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Conversations on Groong

Soviet or Armenian? The Life and Times of Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan

Born in Sanahin, Armenia in 1895, Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan was the most prominent Soviet state figure of Armenian origin. A survivor, Mikoyan managed to weather every Soviet leader from Lenin to Brezhnev. He was once the #2 man in Moscow after Nikita Khrushchev, and his legacy is complex. Today on Groong, we will explore this extraordinary historical figure.

To help us unpack the historical legacy of Mikoyan, ๐๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ค๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง joins us today from Cleveland. Pietro is a historian and a Ph.D. candidate

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Armeenia and Artsakh in the Arab Media (Ep #24) - 10/28/2020 [EP24]

Posted on Monday, Nov 2, 2020 | Series: COG

Conversations on Groong: Artsakh in the Arab Media - Oct 28, 2020

Since September 27, Azerbaijan has been waging an all out war on Artsakh, cluster-bombing towns and villages and killing civilians and destroying churches and cultural centers, with the aim to destroy and depopulate the region. The worldwide Armenian Diaspora has come together to fight this existential threat.

Weโ€™ve read much about the Diasporaโ€™s activities around most of the world, but what about the Arab world? This episode explores some of the challenges and opportunities that the Armenian communities in the Arab world face.

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Conversations on Groong - October 3, 2020

It has now been 7 days since Azerbaijan initiated a wide-scale attack against Armenia and Artsakh. The tragic news of deaths and destruction continue to stream in every hour.

In todayโ€™s conversation on Groong, we talk to Jirair Libaridian and Thomas DeWaal about the regional geopolitics that helped create a ripe environment for renewed fighting and various potential scenarios that may develop as a result of it.

Questions explored:

  • What was the path leading to the latest escalation?
  • Why has Turkey taken an active role in the conflict?
  • Was Russia caught
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Telecommunications Security in Armenia (Ep #15) - 09/15/2020 [EP15]

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 15, 2020 | Series: COG

Armenian News Network/Groong: ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐š - ๐’๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ)

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Background and formulation of the telecoms market in Armenia

Telecommunications market in Armenia started with the monopoly of the incumbent operator ArmenTel owned jointly by Greek state owned company OTE (90%) and Armenian government (10%). The sale-purchase agreement granted ArmenTel (recently rebranded to VEON) exclusive rights to provide basic telecommunications services including international Internet connectivity, mobile and fixed telephony. ArmenTelโ€™s monopoly remained till

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๐‰๐ฎ๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐œ๐ฒ - ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ—/๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ

Conversations on Groong

Armenia has European grade laws in the areas of finance, business, data protection and privacy. What is preventing Armenia from achieving its full potential in foreign direct investment (FDI)? Why do many Armenian startups incorporate in foreign countries, and use Armenia as their offshore labor resource?

Our Guest is David Sandukhchyan is a lawyer with 20 years of experience in telecommunications, cyber law, media and personal data protection. He started his legal career as an Internet freedom advocate and

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Education Reform in Armenia - (Ep #7) - 08/10/2020 [EP7]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 30, 2020 | Series: COG

๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐š - ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ Conversations on Groong ๐€๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ ๐Š๐จ๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ค๐ข๐š๐ง talks with ๐€๐ซ๐š ๐’๐š๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐š๐ง & ๐’๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฒ๐š๐ง

Topics:

Background of education reform(s) in Armenia In depth analysis of the content, standards & measurable outcomes of the proposed curriculumโ€™s history & literature segments. Challenges of implementing the proposed curriculum

In recent months, Armeniaโ€™s government has published its proposal for K-12 curriculum reform in Armenian schools. The new curriculum, which includes education standards and learning outcomes, proved to be quite controversial with many

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Turkey - Part 2 - Zero Problems? | Ep. 10 - Aug 28, 2020 [EP10]

Posted on Friday, Aug 28, 2020 | Category: Turkey, Armenia | Series: COG

Topics:

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

Guests:

Host:

Episode 10 | Recorded: August 2020

Turkey - Part 1 - Transformation and Continuity | Ep. 9 - Aug 24, 2020 [EP9]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020 | Category: Turkey, Armenia | Series: COG

Topics:

  • Turkeyโ€™s Transformation in Historical Perspective
  • Change and Continuity of Turkish Political Culture
  • Turkeyโ€™s Foreign Policy

Guests:

Host:

Episode 9 | Recorded: August 2020

Conversations on Groong

Safety and Security of Metsamor

Topics:

  • Azerbaijanโ€™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