Clips

Short, shareable highlights pulled from full Groong episodes.

TRIPP, Turkish Railways, and the Real Game Ep 574
Hovik explains why Pashinyan's proposed Gyumri-Kars railway through Nakhijevan is a fiction: Turkey already has a multi-billion-dollar direct line, and Aliyev has made clear no northern Armenian route exists.
Incomplete Reckoning with Stalinism Opens the Door to Authoritarianism Today Ep 573
Without a complete public reckoning with Stalinist repression, Armenian society became permissive to authoritarian practices. Incomplete historical memory leaves a nation vulnerable to repeating its past.
The Artsakh Movement is the Foundation of Armenia's Independence Ep 573
Historian Pietro Shakarian explains why Pashinyan's rejection of the Artsakh Movement is an attack on the very foundations of Armenia's independence and statehood.
The Church Under Siege: Then and Now Ep 573
Pietro Shakarian compares the Soviet assassination of Catholicos Khoren I in 1938 to Pashinyan's criminal prosecution of Catholicos Garegin II, revealing continuities in how authoritarian regimes attack independent institutions.
The Great Purge in Armenia: Khanjyan's Assassination and the War on National Identity Ep 573
Pietro Shakarian traces the origins and mechanics of the Great Purge in Soviet Armenia, explaining how Stalin and Beria systematically destroyed the Armenian intellectual and ecclesiastical elite.
Gaza, Lebanon, Iran: How Wars Shattered MAGA Coalition Ep 572
Christine Arakelian explains how the Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran wars have permanently fractured Trump's coalition among Muslim Americans, Orthodox Christians, and diaspora populations who now see themselves as used.
Israel's Real War Aim: Surround Itself With Weak States Ep 572
Christine Arakelian argues Israel's strategy is not peace but dominance through maintaining weak neighbors: Syria destabilized, Gaza in chaos, West Bank under settler pressure.
NATO 3.0: Why Europe Will Call the Shots as US Withdraws Ep 572
Christine Arakelian explains how NATO 3.0 represents a fundamental power shift: Europe's increased defense spending will give it greater strategic independence, reducing US influence over European decision-making.
Pashinyan's Western Pivot Is All Optics, No Congressional Buy-In Ep 572
Arakelian argues that Pashinyan's Western pivot lacks congressional support because it ignores the Armenian-American diaspora, capping Armenia's influence in Washington and making the strategy vulnerable to changes in administration.