Topics:

• Turkey: Zero Problems?
• Azerbaijan: The Myth of Brotherly Relations?
• Armenia: From Diplomatic Overtures to a Mini Cold War

Guests:

• Varuzhan Geghamyan
• Ara Sanjian
• Vahram Ter-Matevosyan
• Diana Yayloyan

Host:

• Asbed Kotchikian

Episode 10 | Recorded: August 2020

Topics:

• Turkey’s Transformation in Historical Perspective
• Change and Continuity of Turkish Political Culture
• Turkey’s Foreign Policy

Guests:

• Varuzhan Geghamyan
• Ara Sanjian
• Vahram Ter-Matevosyan
• Diana Yayloyan

Host:

• Asbed Kotchikian

Episode 9 | Recorded: August 2020

𝐀𝐍𝐍/𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 - 𝟎𝟖/𝟏𝟔/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎

This Week in Review we talk with Hrant Mikaelian to discuss important issues and developments around Armenia, such as the Coronavirus Pandemic, and its economic effect; Armenia’s membership in EurAsian Economic Union and the economic effect of that organization on Armenia; and some of the trends affecting Russia and its economy.

Hrant will then join us in our weekly lightning round of questions from the past week’s headlines, to analyze Prime Minister Pashinyan’s interview with BBC’s HARDtalk; the presidential elections in Belarus; and the continuing

𝐀𝐍𝐍/𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 - 𝟎𝟖/𝟎𝟗/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎

Topics:

• The Massive Explosion in Beirut
• Lightning Round
  • Turkey-Azerbaijan Military Exercises
  • Mashtots Park
  • Cyber Security Intrusion
  • Law on Media Regulation
  • Beirut Explosion

Guests

• 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧
• 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐧
• 𝐘𝐞𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐣𝐢𝐚𝐧
• 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧

Hosts

• 𝐇𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐧
• 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧

Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20200809.html Episode 6 | Recorded on August 9, 2020

ANN Groong Week in Review - 08/02/2020

Topics:

• Living With Conflict #WordsNotSwords
• Panel Discussion on Robert Kocharyan’s Interview
• Lightning Round
  • The SIS Charges Arthur Danielyan
  • Nominees for the Constitutional Court
  • The PM’s Outlook on the State of the Pandemic
  • Staff Changes in the Diaspora High Commissioner’s Office

Guests

• Arzu Geybulla
• Ulvi Ismayil
• Artyom Tonoyan
• Diana Yayloyan

Resident panelists:

• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

Episode 5 | Recorded ob August 2, 2020

ANN Groong Week in Review - 07/26/2020

Topics:

• Panel: War roundup / Artsakh
• Conversation: National Security Doctrine
• Panel: National Security Doctrine

Guests

• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Karen Vrtanesyan
• Alen Zamanyan

A Conversation with

• Karena Avedissian (special guest)

Episode 4 | Recorded on July 26, 2020

ANN Groong Week in Review - 07/19/2020

Topics:

• Clashes on the Tavush Border
• Azerbaijani Propaganda around Armenian Threats to the Mingechaur Reservoid
• Azerbaijan’s threat to strike Armenia’s Nuclear Power Plant with missiles

Guests:

• Areg Danagoulian (Special Guest)
• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

Episode 2 | Recorded on July 19 2020

Conversations on Groong

Safety and Security of Metsamor

Topics:

• Azerbaijan’s threat to attack the NPP
• Overall safety and security of the plant
• Safe handling of nuclear fuel
• Renewable energy alternatives to nuclear
• Maintenance and upgrades to the NPP

Episode 3 | Recorded on July 17, 2020

ANN/Groong Week in Review - 07/12/2020

Topics:

• The Constitutional Court Standoff Continues in Limbo
• Polls, and what you should know about them
• The Armenian Government’s response to COVID-19
• The State of Armenian Media: Media Freedoms During Covid

Guests:

• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

Episode 1 | Recorded on July 12, 2020