Guests of Groong Podcast
Want to be a guest on Groong? Send us an email!
Adrin Nazarian
California State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian from the 46th District, representing the San Fernando Valley.
Aghasi Yenokyan
Aghasi Yenokyan is the former director of the Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Azatutyun office in Yerevan. He is a research fellow at Columbia University in Post-Soviet Studies, and a former lecturer at Yerevan State University. He has studied political theories at the University of Chicago, public policy at Arizona State University. He is a graduate from Yerevan State University’s Physics Department, and has also earned an MBA from the American University of Armenia.
Alen Zamanyan
Alen Zamanyan was a software engineer in Los Angeles. He moved to Yerevan, Armenia, in 2020. He has followed and analyzed Armenian affairs for over a decade.
Alison Tahmizian Meuse
Alison Tahmizian Meuse is a veteran journalist who has reported for major international publications including Agence France-Presse and NPR. She is currently a senior advisor at the New Delhi-based consultancy DeepStrat, and co-director of Aknandakan, an investigative documentary platform. She’s based in Armenia. Alison is a graduate of the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.
Andrew Turner (Amb.)
Mr. Andrew Turner was appointed Canadian Ambassador to Armenia on September 25, 2023. Ambassador Turner has a BA Hons in History, 1999; and a MA in International Affairs from Carleton University, 2001. He joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2002. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, Mr. Turner served as Director of the Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division. At Headquarters, he has served in the Cabinet and Parliamentary Relations Division, Eastern and Southern Africa Relations Division, Muslim Communities Working Group and Middle East Relations Division. Overseas, he served at missions in Saudi Arabia (2004 to 2007), Syria (2011 to 2012), Afghanistan (2013 to 2015), Pakistan (2015 to 2017) and Iraq (2017 to 2019).
Anna Abrahamian
Anna Abrahamian is a geopolitical analyst who splits her time between Moscow and Athens. Having obtained training in international law, Anna has worked in such noteworthy institutions as the Defense Analyses Institute in Athens as well as the Crisis Group in Brussels. Today, Anna provides her analysis on geopolitics and Armenian politics to her followers on social media and you can find her on various platforms, including Facebook, Telegram, and Youtube.
Anna Grigoryan
Anna Grigoryan is a member of the Armenian parliament with the Hayastan Dashinq (Armenia Alliance), no party affiliation.
Anna Karapetyan
Dr. Anna Karapetyan is the Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research. She has a PhD in political sciences, and is a lecturer at the Russian-Armenian University.
Anna Kostanyan
Anna Kostanyan, formerly an MP in the 7th convocation of the Armenian parliament, with the Bright Armenia party. She was also a member of the standing committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport. Prior to that Ms. Kostanyan was a candidate for the member of the Yerevan council of elders, which is the Yerevan City Council, and was a founding member of the Bright Armenia party.