weekly lightning round of questions from the past weekโs headlines, to analyze Prime Minister Pashinyanโs interview with BBCโs HARDtalk; the presidential elections in Belarus; and the continuing standoff at Amulsar Gold Mine between Lydian and local residents and environmental activists.
Topics:
- Interview with Hrant Mikaelian
- Lightning Round
- Nikol Pashinyanโs Interview on BBC HARDtalk
- Belarus Presidential Elections
- Amulsar Gold Mine
Guests
- ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ค๐ข๐๐ง
- ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ค๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง
- ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ง
- ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ง
Hosts
- ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐ง
- ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง
Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20200816.html Episode 8 | Recorded on August 16, 2020
Show Notes
Show Notes
Guests
Asbed Kotchikian
Asbed Kotchikian, is an Associate Professor of political science and international relations at the American University of Armenia.
Hrant Mikaelian
Hrant Mikaelian, a political scientist and multidisciplinary researcher in social sciences based in Yerevan. He is also a senior researcher at the Caucasus Institute.
Artyom Tonoyan
Dr. Artyom Tonoyan is a Research Associate at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies, where his research is focused on the nexus of religion and violence.
Alen Zamanyan
Alen Zamanyan was a software engineer in Los Angeles. He moved to Yerevan, Armenia, in 2020. He has followed and analyzed Armenian affairs for over a decade.