Alen Zamanyan

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.

Key Topics
  • Armenian NewsGroong's weekly round-up of the latest news from Armenia, Artsakh, and the Armenian diaspora, covering politics, society, and international affairs.
  • Nagorno Karabakh & ArtsakhThe conflict over Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), from Soviet-era roots through the 2020 44-Day War and Azerbaijan's 2023 offensive that ended Armenian presence there.
  • Armenian PoliticsArmenia's domestic political landscape, including the government, opposition parties, civil society movements, and democratic governance debates.
  • Armenia-US RelationsU.S.-Armenia relations, including USAID programs, defense cooperation talks, Armenian-American lobby efforts, and Washington's South Caucasus policy.
  • GeopoliticsArmenia's strategic position in the South Caucasus and its relationships with regional and global powers in a rapidly shifting multipolar world.