https://podcasts.groong.org/categories/india/Recent content in India on Groong PodcastHugoen-usTue, 12 May 2026 02:33:02 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/469-gilbert-doctorow-sco-summit-tianjin-multipolarity-armenia-india-china-russia-gas-pipeline/Sat, 06 Sep 2025 03:30:30 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/469-gilbert-doctorow-sco-summit-tianjin-multipolarity-armenia-india-china-russia-gas-pipeline/<h1 id="show-notes">Show Notes</h1> <p>In this <em>Conversations on Groong</em> episode, we speak with <strong>Dr. Gilbert Doctorow</strong> about the <strong>Shanghai Cooperation Organization</strong> (SCO) Summit held in Tianjin, China, on August 31–September 1, 2025. We cover the summit’s outcomes, China–India relations, Russia’s energy pivot, Victory Day commemorations, and what the SCO means for Armenia.</p> <hr> <h1 id="topics-covered">Topics Covered</h1> <ul> <li>The SCO Summit in Tianjin and the shift toward multipolarity</li> <li>Armenia’s blocked membership bid and the India–Pakistan dynamic</li> <li>Victory Day commemorations in China and Trump’s TruthSocial reaction</li> <li>The symbolism of Xi–Modi’s meeting and whether the U.S. has “lost” India</li> <li>Russia’s Power of Siberia-2 pipeline and its impact on Europe and Asia</li> <li>What&rsquo;s in it for Armenia?</li> </ul> <hr> <h1 id="key-questions-discussed">Key Questions Discussed</h1> <ul> <li>How has the SCO evolved from a security forum into an economic and political bloc?</li> <li>What stood out in Tianjin as genuine turning points in global governance?</li> <li>How do Armenia and Azerbaijan fit into the SCO when each is blocked by rivals?</li> <li>What does Victory Day signify in Chinese political culture, and how does Trump’s framing play into U.S. domestic politics?</li> <li>Has the U.S. truly “lost” India, or is India leveraging all sides?</li> <li>What balance emerges if India joins Russia and China at the SCO core?</li> <li>How does the Power of Siberia-2 pipeline reshape Russia’s energy map, Europe’s exclusion, and Asia’s future supply?</li> </ul> <h1 id="books-by-dr-doctorow">Books by Dr. Doctorow</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://a.co/d/7J6szrP">War Diaries</a></li> <li><a href="https://a.co/d/1lW8vNi">Memoirs of a Russianist: From the Ground Up and Russia in the Roaring 1990s</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h1 id="links-referenced-during-the-show">Links Referenced During The Show</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/a-new-chapter-in-global-governance">A New Chapter in Global Governance: The 2025 SCO Summit and the Rise of Multipolarity (World Affairs in Context, Lena Petrova)</a></li> <li><a href="https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/chinas-sco-summit-highlights-wests">China’s SCO Summit Highlights West’s Growing Ideological Isolation (Simplicius)</a></li> <li><a href="https://substack.com/@glenn-diesen">The Dawning of a New World Order (Glenn Diesen)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/52d3b560-7ee7-4aad-aebf-21270d661ced">Financial Times: Russia says China has agreed vast new Siberia gas pipeline</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a974a056-274a-4606-9de1-be18519fb5de">Financial Times: A China-Russia sweetheart gas deal could upset US energy exporters</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h1 id="wrap-up">Wrap-up</h1> <h3 id="don"><strong>Don&rsquo;t forget to support us:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/groong">Patreon - Support Groong</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/groong">Buy Me a Coffee - Support Groong</a></li> </ul> <p>That’s our <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/">show</a>! We hope you found it useful. Please find us on <a href="https://linktr.ee/groong">Social Media</a> and follow us everywhere you get your Armenian news.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/469-gilbert-doctorow-sco-summit-tianjin-multipolarity-armenia-india-china-russia-gas-pipeline/Sat, 06 Sep 2025 03:30:30 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/469-gilbert-doctorow-sco-summit-tianjin-multipolarity-armenia-india-china-russia-gas-pipeline/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>SCO Summit in Tianjin, China. China-India Thaw. Power of Siberia Gas Pipeline. What’s in it for Armenia?</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/469/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/467-benyamin-poghosyan-sco-summit-china-armenia-tripp-zangezur-corridor-russia-azerbaijan-uk-relations/Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:20:32 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/467-benyamin-poghosyan-sco-summit-china-armenia-tripp-zangezur-corridor-russia-azerbaijan-uk-relations/<p>In this Week in Review, we look at Armenia’s role at the SCO summit, where Pashinyan struck a new “strategic partnership” with China while also meeting Putin, raising questions about Yerevan’s shifting alignments. We examine the August 8 Washington documents on TRIPP, where words like “corridor” and “99-year lease” swirl despite Armenia’s denials, and ask what Azerbaijan’s demand for constitutional change really means. We cover rising tensions between Moscow and Baku after Aliyev called Russia an occupier and Zatulin warned against seeing Azerbaijan as a partner. And we discuss the UK’s push to raise relations with Armenia to a strategic level, even as London courts Baku and maintains loopholes in its arms embargo.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/467-benyamin-poghosyan-sco-summit-china-armenia-tripp-zangezur-corridor-russia-azerbaijan-uk-relations/Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:20:32 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/467-benyamin-poghosyan-sco-summit-china-armenia-tripp-zangezur-corridor-russia-azerbaijan-uk-relations/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>In this Week in Review, we look at Armenia’s role at the SCO summit, where Pashinyan struck a new “strategic partnership” with China while also meeting Putin, raising questions about Yerevan’s shifting alignments. We examine the August 8 Washington documents on TRIPP, where words like “corridor” and “99-year lease” swirl despite Armenia’s denials, and ask what Azerbaijan’s demand for constitutional change really means. We cover rising tensions between Moscow and Baku after Aliyev called Russia an occupier and Zatulin warned against seeing Azerbaijan as a partner. And we discuss the UK’s push to raise relations with Armenia to a strategic level, even as London courts Baku and maintains loopholes in its arms embargo.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/462-christine-arakelian-pashinyan-church-india-armenia-ngos-diaspora-trump-corridor/Sun, 17 Aug 2025 01:00:00 -0800https://podcasts.groong.org/462-christine-arakelian-pashinyan-church-india-armenia-ngos-diaspora-trump-corridor/<p>In this episode, Christine Arakelian joins us for a deep dive into Armenia’s political crossroads. We discuss Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s confrontation with the Armenian Apostolic Church, the arrests of clergy and business leaders, and the chilling effect on society. We explore India-Armenia relations and why opportunities with New Delhi remain untapped, the heavy influence of Western-funded NGOs and the role of new groups like <em>Save Armenia: A Judeo-Christian Alliance</em>, as well as the government’s growing estrangement from the Armenian diaspora. Finally, we place these developments in the context of U.S. politics, Trump’s foreign policy, and the strategic game around the Trump Corridor.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/462-christine-arakelian-pashinyan-church-india-armenia-ngos-diaspora-trump-corridor/Sun, 17 Aug 2025 01:00:00 -0800https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/462-christine-arakelian-pashinyan-church-india-armenia-ngos-diaspora-trump-corridor/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>In this episode, Christine Arakelian joins us for a deep dive into Armenia’s political crossroads. We discuss Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s confrontation with the Armenian Apostolic Church, the arrests of clergy and business leaders, and the chilling effect on society. We explore India-Armenia relations and why opportunities with New Delhi remain untapped, the heavy influence of Western-funded NGOs and the role of new groups like Save Armenia: A Judeo-Christian Alliance, as well as the government’s growing estrangement from the Armenian diaspora. Finally, we place these developments in the context of U.S. politics, Trump’s foreign policy, and the strategic game around the Trump Corridor.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/460-douglas-macgregor-christine-arakelian-usa-geopolitics-armenia-south-caucasus-trump-route-pashinyan-aliyev-zangezur-corridor-tripp-iran-russia-gaza-israel/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 01:00:00 -0800https://podcasts.groong.org/460-douglas-macgregor-christine-arakelian-usa-geopolitics-armenia-south-caucasus-trump-route-pashinyan-aliyev-zangezur-corridor-tripp-iran-russia-gaza-israel/<p><strong>Summary</strong><br> In this episode, Christine Arakelian and Col. Douglas MacGregor join the hosts to analyze U.S. foreign policy moves from Gaza to the South Caucasus. They discuss Israel’s ongoing campaign in Gaza, the recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, and the likely resumption of hostilities. The conversation examines the Trump–Pashinyan–Aliyev White House summit, the strategic “Trump Corridor” across Armenia, and its impact on Russia, Iran, and India. The guests explore India–Armenia relations, U.S. economic vulnerabilities, and the challenges of sustaining a long-term American role in the region. They also assess the risks and potential outcomes of the upcoming Trump–Putin summit in Alaska, and the Armenian government’s handling of sovereignty, diaspora relations, and political prisoners.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/460-douglas-macgregor-christine-arakelian-usa-geopolitics-armenia-south-caucasus-trump-route-pashinyan-aliyev-zangezur-corridor-tripp-iran-russia-gaza-israel/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 01:00:00 -0800https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/460-douglas-macgregor-christine-arakelian-usa-geopolitics-armenia-south-caucasus-trump-route-pashinyan-aliyev-zangezur-corridor-tripp-iran-russia-gaza-israel/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Summary In this episode, Christine Arakelian and Col. Douglas MacGregor join the hosts to analyze U.S. foreign policy moves from Gaza to the South Caucasus. They discuss Israel’s ongoing campaign in Gaza, the recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, and the likely resumption of hostilities. The conversation examines the Trump–Pashinyan–Aliyev White House summit, the strategic “Trump Corridor” across Armenia, and its impact on Russia, Iran, and India. The guests explore India–Armenia relations, U.S. economic vulnerabilities, and the challenges of sustaining a long-term American role in the region. They also assess the risks and potential outcomes of the upcoming Trump–Putin summit in Alaska, and the Armenian government’s handling of sovereignty, diaspora relations, and political prisoners.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/20250812-transcript-460-douglas-macgregor-christine-arakelian-usa-geopolitics-armenia-south-caucasus-trump-route-pashinyan-aliyev-zangezur-corridor-tripp-iran-russia-gaza-israel/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/20250812-transcript-460-douglas-macgregor-christine-arakelian-usa-geopolitics-armenia-south-caucasus-trump-route-pashinyan-aliyev-zangezur-corridor-tripp-iran-russia-gaza-israel/<p><strong>Summary</strong><br> In this episode, Christine Arakelian and Col. Douglas MacGregor join the hosts to analyze U.S. foreign policy moves from Gaza to the South Caucasus. They discuss Israel’s ongoing campaign in Gaza, the recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, and the likely resumption of hostilities. The conversation examines the Trump–Pashinyan–Aliyev White House summit, the strategic “Trump Corridor” across Armenia, and its impact on Russia, Iran, and India. The guests explore India–Armenia relations, U.S. economic vulnerabilities, and the challenges of sustaining a long-term American role in the region. They also assess the risks and potential outcomes of the upcoming Trump–Putin summit in Alaska, and the Armenian government’s handling of sovereignty, diaspora relations, and political prisoners.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/457-benyamin-poghosyan-trump-ultimatum-on-ukraine-sanctions-russia-zangezur-corridor-armenia-azerbaijan-kitchen-sink/Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/457-benyamin-poghosyan-trump-ultimatum-on-ukraine-sanctions-russia-zangezur-corridor-armenia-azerbaijan-kitchen-sink/<h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> <p>In this Week in Review episode, we unpack the latest geopolitical maneuvers affecting Armenia—from the proposed Zangezur Corridor lease floated by the U.S., to the Trump ultimatum for a Ukraine ceasefire. We also examine the fallout from Azerbaijan’s decision to revoke ICRC access to Armenian POWs, and discuss the rising number of political prisoners inside Armenia itself. With regional tensions rising and domestic pressure mounting, is Armenia being squeezed from all sides?</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/457-benyamin-poghosyan-trump-ultimatum-on-ukraine-sanctions-russia-zangezur-corridor-armenia-azerbaijan-kitchen-sink/Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/457-benyamin-poghosyan-trump-ultimatum-on-ukraine-sanctions-russia-zangezur-corridor-armenia-azerbaijan-kitchen-sink/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>In this Week in Review episode, we unpack the latest geopolitical maneuvers affecting Armenia—from the proposed Zangezur Corridor lease floated by the U.S., to the Trump ultimatum for a Ukraine ceasefire. We also examine the fallout from Azerbaijan’s decision to revoke ICRC access to Armenian POWs, and discuss the rising number of political prisoners inside Armenia itself. With regional tensions rising and domestic pressure mounting, is Armenia being squeezed from all sides?</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/456-benyamin-poghosyan-iri-poll-armenia-trust-crisis-armenian-church-pan-turkism-zangezur-corridor-aliyev-iran-border-syunik/Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/456-benyamin-poghosyan-iri-poll-armenia-trust-crisis-armenian-church-pan-turkism-zangezur-corridor-aliyev-iran-border-syunik/<p>This Week in Review episode covers growing public disillusionment in Armenia, as new polling shows historic lows in trust toward political institutions while support for the Armenian Church and Armed Forces holds strong. We examine Pashinyan’s shifting rhetoric on the so-called “Zangezur Corridor,” his ongoing confrontation with the Church, and the geopolitical fallout from recent regional events—including the Iran-Israel conflict and the cooling of Russia-Azerbaijan ties. Dr. <strong>Benyamin Poghosyan</strong> joins to discuss whether Armenia is facing a crisis of legitimacy and a turning point in its strategic posture.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/456-benyamin-poghosyan-iri-poll-armenia-trust-crisis-armenian-church-pan-turkism-zangezur-corridor-aliyev-iran-border-syunik/Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/456-benyamin-poghosyan-iri-poll-armenia-trust-crisis-armenian-church-pan-turkism-zangezur-corridor-aliyev-iran-border-syunik/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>This Week in Review episode covers growing public disillusionment in Armenia, as new polling shows historic lows in trust toward political institutions while support for the Armenian Church and Armed Forces holds strong. We examine Pashinyan’s shifting rhetoric on the so-called “Zangezur Corridor,” his ongoing confrontation with the Church, and the geopolitical fallout from recent regional events—including the Iran-Israel conflict and the cooling of Russia-Azerbaijan ties. Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan joins to discuss whether Armenia is facing a crisis of legitimacy and a turning point in its strategic posture.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/445-rananjay-anand-india-indians-sour-on-turkey-azerbaijan-turn-to-armenia-robust-partnership/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:14:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/445-rananjay-anand-india-indians-sour-on-turkey-azerbaijan-turn-to-armenia-robust-partnership/<p>In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Rananjay Anand, president of the Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO, about the growing potential for a strategic partnership between India and Armenia. As Turkey and Azerbaijan double down on their support for Pakistan—most recently during Operation Sindoor—Indian public sentiment is shifting. Weddings, conferences, and corporate events once destined for Istanbul and Baku are being redirected, and Armenia is emerging as a quiet alternative. We explore what’s driving this trend, the challenges posed by limited connectivity, and whether this moment could mark a turning point in India-Armenia relations.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/445-rananjay-anand-india-indians-sour-on-turkey-azerbaijan-turn-to-armenia-robust-partnership/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:14:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/445-rananjay-anand-india-indians-sour-on-turkey-azerbaijan-turn-to-armenia-robust-partnership/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Rananjay Anand, president of the Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO, about the growing potential for a strategic partnership between India and Armenia. As Turkey and Azerbaijan double down on their support for Pakistan—most recently during Operation Sindoor—Indian public sentiment is shifting. Weddings, conferences, and corporate events once destined for Istanbul and Baku are being redirected, and Armenia is emerging as a quiet alternative. We explore what’s driving this trend, the challenges posed by limited connectivity, and whether this moment could mark a turning point in India-Armenia relations.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/444-hrant-mikaelian-armenian-church-under-attack-pashinyan-rpa-impeachment-david-hambardzumyan-pm-candidate-armenian-economy-decline-demographic-crisis-birthrate-emigration-artsakh-refugees-georgia-relations-ukraine-war-poland-election-ep444/Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/444-hrant-mikaelian-armenian-church-under-attack-pashinyan-rpa-impeachment-david-hambardzumyan-pm-candidate-armenian-economy-decline-demographic-crisis-birthrate-emigration-artsakh-refugees-georgia-relations-ukraine-war-poland-election-ep444/<p>In this Week in Review episode, Groong hosts unpack a tense week in Armenian politics and society. Prime Minister Pashinyan intensifies his attacks on the Armenian Church, while the ruling Civil Contract party faces mounting criticism over corruption and nepotism. The opposition RPA nominates a symbolic candidate for prime minister amid an unlikely impeachment effort. Meanwhile, Armenia&rsquo;s economy shows cracks beneath reported growth, Georgia tightens trade routes, and demographic warnings grow starker as birthrates plummet and emigration continues. The episode also touches on global shifts, including the Ukraine war and Poland&rsquo;s presidential pivot, framing Armenia’s challenges in a broader geopolitical context.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/444-hrant-mikaelian-armenian-church-under-attack-pashinyan-rpa-impeachment-david-hambardzumyan-pm-candidate-armenian-economy-decline-demographic-crisis-birthrate-emigration-artsakh-refugees-georgia-relations-ukraine-war-poland-election-ep444/Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/444-hrant-mikaelian-armenian-church-under-attack-pashinyan-rpa-impeachment-david-hambardzumyan-pm-candidate-armenian-economy-decline-demographic-crisis-birthrate-emigration-artsakh-refugees-georgia-relations-ukraine-war-poland-election-ep444/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>In this Week in Review episode, Groong hosts unpack a tense week in Armenian politics and society. Prime Minister Pashinyan intensifies his attacks on the Armenian Church, while the ruling Civil Contract party faces mounting criticism over corruption and nepotism. The opposition RPA nominates a symbolic candidate for prime minister amid an unlikely impeachment effort. Meanwhile, Armenia&rsquo;s economy shows cracks beneath reported growth, Georgia tightens trade routes, and demographic warnings grow starker as birthrates plummet and emigration continues. The episode also touches on global shifts, including the Ukraine war and Poland&rsquo;s presidential pivot, framing Armenia’s challenges in a broader geopolitical context.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/443-abhinav-pandya-from-sindoor-to-syunik-india-new-geopolitical-frontline-armenia-pakistan-turkey-azerbaijan-israel/Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:11:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/443-abhinav-pandya-from-sindoor-to-syunik-india-new-geopolitical-frontline-armenia-pakistan-turkey-azerbaijan-israel/<p>In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Abhinav Pandya about the emerging Turkey–Pakistan–Azerbaijan axis and its implications for India’s security and regional posture. We explore the symbolism behind the opening of an empty airport in Berdzor (Lachin), the broader strategic coordination among these three nations, and how India responded with Operation Sindoor following a major terror attack in Pahalgam. The conversation also looks at Armenia’s growing role as a strategic partner for India, the complexities of managing ties with Iran, and the challenges facing multilateral projects like IMEC. Pandya outlines the ideological and hybrid threats India faces and what it must do to stay ahead in a shifting geopolitical landscape.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/443-abhinav-pandya-from-sindoor-to-syunik-india-new-geopolitical-frontline-armenia-pakistan-turkey-azerbaijan-israel/Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:11:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/443-abhinav-pandya-from-sindoor-to-syunik-india-new-geopolitical-frontline-armenia-pakistan-turkey-azerbaijan-israel/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Abhinav Pandya about the emerging Turkey–Pakistan–Azerbaijan axis and its implications for India’s security and regional posture. We explore the symbolism behind the opening of an empty airport in Berdzor (Lachin), the broader strategic coordination among these three nations, and how India responded with Operation Sindoor following a major terror attack in Pahalgam. The conversation also looks at Armenia’s growing role as a strategic partner for India, the complexities of managing ties with Iran, and the challenges facing multilateral projects like IMEC. Pandya outlines the ideological and hybrid threats India faces and what it must do to stay ahead in a shifting geopolitical landscape.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/432-dziunik-aghajanian-armenian-genocide-recognition-and-denial-trump-erdogan-eu-macron-iran-azerbaijan-bandar-abbas.md/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/432-dziunik-aghajanian-armenian-genocide-recognition-and-denial-trump-erdogan-eu-macron-iran-azerbaijan-bandar-abbas.md/<p>This Week in Review episode was recorded on April 29, 2025. We’re joined by diplomat and former ambassador Dziunik Aghajanian to discuss major developments in and around Armenia during the week of April 21–27, 2025.</p> <hr> <h2 id="main-topics-addressed">Main Topics Addressed</h2> <ul> <li>When the State Steps Back from Remembrance</li> <li>The Politics of Silence Around April 24</li> <li>Iran-Azerbaijan Bilateral Talks in Baku</li> <li>Bandar Abbas Explosion and the INSTC</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="key-questions-discussed">Key Questions Discussed</h2> <ul> <li>What are the implications of Armenia deprioritizing Genocide recognition?</li> <li>Should the expulsion of Armenians from Artsakh be considered a continuation of the Genocide?</li> <li>How are the international responses to April 24 evolving — and what do they reveal?</li> <li>What’s behind Iran’s diplomatic outreach to Azerbaijan?</li> <li>How should we interpret the explosion in Bandar Abbas?</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="referenced-articles--sources">Referenced Articles &amp; Sources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://asbarez.com/genocide-recognition-not-a-priority-for-yerevan-pashinyan-tells-turkish-reporters/">Pashinyan: Genocide recognition no longer a priority</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.primeminister.am/en/statements-and-messages/item/2020/04/24/Nikol-Pashinyan-Speech-April-24/">Nikol Pashinyan’s 2020 April 24 Speech</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/296/text">U.S. Congress Genocide Resolution H.Res.296 (2019)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/04/presidential-message-on-armenian-remembrance-day-2025/">White House 2025 Genocide Commemoration Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1915311317482623349">Macron’s April 24 Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://alphanews.am/en/russian-embassy-in-armenia-on-russias-position-regarding-armenian-genocide-issue/">Russian Embassy’s Genocide Recognition Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/erdogan-extends-condolences-for-ottoman-armenians/news">Erdogan Extends Condolences – Daily Sabah</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/death-toll-blast-irans-bandar-abbas-port-rises-25-2025-04-27/">Bandar Abbas Port Explosion Coverage – Reuters</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/groong/status/1915528346320200169">Groong Tweet: EUMA’s censored statement comparison</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="other-resources">Other Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://linktr.ee/groong">Link Tree</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/groong">Support Groong on Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/groong">Buy Me a Coffee – Support Groong</a></li> </ul> <h1 id="wrap-up">Wrap-up</h1> <p>That’s our <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/">show</a>! We hope you found it useful. Please find us on <a href="https://linktr.ee/groong">Social Media</a> and follow us everywhere you get your Armenian news.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/432-dziunik-aghajanian-armenian-genocide-recognition-and-denial-trump-erdogan-eu-macron-iran-azerbaijan-bandar-abbas.md/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/432-dziunik-aghajanian-armenian-genocide-recognition-and-denial-trump-erdogan-eu-macron-iran-azerbaijan-bandar-abbas.md/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>This Week in Review episode was recorded on April 29, 2025. We’re joined by diplomat and former ambassador Dziunik Aghajanian to discuss major developments in and around Armenia during the week of April 21–27, 2025.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/432/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/427-warwick-powell-usa-china-tariff-wars-iran-war-multipolarity-belt-road-initiative-instc/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:11:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/427-warwick-powell-usa-china-tariff-wars-iran-war-multipolarity-belt-road-initiative-instc/<h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> <p>In this Conversations on Groong episode, we speak with Professor Warwick Powell about the tectonic shifts in global trade, economics, and geopolitics. From Washington&rsquo;s renewed tariff wars to China&rsquo;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.</p> <hr> <h2 id="main-topics-addressed"><strong>Main Topics Addressed</strong></h2> <ul> <li>U.S. tariff wars and their political and economic underpinnings</li> <li>China’s evolving role in the global trade architecture</li> <li>Rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran</li> <li>The emergence of BRICS as a multipolar economic bloc</li> <li>Dollar de-weaponization and alternative financial infrastructures (e.g., BRICS Clear)</li> <li>Belt &amp; Road Initiative vs. India’s INSTC: competition or complementarity?</li> <li>Strategic navigation for small states like Armenia in a shifting global order</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="key-questions-discussed"><strong>Key Questions Discussed</strong></h2> <ul> <li>What are the real causes of U.S. industrial decline, and are tariffs the right response?</li> <li>How will the new wave of tariffs affect China, BRICS, and global trade structures?</li> <li>Are we witnessing the end of globalization or its transformation into a multipolar model?</li> <li>What are the implications of a potential U.S.-Iran conflict on regional and global alliances?</li> <li>How effective are BRICS&rsquo; efforts to bypass the U.S. dollar in global trade?</li> <li>What long-term effects could de-dollarization have on U.S. capital markets?</li> <li>Are Belt and Road and INSTC competing initiatives, or can they be complementary?</li> <li>How should countries like Armenia approach these evolving regional infrastructure projects?</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="referenced-articles--sources"><strong>Referenced Articles &amp; Sources</strong></h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://eadaily.com/en/news/2025/04/02/iran-closes-airspace-and-brings-the-army-to-full-combat-readiness-mehr">Iran closes airspace, full combat readiness (Mehr)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202504/1331388.shtml">Global Times – Iran crisis coverage</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-chinese-foreign-ministers-discuss-irans-nuclear-program-korea-russia-2025-04-01/">Reuters – Russia-China dialogue on Iran</a></li> </ul> <h1 id="wrap-up">Wrap-up</h1> <h3 id="don"><strong>Don&rsquo;t forget to support us:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/groong">Patreon - Support Groong</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/groong">Buy Me a Coffee - Support Groong</a></li> </ul> <p>That’s our <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/">show</a>! We hope you found it useful. Please find us on <a href="https://linktr.ee/groong">Social Media</a> and follow us everywhere you get your Armenian news.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/427-warwick-powell-usa-china-tariff-wars-iran-war-multipolarity-belt-road-initiative-instc/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:11:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/427-warwick-powell-usa-china-tariff-wars-iran-war-multipolarity-belt-road-initiative-instc/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>In this Conversations on Groong episode, we speak with Professor Warwick Powell about the tectonic shifts in global trade, economics, and geopolitics. From Washington&rsquo;s renewed tariff wars to China&rsquo;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.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/427/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/20250410-transcript-427-warwick-powell-usa-china-tariff-wars-iran-war-multipolarity-belt-road-initiative-instc/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/20250410-transcript-427-warwick-powell-usa-china-tariff-wars-iran-war-multipolarity-belt-road-initiative-instc/<h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> <div class="row mt-4 mb-3"> <div class="col"> <p> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/427/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Watch video with chapters </a> </p> </div> </div> <h2 id="episode-information">Episode Information</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Episode:</strong> Warwick Powell - U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 8, 2025</li> <li><strong>Subtitle:</strong> Conversations on Groong - 04/08/2025</li> <li><strong>Date:</strong> 2025-04-10</li> <li><strong>Episode Number:</strong> 427</li> <li><strong>Show Page:</strong> <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/427">https://podcasts.groong.org/427</a></li> <li><strong>YouTube:</strong> <a href="https://youtu.be/5vZsPrDGq8w">https://youtu.be/5vZsPrDGq8w</a></li> <li><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/host/hovik">Hovik Manucharyan</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/host/asbed">Asbed Bedrossian</a></li> <li><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/guest/wpowell">Warwick Powell</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/donate">GIVE to GROONG</a></li> <li><a href="https://linktr.ee/groong">linktr.ee/Groong</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/guest/wpowell">Dr. Warwick Powell</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="transcript">Transcript</h2> <blockquote> <p><strong>Warning:</strong> This is a rush transcript generated automatically and may contain errors.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Asbed:</strong> Hello everyone, and welcome to this Conversations on Groong episode. Today, we&rsquo;re going to be talking about China on the world stage. At a time when the US is initiating tariff wars with everyone, including friendly countries, we&rsquo;re going to explore what really is driving this tariff regime and what it means for the US-China relationship. So today we&rsquo;re talking with Professor Warwick Powell from the University of Queensland in Australia, and also the Taihe Institute in Beijing.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/382-benyamin-poghosyan-china-brics-new-world-order-armenia-at-kazan-summit-georgian-elections-2024/Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:15:00 -0400https://podcasts.groong.org/382-benyamin-poghosyan-china-brics-new-world-order-armenia-at-kazan-summit-georgian-elections-2024/<h1 id="china-brics-new-world-order-2024-georgian-elections">China, BRICS, New World Order, 2024 Georgian elections</h1> <p>In recent years there have been a lot of discussions at academic and expert level, and also in political circles, about the transformation of the current world order from the unipolar system, which emerged after the end of the Cold War in 1991, into a more complex multipolar security architecture. China, as well as BRICS, are viewed as driving forces of this transformation.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/382-benyamin-poghosyan-china-brics-new-world-order-armenia-at-kazan-summit-georgian-elections-2024/Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:15:00 -0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/382-benyamin-poghosyan-china-brics-new-world-order-armenia-at-kazan-summit-georgian-elections-2024/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>China, and the New World Order. BRICS Summit and Multipolarity. Armenia at BRICS. Georgian Elections in 2024.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/382/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/359-glenn-diesen-russia-new-world-order-armenia-multipolarity/Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:03:30 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/359-glenn-diesen-russia-new-world-order-armenia-multipolarity/<h1 id="russia-and-the-eurasian-world-order">Russia and The Eurasian World Order</h1> <p>It is the first time that you’re on our podcast. Obviously, in academia, especially in international relations, you’re a well known name. Can you introduce yourself to our audience?</p> <p><strong>Questions</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>How did you decide to go into a career in academia in international relations? Was it always your first choice?</li> </ul> <p>Now let’s talk about the Ukraine war in more detail.</p> <p>You live in Norway, which is a NATO member and a major supporter of Ukraine in this current war. In 2022 and 2023 combined, Norway <a href="https://www.regjeringen.no/en/topics/foreign-affairs/humanitarian-efforts/neighbour_support/id2908141/">provided</a> over $3B (30.6B NOK) in aid to Ukraine and has pledged to provide significantly more in coming years. This includes military support, such as F16 fighter jets.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/359-glenn-diesen-russia-new-world-order-armenia-multipolarity/Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:03:30 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/359-glenn-diesen-russia-new-world-order-armenia-multipolarity/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Norwegian &amp; NATO Support for Ukraine. “The Ukraine War &amp; the Eurasian World Order”. Small States and Multipolarity. Armenia&rsquo;s Position in a Multipolar World.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/359/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/20240904-transcript-359-glenn-diesen-russia-new-world-order-armenia-multipolarity/Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/20240904-transcript-359-glenn-diesen-russia-new-world-order-armenia-multipolarity/<h1 id="russia-and-the-eurasian-world-order">Russia and The Eurasian World Order</h1> <div class="row mt-4 mb-3"> <div class="col"> <p> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/359/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Watch video with chapters </a> </p> </div> </div> <h2 id="episode-information">Episode Information</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Episode:</strong> Glenn Diesen - Russia and The Eurasian World Order | Ep 359 - Sep 4, 2024</li> <li><strong>Subtitle:</strong> Conversations on Groong - September 4, 2024</li> <li><strong>Date:</strong> 2024-09-04</li> <li><strong>Episode Number:</strong> 359</li> <li><strong>Show Page:</strong> <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/359">https://podcasts.groong.org/359</a></li> <li><strong>YouTube:</strong> <a href="https://youtu.be/lgpgyOmiQ04">https://youtu.be/lgpgyOmiQ04</a></li> <li><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/host/hovik">Hovik Manucharyan</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/host/asbed">Asbed Bedrossian</a></li> <li><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/guest/gdiesen">Glenn Diesen</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/donate">GIVE to GROONG</a></li> <li><a href="https://linktr.ee/groong">linktr.ee/Groong</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/guest/gdiesen">Glenn Diesen</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="transcript">Transcript</h2> <blockquote> <p><strong>Warning:</strong> This is a rush transcript generated automatically and may contain errors.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/333-sergei-melkonian-iran-president-foreign-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash-bagrat-srbazan-leads-mass-protests-armenian-russian-relations/Tue, 28 May 2024 00:15:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/333-sergei-melkonian-iran-president-foreign-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash-bagrat-srbazan-leads-mass-protests-armenian-russian-relations/<h1 id="topics-this-week">Topics This Week</h1> <h2 id="iran-president-and-fm-killed-in-helicopter-crash">Iran President and FM Killed in Helicopter Crash</h2> <p>On Sunday May 19, Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Amir Hussein Abdollahian and 7 other staff members perished in a helicopter crash near Iran’s border with Azerbaijan. They were returning from <a href="https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/05/19/725853/Iranian-president,-Azeri-counterpart-inaugurate-Qiz-Qalasi-border-dam-">inaugurating a dam</a> on the Arax river with Ilham Aliyev.</p> <p>There was a worldwide outpouring of condolences from the UN and most countries around the world on the deaths of the Iranian leaders.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/333-sergei-melkonian-iran-president-foreign-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash-bagrat-srbazan-leads-mass-protests-armenian-russian-relations/Tue, 28 May 2024 00:15:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/333-sergei-melkonian-iran-president-foreign-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash-bagrat-srbazan-leads-mass-protests-armenian-russian-relations/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Iran President and FM Killed in Helicopter Crash. Bagrat Srbazan Leads Mass Protests in Armenia. Armenian Russian Relations.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/333/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/327-benyamin-poghosyan-rananjay-anand-indian-armenian-relations-2024/Fri, 03 May 2024 09:02:17 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/327-benyamin-poghosyan-rananjay-anand-indian-armenian-relations-2024/<h1 id="indian-armenian-relations-in-2024">Indian Armenian Relations in 2024</h1> <p>Over the past few years, the ties between India and Armenia have been steadily gaining momentum. In a significant move underscoring the importance of their bilateral relationship, India has signaled its plan to assign a defense attaché to its embassy in Armenia. This development highlights the deepening engagement between the two nations.</p> <p>Notably, both of you Benyamin and Rananjay, participated in the RAISINA 2024 conference held in New Delhi two months ago, seemingly commemorating the strides made in their relations.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/327-benyamin-poghosyan-rananjay-anand-indian-armenian-relations-2024/Fri, 03 May 2024 09:02:17 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/327-benyamin-poghosyan-rananjay-anand-indian-armenian-relations-2024/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Impressions: Raisina 2024 Dialogue. Indian Community. Trade Opportunities. Defense &amp; Security.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/327/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/315-archil-sikharulidze-georgian-nationalism-identity-armenia-georgia-relations-post-2018-strategic-partnership-eu-accession/Wed, 13 Mar 2024 02:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/315-archil-sikharulidze-georgian-nationalism-identity-armenia-georgia-relations-post-2018-strategic-partnership-eu-accession/<h1 id="georgia-armenia-partnership--politics-in-the-south-caucasus">Georgia, Armenia, Partnership &amp; Politics in the South Caucasus</h1> <p>Archil, since it’s the first time you’re on the show, we’d appreciate learning a little more about your background. Can you tell us your areas of interest?</p> <h2 id="georgian-nationalism--identity">Georgian Nationalism &amp; Identity</h2> <p>Archil, when initially we were planning this interview, we asked you for a profile picture and you said to not expect one in a suit. And that sparked a number of interesting tangential discussions about conservatism and nationalism in Georgia.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/315-archil-sikharulidze-georgian-nationalism-identity-armenia-georgia-relations-post-2018-strategic-partnership-eu-accession/Wed, 13 Mar 2024 02:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/315-archil-sikharulidze-georgian-nationalism-identity-armenia-georgia-relations-post-2018-strategic-partnership-eu-accession/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Georgian Nationalism and Identity. Georgia, Armenia, post 2018. Accession to the EU. Strategic Partnership.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/315/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/314-ehsan-movahedian-iran-armenia-relations-security-architecture-u-turn-ngo-propaganda/Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/314-ehsan-movahedian-iran-armenia-relations-security-architecture-u-turn-ngo-propaganda/<h1 id="evolving-geopolitics-in-the-south-caucasus">Evolving Geopolitics in the South Caucasus</h1> <h2 id="iran-parliamentary-elections">Iran Parliamentary Elections</h2> <p>On March 1, 2024 Iran held parliamentary elections. The turnout of these elections was 41% which, based on our understanding, indicates that many of the seats in the Majles will go to a 2nd round of voting scheduled in May. Additionally, we understand that many seats were won by conservative candidates.</p> <p><strong>Questions:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What should regional, and also global, actors expect from the outcome of these elections?</li> <li>Is it possible that the leader of Iran might change?</li> <li>How likely are foreign policy changes based on these elections?</li> </ul> <h2 id="geopolitical-u-turn-in-armenia">Geopolitical U-Turn in Armenia?</h2> <p>When the 2018 regime change happened in Armenia, there were many speculations about the future geopolitical direction of the new government, specifically that Armenia was going to make a u-turn to the west.. After the 2020 war and especially after the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh in September 2023, it seems Armenia is making steadfast and accelerated steps in a direction away from its security cooperation with the CSTO and Russia, in what Pashinyan’s government calls “security diversification,” but which in reality clearly looks like a divorce.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/314-ehsan-movahedian-iran-armenia-relations-security-architecture-u-turn-ngo-propaganda/Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/314-ehsan-movahedian-iran-armenia-relations-security-architecture-u-turn-ngo-propaganda/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Iran Parliamentary Elections. Geopolitical U-turn in Armenia? Iran Armenia Relations. Anti-Iranian Propaganda from NGOs.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/314/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/307-michael-goorjian-amerikatsi-armenian-cinema-oscars-shortlist-2024-film-arts/Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/307-michael-goorjian-amerikatsi-armenian-cinema-oscars-shortlist-2024-film-arts/<h2 id="topics-of-conversation">Topics of Conversation</h2> <h4 id="intro-to-show-with-michael-goorjian">Intro to show with Michael Goorjian</h4> <h4 id="artistic-influences">Artistic influences</h4> <h4 id="about-the-voyeur-motif">About the voyeur motif</h4> <h4 id="the-less-armenian-and-more-human-and-universal-aspect">The less Armenian and more human and universal aspect</h4> <h4 id="russia">Russia</h4> <h4 id="the-humor-in-the-film">The humor in the film</h4> <h4 id="the-colors-of-this-film">The colors of this film</h4> <h4 id="the-music-and-sounds-in-the-film">The music and sounds in the film</h4> <h4 id="about-hoviks-hat">About Hovik’s hat…</h4> <h4 id="casting-acting-editing">Casting, acting, editing</h4> <h4 id="directing-style">Directing style</h4> <h4 id="which-directors-have-influenced-goorjian">Which directors have influenced Goorjian?</h4> <h4 id="the-parallels-between-michaels-charlie-and-chaplin">The parallels between Michael’s Charlie and Chaplin</h4> <h4 id="the-silent-aspect-of-communication">The “silent” aspect of communication</h4> <h4 id="filming-through-the-prison-window">Filming through the prison window</h4> <h4 id="the-choice-of-charlies-actively-learning-and-immersing">The Choice of Charlie’s actively learning and immersing</h4> <h4 id="see-this-movie">See this movie!</h4> <h4 id="whats-next">What’s next?</h4> <h4 id="what-do-you-need-to-continue-to-make-films">What do you need to continue to make films?</h4> <h4 id="what-was-the-oscar-shortlisting-journey-like">What was the Oscar Shortlisting journey like?</h4> <h4 id="why-the-nomination-will-help-film-making-in-armenia">Why the nomination will help film making in Armenia</h4> <h4 id="what-do-you-think-of-parajanov">What do you think of Parajanov?</h4> <h4 id="what-about-atom-egoyan">What about Atom Egoyan?</h4> <h4 id="how-would-we-come-up-with-an-armenian-superhero---khorovadz-man">How would we come up with an Armenian Superhero - Khorovadz man?</h4> <h4 id="about-michael-goorjian">About Michael Goorjian</h4> <h4 id="bedros--asbed-shoot-the-breeze-about-the-conversation">Bedros &amp; Asbed shoot the breeze about the Conversation</h4> <h4 id="wrap-up-and-about-dr-bedros-afeyan">Wrap up and about Dr. Bedros Afeyan</h4> <h1 id="wrap-up">Wrap-up</h1> <p>That’s our <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/">show</a>! We hope you found it useful. Please find us on <a href="https://linktr.ee/groong">Social Media</a> and follow us everywhere you get your Armenian news. Thanks to <strong>Laura Osborn</strong> for the music on our podcasts.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/307-michael-goorjian-amerikatsi-armenian-cinema-oscars-shortlist-2024-film-arts/Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/307-michael-goorjian-amerikatsi-armenian-cinema-oscars-shortlist-2024-film-arts/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Amerikatsi: Motifs, Aspects and Character of the Film. Goorjian’s Style, Influences, and Interests. The Oscar Shortlisting journey. Bedros &amp; Asbed Afterthoughts on the Conversation.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/307/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/305-anna-karapetyan-armenian-azerbaijani-talks-is-armenia-rearming-pashinyan-constitution/Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:15:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/305-anna-karapetyan-armenian-azerbaijani-talks-is-armenia-rearming-pashinyan-constitution/<p>January 28 is Armenian Army day and this year Armenia celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the formation of the Armenian Armed Forces. Despite all of the challenges and setbacks, Armenia’s Army remains the guarantor of Armenia’s statehood and the hope for Armenia’s recovery.</p> <p>At Groong, we congratulate and say “thank you” to all those who’ve taken part in service for their country and we remember all those who gave their everything for their country.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/305-anna-karapetyan-armenian-azerbaijani-talks-is-armenia-rearming-pashinyan-constitution/Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:15:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/305-anna-karapetyan-armenian-azerbaijani-talks-is-armenia-rearming-pashinyan-constitution/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>January 28 is Armenian Army day and this year Armenia celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the formation of the Armenian Armed Forces. Despite all of the challenges and setbacks, Armenia’s Army remains the guarantor of Armenia’s statehood and the hope for Armenia’s recovery.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/305/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/291-tevan-poghosyan-armenia-crossroads-of-peace-three-plus-three-iran-russia-defense-with-france-artsakh-refugees-shahramanyan/Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/291-tevan-poghosyan-armenia-crossroads-of-peace-three-plus-three-iran-russia-defense-with-france-artsakh-refugees-shahramanyan/<h2 id="crossroads-of-peace">Crossroads of Peace</h2> <p>This past week Pashinyan attended the Silk Road Forum conference in Tiflis where he unveiled his new plan he calls <a href="https://georgiaonline.ge/economy/56252/armenian-pm-nikol-pashinyan-attends-silk-road-forum/#google_vignette">Crossroads of Peace</a>. While Pashinyan presented, Azerbaijan was represented only at the deputy prime minister level. The plan is based on four principles:</p> <ol> <li>Sovereignty over own infrastructure</li> <li>Border control &amp; security</li> <li>Dual use infrastructure</li> <li>Equal access and simplified procedures</li> </ol> <p><strong>Questions</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>What’s new with this plan?</li> <li>Is this just a sugar-coating of the “Zangezur corridor”? A case of Pashinyan socializing Aliyev’s demands?</li> </ul> <p>First let’s note how it doesn’t include any hint of Artsakh at all, it’s like it never existed.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/291-tevan-poghosyan-armenia-crossroads-of-peace-three-plus-three-iran-russia-defense-with-france-artsakh-refugees-shahramanyan/Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:30:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/291-tevan-poghosyan-armenia-crossroads-of-peace-three-plus-three-iran-russia-defense-with-france-artsakh-refugees-shahramanyan/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Crossroads of Peace. 3+3=5 in Tehran. Relations with Russia. Defense Deal with France. Artsakh Status.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/291/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/288-yeghia-tashjian-artsakh-ethnic-cleansing-aftermath-israeli-palestinian-crisis-armenia/Sun, 22 Oct 2023 00:15:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/288-yeghia-tashjian-artsakh-ethnic-cleansing-aftermath-israeli-palestinian-crisis-armenia/<h2 id="subscribe-to-us-follow-us">Subscribe to us, Follow us!</h2> <p>Here are the links we mentioned at the start of our show today:</p> <ul> <li>On Youtube our channel is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Groong/videos">@Groong</a>.</li> <li>On Twitter we’re <a href="https://twitter.com/groong">@Groong</a>.</li> <li>On Instagram and Threads are at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anngroong">@ANNGroong</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Our News Feeds are available on</p> <ul> <li>Facebook in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/groong?sorting_setting=CHRONOLOGICAL">our Facebook Group</a></li> <li>Our website at <a href="https://groong.org/news/">groong.org/news</a>.</li> </ul> <h3 id="all-of-our-links-in-our-linktree">All of our links in our <a href="https://linktr.ee/groong">LinkTree</a>.</h3> <h2 id="aftermath-of-the-ethnic-cleansing-of-artsakh">Aftermath of the Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh</h2> <h3 id="shahramanyan-meets-protesters">Shahramanyan Meets Protesters</h3> <p>During this past week the president of Artsakh, Samvel Shahramanyan, met with a large group of protesters in a <a href="https://168.am/2023/10/20/1946839.html">public meeting</a> to address the rising frustration of not only his refugee people in Armenia, but also Armenian citizens. People have a lot of questions, ranging from the social status of over 101,000 people who fled from Artsakh to Armenia, to their right of return, and concerns about the political future of the Artsakh Republic.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/288-yeghia-tashjian-artsakh-ethnic-cleansing-aftermath-israeli-palestinian-crisis-armenia/Sun, 22 Oct 2023 00:15:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/288-yeghia-tashjian-artsakh-ethnic-cleansing-aftermath-israeli-palestinian-crisis-armenia/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Aftermath of the Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh. Shahramanyan meets Protesters. “Rights &amp; Security”. Government-in-Exile. Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Ripple Effects to the South Caucasus. Effects in the Middle East. Lebanon &amp; the Armenian Community.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/288/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/287-ehsan-movahedian-iran-new-world-order-relations-with-middle-east-armenia-azerbaijan-world-powers/Sat, 21 Oct 2023 22:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/287-ehsan-movahedian-iran-new-world-order-relations-with-middle-east-armenia-azerbaijan-world-powers/<h2 id="global-multipolarity-shifts">Global Multipolarity Shifts</h2> <p>Many experts are calling the current period of turmoil and upheaval in the world, to be the ending of the post-Soviet era, and the world reordering from a unipolar one, back to a multipolar order, especially with the emergence of China and India and their increasingly assertive and dominant presence on the world stage.</p> <p><strong>Question:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How are the regional and global geopolitical shifts changing Iran’s relations with the world, as well as its region?</li> </ul> <p>A few months ago there was the surprise revelation of a thaw in Saudi-Iranian relations, under Chinese auspices. This caught most of the West by surprise.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/287-ehsan-movahedian-iran-new-world-order-relations-with-middle-east-armenia-azerbaijan-world-powers/Sat, 21 Oct 2023 22:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/287-ehsan-movahedian-iran-new-world-order-relations-with-middle-east-armenia-azerbaijan-world-powers/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Iran in an Evolving World Order. Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Armenian-Iranian Relations. Azerbaijani-Iranian Relations. Vision for a Better Future.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/287/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/244-benyamin-poghosyan-china-rising--new-world-order-geopolitics/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:15:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/244-benyamin-poghosyan-china-rising--new-world-order-geopolitics/<h2 id="discussion">Discussion</h2> <h3 id="china-emerging-on-the-global-stage">China Emerging on the Global Stage</h3> <p>More and more in the US it has become evident that China is emerging on the world stage as a power that is shifting the balance of geopolitical multipolarity. From the recent concerns about Tiktok and the US congressional hearings that may lead to its banning from the US, to the economic sanctions on large numbers of products and industries in trade between the US and China, it’s obvious that the larger global struggle is no longer between The West and Russia, but rather between The West and China.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/244-benyamin-poghosyan-china-rising--new-world-order-geopolitics/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:15:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/244-benyamin-poghosyan-china-rising--new-world-order-geopolitics/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>What agreements were reached between China and Russia? What is the role of India in the new world order? Consequence of moving away from a dollar-denominated global economic order? China as peacemaker in Ukraine. China as peacemaker in the Middle East. China&rsquo;s role in Iran and South Caucasus. How should Armenia navigate world order changes?</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/244/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/209-rananjay-anand-indo-armenian-friendship-ngo-india-on-world-stage-economic-trade-defense-relations-hope-promise/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/209-rananjay-anand-indo-armenian-friendship-ngo-india-on-world-stage-economic-trade-defense-relations-hope-promise/<h2 id="discussion">Discussion</h2> <p>Mr. Anand, since this is your first time on our show, we’re interested in hearing more about you and your involvement with Armenian relations or the involvement of Armenians in your life.</p> <ul> <li>What is the Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO that you co-founded? <ul> <li>How many members does it have?</li> <li>Where does it get its funding?</li> <li>Do you get support from the Indian embassy or the MFA?</li> <li>Are there other NGOs that support the Indian community in Armenia?</li> <li>How large is the Indian community in Armenia, and what ties do you maintain with them?</li> </ul> </li> <li>What attracted you to working in the field of relationship building between the two nations?</li> </ul> <h3 id="india-on-the-world-stage">India on the World Stage</h3> <p>India is one of the largest countries in the world, and is barely second only to China as the most populous country in the world. In fact, within a few years India is expected to overtake China in this area. At the same time, India is the most populous, or largest democracy in the world, and a major regional and nuclear power, with significant technology and defense industries. So it is quickly rising to become a world power, which other major powers can no longer ignore or take for granted. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Indian-Russian partnership has further developed. India has increased its consumption of Russian gas. India is also a key member of BRICS, which is set to grow much more in influence as a testament to the rearrangement of the world geopolitical order.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/209-rananjay-anand-indo-armenian-friendship-ngo-india-on-world-stage-economic-trade-defense-relations-hope-promise/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/209-rananjay-anand-indo-armenian-friendship-ngo-india-on-world-stage-economic-trade-defense-relations-hope-promise/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO. The Indian Community in Armenia. Where India sees itself on the world stage. Drivers for Indian-Armenian Relations. How to improve economic and trade relations. The Hope &amp; Promise of Indian Armenian Friendship.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/209/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/172-harut-sassounian-the-global-armenian-summit/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 03:00:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/172-harut-sassounian-the-global-armenian-summit/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>Over the course of this weekend and until Monday, there’s this <a href="https://globalarmeniansummit.am/en">Global Armenian Summit</a> conference in progress in Yerevan. The event is organized by the office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, and invitations went out a few months ago. Reportedly there are 600 attendees <a href="https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1095970.html">according</a> to Armenpress, but probably taken from the conference website.</p> <h2 id="discussion">Discussion</h2> <h3 id="global-armenian-summit">Global Armenian Summit</h3> <ul> <li>What is the background of Armenia-Diaspora relations against which this conference is taking place?</li> <li>Why did the government need this event right now?</li> <li>Diaspora parties or organizations don’t seem to be present at the event.</li> <li>Who’s attending, in order to bill the event a “Summit”?</li> <li>Pashinyan’s <a href="https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1095973.html">address</a> at the conference.</li> <li>Arayik Harutyunyan’s <a href="https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1095977.html">address</a> at the conference.</li> </ul> <h2 id="wrap-up">Wrap-up</h2> <p>We hope you found our [Conversations on Groong] (/series/cog/) helpful. We invite your feedback and your suggestions. You can find us on most social media and podcast platforms. Thanks to Laura Osborn for the music on our podcasts.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/172-harut-sassounian-the-global-armenian-summit/Sun, 30 Oct 2022 03:00:00 -0700https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/172-harut-sassounian-the-global-armenian-summit/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>What is the background of Armenia-Diaspora relations against which this conference is taking place? Why did the government need this event right now, and is this the right time? Who was invited, who was not? Why?</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/172/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/171-arthur-khachikyan-yeghia-tashjian-monitors-russia-west-iran-armenia-relations-lebanon/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/171-arthur-khachikyan-yeghia-tashjian-monitors-russia-west-iran-armenia-relations-lebanon/<h2 id="monitors-in-armenia">Monitors in Armenia</h2> <p>A couple of weeks ago we were talking with Benyamin Poghosyan, and in his scenarios for securing the safety of Armenia, he recommended that Armenia needs to negotiate for indefinite, or at least prolonged, monitoring missions, CSTO troops, or whoever’s able to cause a dampening of Azerbaijan’s attacks on our borders.</p> <p>It seems that Armenia is indeed negotiating for international monitors, EU, OSCE, CSTO, any presence, even civilian missions, at this stage of the negotiations with Azerbaijan, with Aliyev’s deadline of Dec. 2022 to get an agreement signed, looming on the horizon. We are explicitly avoiding calling the process with Azerbaijan a “peace agreement” because there can be no peace signed with a gun pointed to your head, no matter what Pashinyan wants to call it.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/171-arthur-khachikyan-yeghia-tashjian-monitors-russia-west-iran-armenia-relations-lebanon/Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/171-arthur-khachikyan-yeghia-tashjian-monitors-russia-west-iran-armenia-relations-lebanon/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Monitors in Armenia. Russia-West Rivalry in the South Caucasus. Armenian-Iranian Relations. Maritime Agreement between Israel and Lebanon. State of Lebanon’s Presidential Election.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/171/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/167-benyamin-poghosyan-meetings-in-prague-pashinyan-consolidating-power-personal-rants/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:34:13 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/167-benyamin-poghosyan-meetings-in-prague-pashinyan-consolidating-power-personal-rants/<h2 id="prague">Prague</h2> <p>The first meeting of the European Political Community took place in the Czech capital Prague on Thursday. On the sidelines of this meeting, Pashinyan met with Turkish president Erdogan, which was a first for them. Pashinyan also met with Azerbaijan’s president Aliyev separately and then also in a 4-way meeting in the presence of EU co-president Charles Michel and French president Macron.</p> <ul> <li>What is the “European Political Community” meeting?</li> </ul> <h3 id="meeting-with-erdogan">Meeting with Erdogan</h3> <p>Pashinyan’s meeting with Erdogan was relatively quick, and both leaders reported that they confirmed their desire to swiftly implement the agreements reached by the two special reps of Turkey and Armenia for the so-called Normalization process. At this point that means opening the borders for cargo by air, and land border crossings for citizens of third countries.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/167-benyamin-poghosyan-meetings-in-prague-pashinyan-consolidating-power-personal-rants/Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:34:13 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/167-benyamin-poghosyan-meetings-in-prague-pashinyan-consolidating-power-personal-rants/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Meetings in Prague. Pashinyan Consolidating Power. Personal Rants.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/167/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/166-armenian-news-network-groong-week-in-review-oct-2-2022/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:25:20 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/166-armenian-news-network-groong-week-in-review-oct-2-2022/<h2 id="us---armenia-relations">US - Armenia Relations</h2> <p><strong><em>Segment with Aram Suren Hamparian (Recorded: 10/01/2022)</em></strong></p> <p>Over the past weeks, we have seen an unprecedented intensification of contacts Between Armenia and the West, specifically the United States. First, earlier in September, Suren Papikyan made a much-publicized trip to the States, even though at the time it seemed that the trip wasn’t very successful since he didn’t even manage to meet his counterpart, the Secretary of Defense.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/166-armenian-news-network-groong-week-in-review-oct-2-2022/Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:25:20 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/166-armenian-news-network-groong-week-in-review-oct-2-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>US-Armenia Relations. Azerbaijan&rsquo;s Maps and Claims. Azerbaijan Continues to Occupy Armenia. Internal Politics in Armenia.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/166/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/165-azerbaijani-aggression-facts-and-analysis-nancy-pelosi-ep-165-sep-18-2022/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 02:33:34 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/165-azerbaijani-aggression-facts-and-analysis-nancy-pelosi-ep-165-sep-18-2022/<h2 id="azerbaijani-aggression">Azerbaijani Aggression</h2> <p>On the morning of September 13, 2022, shortly past midnight, Azerbaijani armed forces began a full-scale offensive against the entire border between three Armenian marzes (Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, and Syunik). The intensity of the fighting was equivalent to that of the 44-day war with Azerbaijan.</p> <p>As of Saturday, September 17, there are at least 135 deaths on the Armenian side, while Azerbaijan claims 79 dead. The attack was accompanied with war crimes including attacking civilian areas, killing of civilians, as well as horrendous rape and mutilation of female Armenian service members, all broadcast on the internet by Azerbaijani forces for the world to see.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/165-azerbaijani-aggression-facts-and-analysis-nancy-pelosi-ep-165-sep-18-2022/Mon, 19 Sep 2022 02:33:34 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/165-azerbaijani-aggression-facts-and-analysis-nancy-pelosi-ep-165-sep-18-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Azerbaijani Aggression. Russia and CSTO. UN &amp; International Reaction. War Communications (with Karen Vrtanesyan). Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s Visit (with Suren Sargsyan).</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/165/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/156-benyamin-poghosyan-surmalu-blast-foreign-relations-resistance-movement/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:49:11 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/156-benyamin-poghosyan-surmalu-blast-foreign-relations-resistance-movement/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/156-benyamin-poghosyan-surmalu-blast-foreign-relations-resistance-movement/Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:49:11 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/156-benyamin-poghosyan-surmalu-blast-foreign-relations-resistance-movement/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Surmalu Blast. What happened in Surmalu market? Why did Pashinyan jump the gun to declare that it&rsquo;s not terrorism? Russian note of protest on anti-Russian sentiments in information sphere. A mayoral campaign in the midst of tragedy?</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/156/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/149-tehran-2022-normalization-or-pax-turkiana-eu-azerbaijan-gas-deal-diaspora-personae-non-grata-ep-149-july-31-2022/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:43:54 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/149-tehran-2022-normalization-or-pax-turkiana-eu-azerbaijan-gas-deal-diaspora-personae-non-grata-ep-149-july-31-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/149-tehran-2022-normalization-or-pax-turkiana-eu-azerbaijan-gas-deal-diaspora-personae-non-grata-ep-149-july-31-2022/Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:43:54 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/149-tehran-2022-normalization-or-pax-turkiana-eu-azerbaijan-gas-deal-diaspora-personae-non-grata-ep-149-july-31-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Tehran 2022 Trilateral Summit. &ldquo;Normalization&rdquo; or Pax Turkiana? EU - Azerbaijan gas deal. Diaspora Personae Non-Grata.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/149/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/146-developments-in-regional-geopolitics-and-censorship-laws-ep-146-july-10-2022/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 02:17:08 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/146-developments-in-regional-geopolitics-and-censorship-laws-ep-146-july-10-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/146-developments-in-regional-geopolitics-and-censorship-laws-ep-146-july-10-2022/Tue, 12 Jul 2022 02:17:08 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/146-developments-in-regional-geopolitics-and-censorship-laws-ep-146-july-10-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Developments in the Regional Geopolitics. Watch your Internets!</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/146/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/140-russia-geopolitics-armenia-russia-rels-israeli-and-armenia-ep-140-may-29-2022/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:28:16 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/140-russia-geopolitics-armenia-russia-rels-israeli-and-armenia-ep-140-may-29-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/140-russia-geopolitics-armenia-russia-rels-israeli-and-armenia-ep-140-may-29-2022/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:28:16 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/140-russia-geopolitics-armenia-russia-rels-israeli-and-armenia-ep-140-may-29-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Russia&rsquo;s Geopolitics. Armenia-Russia Relations. Israeli Interests and Armenia.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/140/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/136-anca-advocacy-agenda-2022-with-aram-hamparian-ep-136-may-13-2022/Fri, 13 May 2022 04:31:01 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/136-anca-advocacy-agenda-2022-with-aram-hamparian-ep-136-may-13-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/136-anca-advocacy-agenda-2022-with-aram-hamparian-ep-136-may-13-2022/Fri, 13 May 2022 04:31:01 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/136-anca-advocacy-agenda-2022-with-aram-hamparian-ep-136-may-13-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>The US/Turkey F-35/F-16 Fallout. US Aid to Armenia and Artsakh. The Armenian Genocide Education Bill. Dr. Oz is Mehmet Oz. The US Election Cycles of 2022 and 2024.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/136/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/132-opposition-brussels-alison-update-war-economy-new-poll-artsakh-ep-132-apr-10-2022/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:50:44 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/132-opposition-brussels-alison-update-war-economy-new-poll-artsakh-ep-132-apr-10-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/132-opposition-brussels-alison-update-war-economy-new-poll-artsakh-ep-132-apr-10-2022/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:50:44 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/132-opposition-brussels-alison-update-war-economy-new-poll-artsakh-ep-132-apr-10-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Opposition Protests in Yerevan. Buying Bread from a Man in Brussels. Working for the man. War and the Armenian Economic Outlook. New MPG polls on Ukraine, Artsakh.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/132/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/131-ukraine-crisis-update-parukh-brussels-moscow-ep-131-apr-3-2022/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:26:26 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/131-ukraine-crisis-update-parukh-brussels-moscow-ep-131-apr-3-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/131-ukraine-crisis-update-parukh-brussels-moscow-ep-131-apr-3-2022/Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:26:26 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/131-ukraine-crisis-update-parukh-brussels-moscow-ep-131-apr-3-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Intro. Ukraine Crisis Update. Parukh - Brussels - Moscow.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/131/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/129-azerbaijan-s-peace-deal-artsakh-gas-cut-off-ukraine-protest-in-yerevan-vardenis-mayoral-issue-resolved-ep-129-mar-20-2022/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 21:51:48 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/129-azerbaijan-s-peace-deal-artsakh-gas-cut-off-ukraine-protest-in-yerevan-vardenis-mayoral-issue-resolved-ep-129-mar-20-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/129-azerbaijan-s-peace-deal-artsakh-gas-cut-off-ukraine-protest-in-yerevan-vardenis-mayoral-issue-resolved-ep-129-mar-20-2022/Mon, 21 Mar 2022 21:51:48 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/129-azerbaijan-s-peace-deal-artsakh-gas-cut-off-ukraine-protest-in-yerevan-vardenis-mayoral-issue-resolved-ep-129-mar-20-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Azerbaijan&rsquo;s &ldquo;Peace&rdquo; Deal. Artsakh Without Natural Gas in Winter. Ukraine Protests in Yerevan. Vardenis Mayoral Issue Resolved.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/129/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/126-ukraine-dismissing-generals-2nd-normalization-meeting-new-president-ep-126-mar-6-2022/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:01:49 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/126-ukraine-dismissing-generals-2nd-normalization-meeting-new-president-ep-126-mar-6-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/126-ukraine-dismissing-generals-2nd-normalization-meeting-new-president-ep-126-mar-6-2022/Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:01:49 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/126-ukraine-dismissing-generals-2nd-normalization-meeting-new-president-ep-126-mar-6-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Ukraine War and Effects on Armenia. Armenia Shuffles Generals. Second Normalization Meeting. Armenian Parliament Elects New President.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/126/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/124-armenia-s-regional-challenges-a-conversation-with-tatev-hayrapetyan-february-26-2022/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 04:13:11 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/124-armenia-s-regional-challenges-a-conversation-with-tatev-hayrapetyan-february-26-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/124-armenia-s-regional-challenges-a-conversation-with-tatev-hayrapetyan-february-26-2022/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 04:13:11 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/124-armenia-s-regional-challenges-a-conversation-with-tatev-hayrapetyan-february-26-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Tatev&rsquo;s Background and Entrance into Politics. Armenia Going in the Wrong Direction? Aliyev and his Regime after the 44-Day War. The Shushi and Moscow Agreements. Armenia&rsquo;s Foreign Affairs Establishment.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/124/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/118-pietro-shakarian-continuing-ukraine-crisis-vahagn-khachatryan-for-pres-new-iri-poll-results/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 03:41:04 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/118-pietro-shakarian-continuing-ukraine-crisis-vahagn-khachatryan-for-pres-new-iri-poll-results/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/118-pietro-shakarian-continuing-ukraine-crisis-vahagn-khachatryan-for-pres-new-iri-poll-results/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 03:41:04 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/118-pietro-shakarian-continuing-ukraine-crisis-vahagn-khachatryan-for-pres-new-iri-poll-results/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>The Continuing Ukraine Crisis. Putin in Beijing, Erdogan in Kyiv, Pashinyan at Olympic Diplomacy? Civil Contract Nominates Vahagn Khachatryan for President. New IRI Poll Results.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/118/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/114-president-resigns-ukraine-standoff-vahan-kerobyan-min-of-comedy-ep-114-jan-23-2022/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:10:56 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/114-president-resigns-ukraine-standoff-vahan-kerobyan-min-of-comedy-ep-114-jan-23-2022/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/114-president-resigns-ukraine-standoff-vahan-kerobyan-min-of-comedy-ep-114-jan-23-2022/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:10:56 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/114-president-resigns-ukraine-standoff-vahan-kerobyan-min-of-comedy-ep-114-jan-23-2022/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>President Armen Sarkissian Resigns. Russia-NATO Standoff over Ukraine. Vahan Kerobyan, Minister of Comedy.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/114/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/110-pashinyan-press-conference-kocharyan-press-conference-yerevan-mayor-saga-ep-110-dec-26-2021/Wed, 29 Dec 2021 02:09:30 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/110-pashinyan-press-conference-kocharyan-press-conference-yerevan-mayor-saga-ep-110-dec-26-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/110-pashinyan-press-conference-kocharyan-press-conference-yerevan-mayor-saga-ep-110-dec-26-2021/Wed, 29 Dec 2021 02:09:30 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/110-pashinyan-press-conference-kocharyan-press-conference-yerevan-mayor-saga-ep-110-dec-26-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Nikol Pashinyan holds a press conference. Robert Kocharyan holds a press conference. The Yerevan Mayor Saga.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/110/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/105-regional-geopolitics-turkmen-iran-gas-armenian-opposition-fizzles-out-ep-105-dec-5-2021/Mon, 06 Dec 2021 04:23:00 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/105-regional-geopolitics-turkmen-iran-gas-armenian-opposition-fizzles-out-ep-105-dec-5-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/105-regional-geopolitics-turkmen-iran-gas-armenian-opposition-fizzles-out-ep-105-dec-5-2021/Mon, 06 Dec 2021 04:23:00 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/105-regional-geopolitics-turkmen-iran-gas-armenian-opposition-fizzles-out-ep-105-dec-5-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Regional Geopolitics. Turkmenistan / Iran Gas Swap Deal. Opposition Fizzles Out. Again.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/105/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/104-pashinyan-live-trilateral-in-sochi-bilateral-in-brussels-turkish-armenian-normalization-russian-turkish-co-opetition-ep-104-nov-28-2021/Mon, 29 Nov 2021 03:25:55 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/104-pashinyan-live-trilateral-in-sochi-bilateral-in-brussels-turkish-armenian-normalization-russian-turkish-co-opetition-ep-104-nov-28-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/104-pashinyan-live-trilateral-in-sochi-bilateral-in-brussels-turkish-armenian-normalization-russian-turkish-co-opetition-ep-104-nov-28-2021/Mon, 29 Nov 2021 03:25:55 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/104-pashinyan-live-trilateral-in-sochi-bilateral-in-brussels-turkish-armenian-normalization-russian-turkish-co-opetition-ep-104-nov-28-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Pashinyan Live on Facebook. Trilateral in Sochi, Bilateral in Brussels. Turkish-Armenian &ldquo;Normalization&rdquo;. Russian-Turkish &ldquo;Co-opetition&rdquo; in Eurasia.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/104/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/100-talking-with-alison-tahmizian-meuse-ep-100-nov-17-2021/Tue, 16 Nov 2021 02:02:30 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/100-talking-with-alison-tahmizian-meuse-ep-100-nov-17-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/100-talking-with-alison-tahmizian-meuse-ep-100-nov-17-2021/Tue, 16 Nov 2021 02:02:30 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/100-talking-with-alison-tahmizian-meuse-ep-100-nov-17-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>The drive to cover dangerous conflicts. Covering War and Peace in Armenia. The value of Twitter. Media and Internet Freedom in Armenia.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/100/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/99-war-in-artsakh-one-year-on-erika-olson-visits-region-internal-political-developments-ep-99-nov-7-2021/Tue, 09 Nov 2021 03:16:07 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/99-war-in-artsakh-one-year-on-erika-olson-visits-region-internal-political-developments-ep-99-nov-7-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/99-war-in-artsakh-one-year-on-erika-olson-visits-region-internal-political-developments-ep-99-nov-7-2021/Tue, 09 Nov 2021 03:16:07 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/99-war-in-artsakh-one-year-on-erika-olson-visits-region-internal-political-developments-ep-99-nov-7-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>The War in Artsakh, One Year Later. Erika Olson visits the South Caucasus. Internal political developments.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/99/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/96-georgian-runoffs-turkish-drones-in-donbas-iran-turkey-g20-palooza-ep-96-oct-31-2021/Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:14:53 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/96-georgian-runoffs-turkish-drones-in-donbas-iran-turkey-g20-palooza-ep-96-oct-31-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/96-georgian-runoffs-turkish-drones-in-donbas-iran-turkey-g20-palooza-ep-96-oct-31-2021/Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:14:53 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/96-georgian-runoffs-turkish-drones-in-donbas-iran-turkey-g20-palooza-ep-96-oct-31-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Georgia&rsquo;s Runoff Elections. Turkish Drones in Donbas. Iran-Turkey Tensions. The G20 Palooza.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/96/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/93-armenia-s-diplomacy-and-regional-corridors-ep-93-oct-19-2021/Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:26:58 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/93-armenia-s-diplomacy-and-regional-corridors-ep-93-oct-19-2021/<h2 id="foreign-minister-of-india-visits-armenia">Foreign Minister of India Visits Armenia</h2> <p>On Wednesday, October 12, India’s External Affairs Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar visited Armenia, where he met with PM Pashinyan, FM Mirzoyan and Parliament president Alen Simonyan. This was a first-ever high-level visit by an Indian minister to Armenia. Beyond Jaishankar’s visits to Tsitsernakaberd, and Cultural gestures and expressions, the diplomats discussed significant geopolitical projects involving Armenia in the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) project from India, through Iran, Armenia, Georgia, and beyond.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/93-armenia-s-diplomacy-and-regional-corridors-ep-93-oct-19-2021/Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:26:58 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/93-armenia-s-diplomacy-and-regional-corridors-ep-93-oct-19-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>In the past month a flurry of diplomatic activity has risen around Armenia. The top diplomats from neighboring countries, regional and global powers have met with Armenia’s top leadership to discuss the shifting geopolitics reshaping the South Caucasus politically and economically for the coming decades. How is Armenia’s diplomacy navigating the “Corridor Politics” and what are the prospects for a peaceful neighborhood?</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/93/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/92-flurry-of-diplomacy-results-from-regions-vaccination-update-trust-in-authorities-ep-92-oct-17-2021/Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:39:01 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/92-flurry-of-diplomacy-results-from-regions-vaccination-update-trust-in-authorities-ep-92-oct-17-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/92-flurry-of-diplomacy-results-from-regions-vaccination-update-trust-in-authorities-ep-92-oct-17-2021/Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:39:01 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/92-flurry-of-diplomacy-results-from-regions-vaccination-update-trust-in-authorities-ep-92-oct-17-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>A Flurry of Diplomatic Activity. Results from Tavush, Shirak and Syunik. Vaccination in Armenia. Trust in the Authorities about Information from Border Areas.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/92/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/85-lebanon-afghanistan-armenian-parliament-artsakh-ep-85-aug-15-2021/Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:52:20 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/85-lebanon-afghanistan-armenian-parliament-artsakh-ep-85-aug-15-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/85-lebanon-afghanistan-armenian-parliament-artsakh-ep-85-aug-15-2021/Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:52:20 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/85-lebanon-afghanistan-armenian-parliament-artsakh-ep-85-aug-15-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Lebanon in Crisis. Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan. 8th Convocation of the Parliament. Developments around Artsakh.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/85/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/84-instability-on-armenia-azerbaijan-borders-commission-on-44-daywar-first-session-of-the-8th-parliament-ep-84-aug-1-2021/Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:58:48 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/84-instability-on-armenia-azerbaijan-borders-commission-on-44-daywar-first-session-of-the-8th-parliament-ep-84-aug-1-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/84-instability-on-armenia-azerbaijan-borders-commission-on-44-daywar-first-session-of-the-8th-parliament-ep-84-aug-1-2021/Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:58:48 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/84-instability-on-armenia-azerbaijan-borders-commission-on-44-daywar-first-session-of-the-8th-parliament-ep-84-aug-1-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Continued Instability along Armenia-Azerbaijan Borders. National Assembly Commission on the 44-Day War. First Session of the 8th Session of the Armenian Parliament.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/84/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/80-armenian-foreign-policy-between-war-and-peace-ep-80-july-22-2021/Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:29:01 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/80-armenian-foreign-policy-between-war-and-peace-ep-80-july-22-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/80-armenian-foreign-policy-between-war-and-peace-ep-80-july-22-2021/Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:29:01 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/80-armenian-foreign-policy-between-war-and-peace-ep-80-july-22-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Sparring Partners: Moscow and Ankara. Yerevan&rsquo;s Diplomatic Dilemmas. Aliyev&rsquo;s Appetite and Ambitions.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/80/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/68-armenia-superpowers-and-the-new-cold-war-ep-68-june-8-2021/Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:26:58 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/68-armenia-superpowers-and-the-new-cold-war-ep-68-june-8-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/68-armenia-superpowers-and-the-new-cold-war-ep-68-june-8-2021/Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:26:58 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/68-armenia-superpowers-and-the-new-cold-war-ep-68-june-8-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Armenia, Superpowers and The New Cold War. A Conversation with. Dr. Pietro Shakarian, who is a Cleveland-based historian of Russia and the Soviet Union, with a focus on Soviet Armenia and the Caucasus during the era of Nikita Khrushchev&rsquo;s Thaw.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/68/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/61-azerbaijan-s-incursion-into-syunik-lavrov-s-visit-to-yerevan-and-baku-electoral-politics-ep-61-may-16-2021/Mon, 17 May 2021 02:44:41 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/61-azerbaijan-s-incursion-into-syunik-lavrov-s-visit-to-yerevan-and-baku-electoral-politics-ep-61-may-16-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/61-azerbaijan-s-incursion-into-syunik-lavrov-s-visit-to-yerevan-and-baku-electoral-politics-ep-61-may-16-2021/Mon, 17 May 2021 02:44:41 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/61-azerbaijan-s-incursion-into-syunik-lavrov-s-visit-to-yerevan-and-baku-electoral-politics-ep-61-may-16-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Azerbaijan&rsquo;s Incursion into Syunik. Lavrov&rsquo;s Visit to Yerevan and Baku. Electoral Politics.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/61/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/55-national-security-general-staff-armed-forces-defense-budget-syunik-ep-55-mar-28-2021/Mon, 29 Mar 2021 02:06:43 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/55-national-security-general-staff-armed-forces-defense-budget-syunik-ep-55-mar-28-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/55-national-security-general-staff-armed-forces-defense-budget-syunik-ep-55-mar-28-2021/Mon, 29 Mar 2021 02:06:43 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/55-national-security-general-staff-armed-forces-defense-budget-syunik-ep-55-mar-28-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>What&rsquo;s Going on with the Armed Forces? Turkey: Enemy No More? What Just Happened in the General Staff? Morale and Readiness of the Armed Forces. The Defense Budget.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/55/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/53-latest-iri-poll-results-armen-grigoryan-interview-snap-on-snap-off-ep-53-03-14-2021/Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:51:48 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/53-latest-iri-poll-results-armen-grigoryan-interview-snap-on-snap-off-ep-53-03-14-2021/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/53-latest-iri-poll-results-armen-grigoryan-interview-snap-on-snap-off-ep-53-03-14-2021/Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:51:48 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/53-latest-iri-poll-results-armen-grigoryan-interview-snap-on-snap-off-ep-53-03-14-2021/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Newly Released IRI Poll Results. Armen Grigoryan&rsquo;s Interview. Snap On, Snap Off!</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/53/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/27-the-war-ends-who-won-and-who-lost-pax-russiana-the-extent-of-turkey-s-presence-in-azerbaijan-jubilation-in-baku-ep-27/Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:34:21 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/27-the-war-ends-who-won-and-who-lost-pax-russiana-the-extent-of-turkey-s-presence-in-azerbaijan-jubilation-in-baku-ep-27/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/27-the-war-ends-who-won-and-who-lost-pax-russiana-the-extent-of-turkey-s-presence-in-azerbaijan-jubilation-in-baku-ep-27/Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:34:21 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/27-the-war-ends-who-won-and-who-lost-pax-russiana-the-extent-of-turkey-s-presence-in-azerbaijan-jubilation-in-baku-ep-27/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>The war ends. What are the terms of the deal? Pax Russiana. The extent of Turkey&rsquo;s presence in Azerbaijan. Jubilation in Baku. Asbed Bedrossian.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/27/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/22-artsakh-war-back-to-9-27-war-council-proposal-diaspora-mobilization-ep-22/Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:36:46 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/22-artsakh-war-back-to-9-27-war-council-proposal-diaspora-mobilization-ep-22/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/22-artsakh-war-back-to-9-27-war-council-proposal-diaspora-mobilization-ep-22/Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:36:46 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/22-artsakh-war-back-to-9-27-war-council-proposal-diaspora-mobilization-ep-22/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>In retrospect: Tracing our steps back to Sep. 27. Call from extra-parliamentary opposition for a War Council. Mobilization of the Armenian diaspora. Asbed Bedrossian. Hovik Manucharyan.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/22/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/19-jirair-libaridian-thomas-de-waal-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-in-regional-context/Sat, 03 Oct 2020 23:03:56 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/19-jirair-libaridian-thomas-de-waal-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-in-regional-context/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/19-jirair-libaridian-thomas-de-waal-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-in-regional-context/Sat, 03 Oct 2020 23:03:56 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/19-jirair-libaridian-thomas-de-waal-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-in-regional-context/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>It has now been 7 days since Azerbaijan initiated a wide-scale attack against Armenia and Artsakh. The tragic news of deaths and destruction continue to stream in every hour. In today&rsquo;s conversation on Groong, we talk to Jirair Libaridian and Thomas DeWaal about the regional geopolitics that helped create a ripe environment for renewed fighting and. Questions explored.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/19/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/14-ann-groong-wir-14-sep-13-2020/Mon, 14 Sep 2020 02:47:04 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/14-ann-groong-wir-14-sep-13-2020/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/14-ann-groong-wir-14-sep-13-2020/Mon, 14 Sep 2020 02:47:04 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/14-ann-groong-wir-14-sep-13-2020/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Electoral Reforms in Armenia. Journalist Dana Mazalová passes away. ANSEF Reorganization. My Step MP Arsen Julfalakyan Resigns from Parliament. Russian Opposition Leader Navalny&rsquo;s Poisoning and Recovery.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/14/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>https://podcasts.groong.org/7-cog-education-reform-in-armenia-7-aug-13-2020/Sun, 30 Aug 2020 02:53:09 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/7-cog-education-reform-in-armenia-7-aug-13-2020/<p>Show Notes</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/7-cog-education-reform-in-armenia-7-aug-13-2020/Sun, 30 Aug 2020 02:53:09 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/7-cog-education-reform-in-armenia-7-aug-13-2020/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Brief background. The background of the current proposed curriculum. In terms of content, how does the proposed curriculum compare to the previous one? What are some of the main changes, additions, omissions? About the standards and measurements of the proposed curricula. About the implementation (pedagogy) of the proposed curricula.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/7/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>