Armenian News Network/Groong, an Armenian podcast providing objective coverage on Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and the Armenian diaspora. Find us and follow us everywhere on social media. Here are our links: linktr.ee/groong.

Asbed Bedrossian

Asbed Bedrossian

Hovik Manucharyan

Hovik Manucharyan

Latest Episode

Zaroui Pogossian - Vardanank, The Battle of Avarayr in 451 AD | Ep 518, Feb 24, 2026 [EP518]

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026 | Category: Armenia, History, Arshakuni | Series: gdh, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Vardanank Wars and Battle of Avarayr
  • Armenian Sources, Yeghishe and Parpetsi
  • Politics, Christianity, Nakharar Power Dynamics

Episode 518 | Recorded: February 22, 2026

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Arman Grigoryan - Beyond the Fall of Syria, Armenian and Global Geopolitics, | Ep 399 - Dec 21, 2024 [EP399]

Posted on Saturday, Dec 21, 2024 | Category: Middle East, Armenia | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Syria’s Fall and Regional Power Shifts
  • Turkey’s Expanding Influence in Syria
  • Impact on Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations
  • Russia and Iran’s Middle East Strategy

Episode 399 | Recorded: December 19, 2024

Anna Karapetyan - Azerbaijan Preparing for War, Pashinyan's Deceptive Discourse on Negotiations, Armenians Uninformed, Swiss Parliamentary Motion on Artsakh Armenians Right of Return | Ep 398 - Dec 15, 2024 [EP398]

Posted on Thursday, Dec 19, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Artsakh | Series: wir

Guest:

  • Anna Karapetyan Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research.

Topics:

  • Is Azerbaijan Preparing for War?
  • Pashinyan’s Deceptive Discourse on Talks with Azerbaijan
  • Are Armenans Aware of the Dangers facing the Nation?
  • Swiss Parliamentary Motion on Artsakh Armenians’ Right of Return

Episode 398 | Recorded: December 17, 2024

Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh: Gev Iskajyan Reflects on Survival and Tragedy | Ep 397 - Dec 18, 2024 [EP397]

Posted on Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024 | Category: Artsakh, Armenia | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Memories of the Artsakh Blockade
  • Ethnic Cleansing
  • Trump Returns to the White House

Episode 397 | Recorded: December 18, 2024

Varuzhan Geghamyan on Syria, Armenia, and Turkey-Iran-Russia Tensions | Ep 396 - Dec 16, 2024 [EP396]

Posted on Monday, Dec 16, 2024 | Category: Middle East, Armenia, Politics | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Syria and the Middle East
  • The South Caucasus
  • Turkey, Iran, Russia

Episode 396 | Recorded: December 13, 2024

Larry C Johnson - Syria, South Caucasus, and Regional Power Dynamics | Ep 395, Dec 14, 2024 [EP395]

Posted on Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 | Category: Middle East, Armenia, Politics | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Syria and the Middle East
  • The South Caucasus
  • Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance
  • 44-Day War and the ISR Factor
  • Fueling Other Wars

Episode 395 | Recorded: December 12, 2024

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

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Economy | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

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

Episode 394 | Recorded: December 9, 2024

Ivan Katchanovski on the Maidan Massacre, Ukraine War, and Implications | Ep 393 - Dec 9, 2024 [EP393]

Posted on Monday, Dec 9, 2024 | Category: Ukraine, Politics | Series: cog

Guest:

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Topics:

  • The War in Ukraine
  • Trump’s “Eastern Approaches”
  • The Maidan Massacre and Its Legacy
  • Maidanization of Georgia?
  • Armenia in the Shadow of Ukraine

Episode 393 | Recorded: December 7, 2024

Karen Kwiatkowski on Turkey, NATO, and the 44-Day War | Ep 392 - Dec 7, 2024 [EP392]

Posted on Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 | Category: Politics, Turkey, NATO | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Turkey’s Role in the 44-Day War
  • NATO and Intelligence Sharing
  • Global Power Rivalries
  • Lessons from U.S. Intelligence Practices

Episode 392 | Recorded: December 2, 2024

Jeffrey Sachs - Escalation in Syria, COP29, Advice for Armenia | Ep 391 - Dec 5, 2024 [EP391]

Posted on Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 | Category: Syria, Armenia | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Escalation in Syria
  • COP29 Summit
  • Can NATO save Armenia?

Episode 391 | Recorded: December 4, 2024