Series: COG
JD Vance in Armenia and Azerbaijan | Ep 517, Feb 15, 2026 [EP517]
Posted on Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- Vance visit, protocol and optics
- Tsitsernakaberd tweet, “autocorrect diplomacy”
- TRIPP corridor stake and sovereignty risks
- Nuclear SMR deal, costs and dependency
- Firebird AI project, power and value
- Drones, church silence, Baku charter and prisoners
Episode 517 | Recorded: February 13, 2026
#Groong #Armenia #JDVance #Tsitsernakaberd #TRIPP
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Topics:
- Trump 2.0 and the “Donroe Doctrine”
- Rules-Based Disorder?
- Iran vs. the “Big, Beautiful Armada”
- US Cohesion and Midterms
- JD Vance in the South Caucasus
Episode 515 | Recorded: February 6, 2026
Andrei Tsygankov - Canceling Russia and The Towers of the Kremlin | Ep 514, Feb 5, 2026 [EP514]
Posted on Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 | Category: Russia, Politics, Geopolitics | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- Defining the “Canceling Russia” phenomenon
- The “cancel Russia” lobby
- Containment shifts to coercive transformation
- Russian Orthodox Church as battleground
- Kremlin “towers” and civilizational logic
Episode 514 | Recorded: February 4, 2026
#CancelingRussia #RussianForeignPolicy #UkraineWar #StateCivilization #TowersOfTheKremlin #RussianOrthodoxChurch
Joel Veldkamp - Christian Solidarity International Visits Armenian Bishops in Jail | Ep 513, Feb 4, 2026 [EP513]
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Armenian Church | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- CSI Visits Jailed Cleric
- IRF Summit
- PACE MP Speaks Up
Episode 513 | Recorded: February 3, 2026
#ArmenianChurch #ReligiousFreedom #ClergyArrests #IRFSummit2026 #ChristianSolidarityInternational
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Topics:
- Return of Four Hostages
- Pashinyan vs. Church
- TRIPP
- Armenia Parliamentary Election
Episode 511 | Recorded: January 28, 2026
Anna Grigoryan - Armenia’s Political Crisis | Ep 507, Jan 17, 2026 [EP507]
Posted on Saturday, Jan 17, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Elections, Politics, Armenian Church | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- Return of Four Hostages
- Pashinyan vs. Church
- TRIPP
- Armenia Parliamentary Election
Episode 507 | Recorded: January 16, 2026
#AnnaGrigoryan #Armenia #ArmenianPolitics #TRIPP #ArmenianChurch #POWs
Pietro Shakarian - Iran, Russia, and the Geopolitics of Post-Soviet Eurasia | Ep 506, Jan 16, 2026 [EP506]
Posted on Friday, Jan 16, 2026 | Category: Armenia, history | Series: COG
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Topics:
- Unrest in Iran
- Russia-Iran Partnership
- Solovyov’s Statements
- Trump’s “TRIPP Wire” in the Caucasus
- Release of Armenian hostages
Episode 506 | Recorded on January 14, 2026
Kevork Hagopjian - Armenia’s Church-State Showdown | Ep 504, Jan 13, 2026 [EP504]
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Armenian Church, Politics | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- The Legal Architecture: Autonomy, Exclusive Mission, and State Neutrality
- Engineering Parallel, Schismatic Structures
- Criminal Law as Leverage
- Bern in Action and Reaction
- The Deeper Stakes: National Identity
Episode 504 | Recorded: January 12, 2026
#Armenia #ArmenianChurch #Etchmiadzin #HumanRights #ReligiousFreedom
Fr. Serop Azarian - Armenian Church Under Attack | Ep 503, Jan 11, 2026 [EP503]
Posted on Sunday, Jan 11, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Armenian Church, Politics | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- Pashinyan Attacks: Geopolitics or Vendetta?
- Renegade Bishops: Demands and Narratives
- Stolen Church Property
- From Christmas to Easter
Episode 503 | Recorded: January 9, 2026
#ArmenianApostolicChurch #ArmenianChurch #Garegin #Catholicos #NikolPashinyan #ArmenianDiaspora