Series: COG

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Guest:

• Karen Kwiatkowski

Topics:

• The 12-Day War
• Where did Trump’s American 1st Go?

Episode 450 | Recorded: June 26, 2025

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Guest:

• Dr. Arman Grigoryan

Topics:

• Israel’s war on Iran and U.S. involvement
• Risks of Iranian regime change or partition
• Strategic dangers to Armenia

Episode 448 | Recorded: June 21, 2025

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Guest:

• Fyodor Lukyanov

Topics:

• Israel hits Iran, talks collapse
• Armenia at risk if Iran weakens
• Russia hardens stance on Ukraine

Episode 447 | Recorded: June 15, 2025

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Guest:

• Rananjay Anand, Co-Founder & President of the Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO.

Topics:

• Operation Sindoor
• Indians Boycott Turkey & Azerbaijan
• Armenia as a Robus Partner

Episode 445 | Recorded: June 9, 2025

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Guest:

• Dr. Abhinav Pandya, Founder, President and CEO of Usanas Foundation Think Tank.

Topics:

• Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis
• Operation Sindoor
• Armenia As a Strategic Partner
• West Asia and Eurasia Context
• Future Outlook

Episode 443 | Recorded: June 3, 2025

INTERVIEW IN ARMENIAN / ՀԱՐՑԱԶՐՈՒՅՑ ՀԱՅԵՐԵՆ

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Guest:

• Edgar Ghazaryan

Topics:

• Criminal charges used to silence Edgar Ghazaryan / Քրեական մեղադրանքներ՝ Էդգար Ղազարյանին լռեցնելու համար
• Media freedom in Armenia under Pashinyan’s rule / Մամուլի ազատությունը Հայաստանում Փաշինյանի կառավարման օրոք
• Public broadcasting under political control / Հանրային հեռարձակումը քաղաքական վերահսկողության տակ
• State-aligned actors spreading misinformation / Ապատեղեկատվություն տարածող պետական կողմի դերակատարները

Episode 440 | Recorded: March 9, 2025

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Guest:

• Levon Zourabian, Vice-President of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) party of Armenia.

Topics:

• US-Iran Nuclear Talks
• Russia and Ukraine
• Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
• Armenian Elections in 2026

Episode 439 | Recorded: May 23, 2025

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Guest:

• Dr. Ehsan Movahedian

Topics:

• US-Iran Nuclear Talks
• Pezeshkian Visit to Baku
• Iran-Armenia Relations
• US Support for Azerbaijan

Episode 437 | Recorded: May 16, 2025

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Guest:

• Dr. Pietro Shakarian

Topics:

• May 9, Victory Day and Parade
• Pashinyan, Aliyev Posture at Victory Day
• Artsrun Hovhannisyan’s Historical Revision
• Armenia and Artsakh Contributions to WW2

Episode 436 | Recorded: May 15, 2025