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Transcript: Regional Fault Lines, Domestic Confrontation | Ep 599, Nov 1, 2026
Posted on Monday, Nov 2, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Geopolitics, Transcript | Armenian News, Armenian Church, Nagorno Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan, Ilham Aliyev, Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Civil Contract, Prisoners of War, Iran War, Corruption, Catholicos of All Armenians, CSTO, Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, Strong Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, Ruben Vardanyan, Narek Karapetyan, Garegin II, Anna Hakobyan, Armenian POWs dossier, Azerbaijan-Turkey tensions, Church-State Conflict, Constitutional Changes, Donald Trump, Houthis, Iran strike planning, Jeyhun Bayramov, municipal elections Armenia, NATO, parliamentary brawl, Political Violence, Ruben Rubinyan, Saudi Arabia, TRIPP constitutional amendments, Trita Parsi, Turkey-Azerbaijan Relations, UAE, Yemen
In this episode of Groong Week in Review for November 1, 2026, we examine regional escalation risks and domestic political turmoil in Armenia. We discuss renewed Iran War threats alongside the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process stalemate, municipal elections under government pressure, parliamentary violence endorsed by leadership, TRIPP and constitutional changes, widening strains between Azerbaijan and Turkey, Armenian Prisoners of War dossiers, and state interference in the Armenian Church—exposing a government prioritizing domestic confrontation over serious preparation for regional conflict.
Transcript: Scott Horton - on his book Provoked, U.S. Foreign Policy, Color Revolutions, Ukraine War, Armenia, and more | Ep 433, May 4, 2025
Posted on Sunday, May 4, 2025 | Category: Ukraine, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Nagorno Karabakh, Artsakh, NATO, Israel, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Economy, Genocide, European Union, Lebanon, Transcript | Armenian News, Nagorno Karabakh, South Caucasus, Armenian Parliamentary Elections, Vladimir Putin, Scott Horton, Ukraine, Russia, NATO, Color Revolutions, Ukraine War, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Regime Change, Antiwar, Foreign Policy, United States, Libertarian, Provoked, Peace Movement, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, BTC, Pipeline, GUAM, GUUAM, Richard Secord, MEGA Oil, Neocons, Clinton, RAND Corporation, Deep State, Energy Politics, Pipelines, Israel, Iran, Donald Trump, Syria, Europe, Turkey, Baku, Economy, Ethnic Cleansing, Gaza, Genocide, Peace, Corruption, European Union, France, Lebanon
What happened to Antiwar Voices. Color Revolutions as US Strategy. Armenia and Pipeline Geopolitics. And more!
Transcript: Warwick Powell - U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 8, 2025
Posted on Thursday, Apr 10, 2025 | Category: Armenia, World, Geopolitics, Economy, USA, China, India, Iran, Russia, Israel, BRICS, Transcript | Armenian News, South Caucasus, Zangezur Corridor, Vladimir Putin, BRICS, North-South Corridor, Jeffrey Sachs, INSTC, Warwick Powell, Geopolitics, World Economy, Tariffs, Tariff Wars, Global South, Dollar, Dollarization, Dedollarization, United States, Donald Trump, China, India, Iran, Russia, Israel, Industrialization, Manufacturing, Belt and Road Initiative, One Belt One Road, International North South Trade Corridor, Armenia, Trade Corridor, Economy
In this Conversations on Groong episode, we speak with Professor Warwick Powell about the tectonic shifts in global trade, economics, and geopolitics. From Washington’s renewed tariff wars to China’s expanding influence through BRICS and infrastructure initiatives like the BRI, Powell shares his insights on the emerging multipolar order and the declining dominance of the U.S.-centric financial system.
Transcript: Fyodor Lukyanov - Russia, the US, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, and the New Global Order | Ep 414, Feb. 16, 2025
Posted on Sunday, Feb 16, 2025 | Category: Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Geopolitics, Iran, Turkey, Nagorno Karabakh, BRICS, NATO, European Union, China, Economy, Genocide, Transcript | Armenian News, Nagorno Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan, South Caucasus, Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process, Zangezur Corridor, Syunik, Vladimir Putin, Eurasian Economic Union, BRICS, Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia, United States, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Donald Trump, NATO, G8, Eurasia, Geopolitics, global order, Diplomacy, Multipolar World, Sanctions, Iran, Turkey, European Union, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Trump-Putin Call, Armenia-Russia Relations, Armenia-EU Relations, Russo-Georgian relations, Russo-Azerbaijani relations, Security, military strategy, economic policy, De-dollarization, world politics, Russian diplomacy, Europe, Borders, China, Moscow, Corridors, Peace, Economy, Genocide
A New Détente? The Trump-Putin Call. Russia’s Strategic Choices. Russo-Armenian Relations. Russo-Azerbaijani Relations. Georgia’s Pragmatism.
Transcript: Glenn Diesen & Arman Grigoryan - The Incoming Multipolar World | Ep 411, Feb 9, 2025
Posted on Sunday, Feb 9, 2025 | Category: Russia, Ukraine, World Order, Syria, Israel, USA, China, Middle East, BRICS, European Union, NATO, Turkey, Armenia, Economy, Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Geopolitics, Human Rights, India, Transcript | Armenian News, South Caucasus, Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process, Armenia-India Relations, Eurasian Economic Union, BRICS, Jeffrey Sachs, INSTC, Glenn Diesen, Arman Grigoryan, Gaza, Syria, Ukraine, Israel, Unipolar World, Multipolar World, United States, U.S. Foreign Policy, European Union, NATO, China, Russia, SWIFT, Dollar, Dollar Denomination, Soviet Union, Post Soviet, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Belt and Road Initiative, Middle East, Europe, Turkey, Armenia, Peace, Economy, Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Ethnic Cleansing, Negotiations, Corridors, France, Geopolitics, Human Rights, Ukraine War, Donald Trump, India, Armenian Armed Forces
The Ongoing conflicts: Gaza, Syria, Ukraine. Shifting Global Power and Alliances. Small Countries in a Multipolar World.
Transcript: Harut Sassounian - Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian’s Benevolent Engagement with Armenia | Ep 409, Feb 2, 2025
Posted on Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Nagorno Karabakh, Iran, Georgia, Genocide, Israel, Economy, Transcript | Armenian News, Nagorno Karabakh, Robert Kocharyan, Catholicos, Serzh Sargsyan, Bever Party, Harut Sassounian, Kirk Kerkorian, Billionaire, Tycoon, MGM, Casino, Las Vegas, Armenia, Armenian Earthquake, Lincy Foundation, UAF, United Armenian Fund, Armenia Artsakh Fund, December 7 1988, Eric Israelian, UCLA, The Promise Foundation, Iran, Georgia, Corruption, Yerevan, Genocide, United States, France, Israel, Economy, Europe
Who was Kirk Kerkorian? How Kerkorian Discovered Armenia. Investing in Armenia. End of Investments and Death of Kerkorian.
Transcript: Larry C Johnson - Syria, South Caucasus, and Regional Power Dynamics | Ep 395, Dec 14, 2024
Posted on Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 | Category: Middle East, Armenia, Politics, Syria, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Nagorno Karabakh, Iran, Armenian Genocide, NATO, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, China, European Union, Genocide, Georgia, Lebanon, Transcript | Armenian News, Nagorno Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan, South Caucasus, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Zangezur Corridor, Syunik, Armenian Genocide, Vladimir Putin, Armenian Diaspora, CSTO, Nakhijevan, Larry C Johnson, Syria, Middle East, HTS, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, SNA, Syrian National Army, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Armenia, ISR, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Iran, Kurds, NATO, Gaza, Palestine, Hezbollah, United States, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, China, Europe, European Union, Borders, Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide, Georgia, Lebanon, Peace, Donald Trump
Syria and the Middle East. The South Caucasus. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance. 44-Day War and the ISR Factor. Fueling Other Wars.
Transcript: Karen Kwiatkowski on Turkey, NATO, and the 44-Day War | Ep 392 - Dec 7, 2024
Posted on Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 | Category: Politics, Turkey, NATO, Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, USA, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Iran, Middle East, Geopolitics, Syria, China, Genocide, Georgia, Lebanon, European Union, Transcript | Armenian News, Nagorno Karabakh, South Caucasus, Ilham Aliyev, Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin, 44-Day War, Against All Party, Jeffrey Sachs, Glenn Diesen, Armenia, Karen Kwiatkowski, Azerbaijan, United States, American Policy, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, NATO, Intelligence, ISR, RAND Corporation, Proxy Wars, Geopolitics, NATO Intelligence, Bashar al-Assad, Syria, Black Sea, Armenia-West Relations, Ethnic Cleansing, U.S. Foreign Policy, Multipolar World, Turkish Military, China, Europe, Gaza, Peace, Genocide, Georgia, Lebanon, Baku, Corruption, France, Ukraine War, European Union, Donald Trump
Turkey’s Role in the 44-Day War. NATO and Intelligence Sharing. Global Power Rivalries. Lessons from U.S. Intelligence Practices.
Transcript: Jeffrey Sachs - Escalation in Syria, COP29, Advice for Armenia | Ep 391 - Dec 5, 2024
Posted on Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 | Category: Syria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, USA, Turkey, Russia, Nagorno Karabakh, Artsakh, Iran, Ukraine, Israel, Middle East, Georgia, BRICS, NATO, Geopolitics, China, European Union, Lebanon, Transcript | U.S. Foreign Policy, Armenian News, Nagorno Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan, South Caucasus, Ilham Aliyev, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Armenia-India Relations, Prisoners of War, BRICS, North-South Corridor, Jeffrey Sachs, Mikheil Saakashvili, East-West Corridor, COP29, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Syria, United States, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Ukraine, Israel, Middle East, Georgia, Tbilisi, NATO, Frank Pallone, Baku, Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad, UNFCCC, Climate Change, Deep State, Proxy Wars, Kurdish Conflict, Energy Pipelines, Regional Stability, Global Geopolitics, Armenian Negotiations, Europe, Negotiations, Geopolitics, Peace, China, Corruption, European Union, Lebanon, United Nations, Donald Trump
Escalation in Syria. COP29 Summit. Can NATO save Armenia?
Transcript: Glenn Diesen - Russia and The Eurasian World Order | Ep 359 - Sep 4, 2024
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 4, 2024 | Category: Russia, Ukraine, Video, World Order, Armenia, China, Turkey, India, Iran, Georgia, Economy, Israel, Human Rights, Nagorno Karabakh, BRICS, NATO, Azerbaijan, Transcript | Armenian News, U.S. Foreign Policy, Nagorno Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan, Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process, Armenia-India Relations, Vladimir Putin, 44-Day War, OSCE Minsk Group, BRICS, North-South Corridor, East-West Corridor, Glenn Diesen, Russia, Armenia, Ukraine, NATO, Peace, China, Turkey, Europe, Iran, Negotiations, Georgia, Moscow, Economy, France, Israel, United States, Human Rights, Ukraine War, United Nations, Borders, UN Security Council, Azerbaijan, India, Donald Trump
Norwegian & NATO Support for Ukraine. “The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order”. Small States and Multipolarity. Armenia’s Position in a Multipolar World.