Category: Economy

Hrant Mikaelian - Ukraine Talks, Armenia’s Crackdowns, and Rising Tensions | Ep 488, Nov 23, 2025 [EP488]

Posted on Wednesday, Nov 26, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenian Church, China, Economy, Iran, Middle East, Artsakh, Human Rights, Genocide

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Topics:

  • High-Stakes Ukraine Talks
  • Armenia’s Growing Political Detentions
  • Pashinyan Honored In Kazakhstan
  • Rising Pressure On The Church
  • Impeachment vs. Elections
  • Pashinyan Seizes Power Grid

Episode 488 | Recorded: November 24, 2025

Warwick Powell - U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 8, 2025 [EP427]

Posted on Thursday, Apr 10, 2025 | Category: Armenia, World, Geopolitics, Economy, USA, China, India, Iran, Russia, Israel | Series: cog

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Topics:

  • U.S. Tariff Wars
  • Target: Iran
  • The Global South
  • The Belt and Road Initiative

Episode 427 | Recorded: April 6, 2025

Warwick Powell - U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 8, 2025 [EP427]

Posted on Thursday, Apr 10, 2025 | Category: Armenia, World, Geopolitics, Economy, USA, China, India, Iran, Russia, Israel

Guest:

Topics:

  • U.S. Tariff Wars
  • Target: Iran
  • The Global South
  • The Belt and Road Initiative

Episode 427 | Recorded: April 6, 2025

Transcript: Warwick Powell - U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 8, 2025 [EP427]

Posted on Thursday, Apr 10, 2025 | Category: Armenia, World, Geopolitics, Economy, USA, China, India, Iran, Russia, Israel, Transcript

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.

Hrant Mikaelian - Review of the Armenian Economy in 2024 | Ep 417, Feb 22, 2025 [EP417]

Posted on Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Turkey, Artsakh, Economy, Poll | Series: cog

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Topics:

  • TBD

Episode 417 | Recorded: February 12, 2025

Hrant Mikaelian - Review of the Armenian Economy in 2024 | Ep 417, Feb 22, 2025 [EP417]

Posted on Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Turkey, Artsakh, Economy, Poll

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Topics:

  • TBD

Episode 417 | Recorded: February 12, 2025

Arthur Khachatryan - Mirzoyan in Moscow, Kostanyan in Tehran, Mher Grigoryan on the Border, FIS Annual Report, Silence of the Lambs | Ep 409, Jan 26, 2025 [EP408]

Posted on Thursday, Jan 30, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Economy, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Russia | Series: wir

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Topics:

  • Mirzoyan in Moscow
  • Vahan Kostanyan in Tehran
  • Mher Grigoryan on the Border (concessions)
  • FIS Annual Report 2025
  • The Silence of the Lambs

Episode 408 | Recorded: January 29, 2025

Arthur Khachatryan - Mirzoyan in Moscow, Kostanyan in Tehran, Mher Grigoryan on the Border, FIS Annual Report, Silence of the Lambs | Ep 409, Jan 26, 2025 [EP408]

Posted on Thursday, Jan 30, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Economy, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Russia

Guest:

Topics:

  • Mirzoyan in Moscow
  • Vahan Kostanyan in Tehran
  • Mher Grigoryan on the Border (concessions)
  • FIS Annual Report 2025
  • The Silence of the Lambs

Episode 408 | Recorded: January 29, 2025

Hrant Mikaelian - Aliyev's “New” Demands, Fall of Syria, Georgia Post-Election Unrest, Civil Contract Disobedience | Ep 394 - Dec 8, 2024 [EP394]

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Economy, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Russia | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • Remembering the 1988 Earthquake in Spitak, Armenia
  • Aliyev’s “New” Demands
  • The Fall of Syria
  • Georgia’s Post-Election Unrest
  • Civil Contract Disobedience

Episode 394 | Recorded: December 9, 2024