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Transcript: Rubio Visit, New MPG and IRI Polls, Hidden Votes and Why Are You Alive? | Ep 550, May 24, 2026
Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Poll, Transcript | Armenian News, Armenian Church, Nagorno Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan, Ilham Aliyev, Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process, Civil Contract, 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election, Zangezur Corridor, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Parliamentary Elections, Vladimir Putin, Samvel Karapetyan, Robert Kocharyan, Catholicos, Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, Hayastan Dashinq, Ararat Mirzoyan, Strong Armenia, Armenian Elections, Emmanuel Macron, Against All Party, JD Vance, Nakhijevan, Prosperous Armenia, Gagik Tsarukyan, MPG Poll, Bright Armenia, Garegin II, Wings of Unity, Narek Karapetyan, IRI Armenia Poll, Western Azerbaijan, EVN Report Poll, Armenia Polls, Marco Rubio Armenia Visit, Armenian Opposition, Andranik Tevanyan, Arthur Osipyan, Election Fraud Armenia, Armenia Foreign Policy, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Peace, Russia, United States, Yerevan, China, Europe, Donald Trump
This Week in Review examines the tightening political climate in Armenia ahead of the June 2026 parliamentary elections. Asbed and Hovik discuss Marco Rubio’s sudden Armenia visit, new polling from IRI, MPG, and CAEAC, and what the wide gaps in voter disclosure may reveal about hidden opposition support. The episode also covers TRIPP, “Western Azerbaijan” rhetoric, public trust in the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the growing use of arrests, threats, and state pressure against opposition figures. The discussion centers on Pashinyan’s escalating campaign rhetoric, including his “Why are you alive?” outburst, and what it signals about the stakes of the coming election.
Transcript: Karen Kwiatkowski - Israel Attacks Iran, Where did Trump’s America 1st Go | Ep 450, June 28, 2025
Posted on Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 | Category: Iran, USA, Geopolitics, Israel, Ukraine, China, Russia, Transcript | Armenian News, South Caucasus, 12-Day War, Karen Kwiatkowski, Israel, Iran, Ukraine, United States, America 1st, America First, MAGA, War Agenda, Forever Wars, Global South, China, Russia, Gaza, Gaza Genocide, Human Suffering, Benjamin Netanyahu, Regime Change, Ahmed Chalabi, Iranian Shah, Deep State, USAID, Mossad, Ted Cruz, Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump, TruthSocial, Ceasefire, Military Industrial Complex, Ayatollah Khamenei, Nuclear Program, Peace, Armenia, Europe, NATO, Negotiations, Syria, Turkey, Middle East, Lebanon, Borders, Corruption, Azerbaijan
The 12-Day War. Where did Trump’s American 1st Go?
Transcript: Fyodor Lukyanov - Israel Attacks Iran: Perspectives From Russia | Ep 447, Jun 16, 2025
Posted on Monday, Jun 16, 2025 | Category: Iran, Russia, Armenia, Israel, Politics, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Geopolitics, Turkey, Ukraine, Transcript | Armenian News, Armenian Church, South Caucasus, Armenia-India Relations, Zangezur Corridor, Syunik, Artsakh Blockade, Vladimir Putin, Eurasian Economic Union, Fyodor Lukyanov, Iran, Israel, Israel-Iran-War, Rising Lion, Russia, United States, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Donald Trump, NATO, geopolitics, global order, diplomacy, multipolar world, Sanctions, Turkey, foreign policy, IranRussiaStrategic Cooperation, Military Alliance, Ukraine, Ukraine War, Eurasian Integration, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, America First, Alexander Dugin, Operation Spiderweb, Middle East Conflict, Nuclear Talks, UNSC, Strategic Partnership, Proxy War, Moscow, Negotiations, China, Syria, Europe, Middle East, Borders, Economy
In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, to analyze the geopolitical fallout from Israel’s surprise military campaign against Iran, known as Operation Rising Lion. We explore how the attacks may sabotage U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations, shift Russia’s strategic calculus, and destabilize the South Caucasus—particularly Armenia’s Syunik province. We also examine the implications for Russia-Iran relations, the Zangezur corridor, and Azerbaijan’s military posture. Finally, we discuss Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb, recent Read More
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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: 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, 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, 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, Transcript | 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?