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Transcript: Artsakh Remembered, SCO Theater, Russian Signals, and the Cucumber Paradox | Ep 584, Sep 6, 2026
Posted on Monday, Sep 7, 2026 | Category: Transcript | Armenian News, Armenian Church, Nagorno Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan, South Caucasus, Ilham Aliyev, Civil Contract, Ukraine War, Armenian Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, Vladimir Putin, Eurasian Economic Union, Catholicos of All Armenians, CSTO, Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, Political Prisoners, Human Rights, Etchmiadzin, Armen Grigoryan, Garegin II, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Suren Papikyan, 102nd Military Base, Armen Grigiryan, Armenia, Armenian Apricots, Armenian Armed Forces, Armenian Church prosecutions, Armenian Cucumbers, Armenian local elections 2026, Army discipline and non-combat deaths, Arsen Aghababyan, Bishkek, EU-Armenia trade relations, European Union, Gyumri, Jared Kushner, Moscow, National Security Council, Noyemberyan, Russian military base negotiations, Steve Witkoff, U.S.-Russia-Ukraine diplomacy, Ukraine
In this week’s Groong episode, Hovik and Asbed review September 2026 developments across Armenia and the South Caucasus. We examine Artsakh’s remembered independence declaration on September 2, 1991, and its unresolved cause following the 2023 ethnic cleansing; Putin’s signaling on Russia’s military base presence; ongoing Armenian Church prosecutions; EU trade negotiations; mounting non-combat military deaths; and political pressures ahead of local elections. We also analyze U.S. envoy Witkoff and Kushner’s diplomatic shuttle through Moscow and Kyiv.
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, Armenia, NATO, Syria, Turkey, Middle East, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, 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, Armenian Church, Artsakh Blockade, NATO, China, Syria, Middle East, Economy, 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: Spotlight on Silence: Surveillance State: Armenia’s Biometric Crackdown | Ep 446, Jun 15, 2025
Posted on Sunday, Jun 15, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Privacy, Human Rights, Georgia, Russia, Economy, Ukraine, China, Transcript | Armenian News, Nikol Pashinyan, Civil Contract, Armenian Center for Political Rights, Rafael Ishkhanyan, Armenia, Law on Police, Surveillance, Facial Recognition, Biometric Data, Privacy, Human Rights, Police State, Civil Liberties, AI Regulation, Public Safety, Political Targeting, Opposition Monitoring, Public Cameras, Protest Surveillance, Data Security, AWS, GDPR, Government Overreach, Western Silence, International Response, Orwellian, 1984, Armenia Law, State Surveillance, Digital Rights, Free Expression, OSCE, Venice Commission, Data Sovereignty, Georgia, Europe, Russia, Economy, Peaceful Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Hayk Sargsyan, Ministry of Internal Affairs, EU AI Act, European Court of Human Rights, Clearview AI
In this episode of Groong: Spotlight on Silence, we speak with Rafael Ishkhanyan of the Armenian Center for Political Rights about Armenia’s sweeping new surveillance law. Passed quietly in March 2025, the law grants police 24/7 access to camera networks across public institutions and allows for real-time facial recognition, raising deep concerns about privacy, political targeting, and unchecked state power. We explore what the law says, what it leaves out, and why international silence—despite clear risks to civil liberties—has been so striking.
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.