Series: Video

Arthur Khachatryan - Foreign Pressure, Attack on Church, Artsakh Repression | Ep 496, Dec 14, 2025 [EP496]

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia, Armenian Church, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian Genocide, European Union, Genocide, Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, Economy, India, NATO | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Armenia between EU and Russia
  • Church–state confrontation in Armenia
  • Artsakh concessions and return debate
  • Economy, debt, and governance
  • NSS raids Artsakh offices

Episode 496 | Recorded: December 15, 2025

#ArmeniaPolitics #EUvsRussia #ArmenianChurch #Artsakh #Geopolitics

Harry Istepanian - Venezuela’s Oil and the Global Power Struggle | Ep 495, Dec 14, 2025 [EP495]

Posted on Sunday, Dec 14, 2025 | Category: Geopolitics, Armenia, China, Ukraine, Russia, Middle East, Iran, Israel, Azerbaijan, Economy, India, Turkey | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Venezuela’s oil and US pressure
  • Trump, oil prices, and OPEC+
  • Middle East fallout from cheap oil
  • Ukraine war and Iran conflict stakes

Episode 495 | Recorded: December 11, 2025

#Venezuela #OilPolitics #Geopolitics #USForeignPolicy #EnergyWars

Benyamin Poghosyan - Pashinyan War on Armenian Church, EU-Armenia, Artsakh, Arar Poll | Ep 494, Sep 25, 2025 [EP494]

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Poll, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenian Church, Russia, European Union, Turkey, Ukraine, Iran, India | Series: video, wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • 1988 Earthquake Remembered
  • Pashinyan’s War on the Armenian Church
  • EU-Armenia Relations
  • Nagorno-Karabakh Negotiation Documents
  • ARAR Foundation Poll

Episode 494 | Recorded: December 8, 2025

#ArmenianChurch #NSS #Pashinyan #ArarPoll #ArmeniaEU

Arthur Khachikyan - OSCE MG Dissolved, Libaridian on Submission, New Constitution, Armenian Church, Prayer Breakfast, Border Commissions meet in Baku | Ep 493, Nov 30, 2025 [EP493]

Posted on Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Nagorno Karabakh, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Church, Turkey, Russia, Genocide, Iran, Israel, Middle East, China, NATO | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • OSCE MG Dissolved
  • Libaridian on Submitting to Turkey and Azerbaijan
  • News Constitution to be Drafted by March 2026
  • Archbishops, Letters, Attacks on the Church
  • Border Commissions Meet in Baku
  • Comments from Jacob Pursley

Episode 493 | Recorded: December 2, 2025

Eldar Mamedov - The Global Geopolitics Surrounding the South Caucasus | Ep 492, Dec 1, 2025 [EP492]

Posted on Monday, Dec 1, 2025 | Category: World Order, TRIPP, Armenia, USA, Iran, Israel, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, NATO, European Union, Middle East, Syria, Geopolitics, China, Lebanon | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • US and Venezuela
  • Potential for New War on Iran
  • Is Azerbaijan a “Middle Power”?
  • Europe’s Confused Geopolitical Identity
  • Armenia’s Confused Geopolitics

Episode 492 | Recorded: November 29, 2025

#IranCrisis #AzerbaijanPolitics #EuropeanGeopolitics #ArmeniaSecurity #SouthCaucasus #GlobalPowerPolitics

Matt Hoh - What Happened to America First, Ukraine, Gaza, TRIPP in Armenia and other US Adventures | Ep 491 - Nov 30, 2025 [EP491]

Posted on Sunday, Nov 30, 2025 | Category: USA, World Order, TRIPP, Ukraine, Israel, Russia, China, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Artsakh Blockade, Armenia, Iran, Middle East, Economy, NATO, Genocide, Geopolitics, Human Rights | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Venezuela
  • Ukraine War
  • Gaza
  • TRIPP in Armenia

Episode 491 | Recorded: November 29, 2025

#Venezuela #AmericaFirst #USForeignPolicy #TRIPP #UkraineWar

Joel Veldkamp - Armenia’s Prayer Breakfast and the Crackdown on the Church | Ep 490, Nov 27, 2025 [EP490]

Posted on Thursday, Nov 27, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Armenian Church, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Human Rights, Artsakh Blockade, Russia, Azerbaijan, China, Genocide | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Clergy Arrests in Armenia
  • Church Under Pressure
  • Prayer Breakfast Controversy
  • Western Silence on Repression
  • CSI’s Findings in Yerevan

Episode 490 | Recorded: November 25, 2025

#ArmenianChurch #ReligiousFreedom #ClergyArrests #ChristianSolidarityInternational #HumanRightsInArmenia

Hrant Mikaelian - Ukraine Talks, Armenia’s Crackdowns, and Rising Tensions | Ep 488, Nov 23, 2025 [EP488]

Posted on Wednesday, Nov 26, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenian Church, China, Economy, Iran, Middle East, Artsakh, Human Rights, Genocide, Nagorno Karabakh, European Union, NATO | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • High-Stakes Ukraine Talks
  • Armenia’s Growing Political Detentions
  • Pashinyan Honored In Kazakhstan
  • Rising Pressure On The Church
  • Impeachment vs. Elections
  • Pashinyan Seizes Power Grid

Episode 488 | Recorded: November 24, 2025

Sergei Melkonian - Ukraine, Iran & Israel, C5+1 in DC, Vagharshapat Municipal Outcome | Ep 486, Nov 16, 2025 [EP486]

Posted on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Iran, Israel, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian Church, Syria, Ukraine, China, Middle East, NATO, Economy, European Union, Geopolitics, India | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Ukraine and Iran-Israel Conflicts
  • C5+1 in Washington DC
  • Vagharshapat/Etchmiadzin Municipal

Episode 486 | Recorded: November 17, 2025

Arthur Martirosyan - 44 Day War, Ukraine, Iran-Israel, Sargsyan and Kocharyan Interviews, Narek Karapetyan on Tucker Carlson | Ep 484, Nov 9, 2025 [EP484]

Posted on Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Israel, Ukraine, Middle East, NATO, Georgia, European Union | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Nov 9: 44-Day War 5 years Hence
  • Ukraine and Iran-Israel Conflicts
  • Pres. Serge Sargsyan’s Interview
  • Pres. Robert Kocharyan’s Interview
  • Narek Karapetyan on Tucker Carlson

Episode 484 | Recorded: November 10, 2025

Benyamin  Poghosyan - Ukraine War update, Pashinyan’s Persecution of Church and Opposition intensifies | Ep 483, Nov 2, 2025 [EP483]

Posted on Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, USA, Armenian Church, Artsakh Blockade, China, Economy, Genocide, India, Iran, Middle East, NATO | Series: video, wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • Ukraine war status and U.S.–Russia dynamics
  • Church–state tensions and religious prosecutions
  • Opposition arrests, trials, and civil liberties
  • Border demarcation, enclaves

Episode 483 | Recorded: November 3, 2025

Dziunik Aghajanian - Ukraine, Israel-Gaza, Armenian Government Repressions | Ep 479, Oct 19, 2025 [EP479]

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Israel, Iran, Armenian Church, Middle East, NATO, Syria, Genocide, European Union, China, Human Rights, Lebanon, India | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Ukraine War, Trump - Putin Upcoming Summit
  • Israel-Gaza “Cease Fire”
  • Armenian Government Repressions Accelerate

Episode 479 | Recorded: October 20, 2025

Hrant Mikaelian - OTS & CIS summits, Trump-Aliyev Tensions, Armenia Opposition Gears up for 2026  | Ep 478, Oct 12, 2025 [EP478]

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Artsakh Blockade, European Union, China | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Aliyev pushes “Zangezur Corridor” at OTS
  • Pashinyan pitches “Trump Route” at CIS
  • Putin–Aliyev meeting eases tensions
  • Armenia’s opposition gears up for 2026

Episode 478 | Recorded: October 14, 2025

Benyamin Poghosyan - Ajapahyan Sentenced, Moldova, EPC, Peace Act, Dismantling the Armenian Military | Ep 477, Oct 5, 2025 [EP477]

Posted on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Armenian Church, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Israel, European Union, Turkey, China, Economy | Series: video, wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • Ajapahyan Sentenced: 2 Years in Jail for speaking out!
  • Moldova Election Lessons
  • EPC in Copenhagen, WSF in Warsaw
  • PEACE Act politics
  • Dismantling the Armenian Military

Episode 477 | Recorded: October 6, 2025

44-Day War, A Tale of Betrayal | Ep 476, Sep 28, 2025 [EP476]

Posted on Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Genocide, NATO, Ukraine, Georgia, Iran, China | Series: wir, video

Topics:

  • Pashinyan’s rise and Western backing
  • Breakdown of talks and secret meetings
  • Failures and propaganda during the war
  • Aftermath, revisionism, and political responsibility

Episode 476 | Recorded: September 28, 2025

Arthur Martirosyan - Sep 19, Civil Contract, Opposition Inaction, Electric Network | Ep 474, Sep 21, 2025 [EP474]

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Genocide, Artsakh Blockade, European Union, China, Georgia, Israel, Middle East | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Sep. 19: Day of Artsakh’s Ethnic Cleansing
  • Civil Contract’s 7th Congress
  • Opposition (In)Action
  • Electric Network of Armenia

Episode 474 | Recorded: September 22, 2025

Hrant Mikaelian - War on Iran, Russia on TRIPP, New MPG Poll in Armenia, Economy | Ep 471, Sep 7, 2025 [EP471]

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 9, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Iran, Poll, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Armenian Church, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian Genocide, Economy, Georgia, Israel, Genocide, China, Ukraine, India | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • War in Iran, Chapter 2?
  • Russia’s Stance on TRIPP
  • New MPG Poll in Armenia
  • Armenian Economy in H1/2025

Episode 471 | Recorded: September 8, 2025

Lenna Hovanessian – White House Meeting Fallout, Artsakh Erasure, Genocide Dismissal, Azerbaijan Playbook in the US | Ep 470, Sep 7, 2025 [EP470]

Posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Genocide, Azerbaijan, Armenian Church, Israel, Artsakh Blockade | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Reflections on August 8 White House Meeting
  • Tensions in Diaspora-Armenia Relations
  • Azerbaijani Lobbying, Caviar Diplomacy, and the Cuellar Bribery Case

Episode 470 | Recorded: September 5, 2025

Gilbert Doctorow - Multipolar Shifts at the SCO Summit | Ep 469, Sep 6, 2025 [EP469]

Posted on Saturday, Sep 6, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Russia, China, India, Nagorno Karabakh, BRICS, Economy, Iran, Azerbaijan, NATO, Turkey, Ukraine | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • SCO Summit in Tianjin, China
  • China-India Thaw
  • Power of Siberia Gas Pipeline
  • What’s in it for Armenia?

Episode 469 | Recorded: September 4, 2025

Robert Amsterdam - In Our Own Way: The Samvel Karapetyan Case | Ep 468, Sep 4, 2025 [EP468]

Posted on Thursday, Sep 4, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Armenian Church, Russia, Ukraine, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Human Rights, NATO | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Arrest of Samvel Karapetyan
  • Pre-trial detention practices
  • Lawfare and double standards
  • Armenia’s global consequences

Episode 468 | Recorded: September 4, 2025

Benyamin Poghosyan - SCO Summit, TRIPP Corridor, RU - AZ Rift, UK Ties | Ep 467, Aug 31, 2025 [EP467]

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 2, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, China, India, Russia, USA, Georgia, Armenian Genocide, NATO, Iran, Turkey, Genocide, Israel, European Union | Series: video, wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • SCO Summit in China
  • The UK in Armenia
  • TRIPP / Zangezur Corridor
  • Russian Azerbaijani Relations

Episode 467 | Recorded: September 1, 2025

Jeffrey Sachs - TRIPP down Zangezur Corridor | Ep 466, Aug 29, 2025 [EP466]

Posted on Friday, Aug 29, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, Azerbaijan, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Georgia, USA, Economy, Israel, European Union, NATO | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Pashinyan, Aliyev, in the White House
  • What “Peace”?
  • Armenian Economy

Episode 466 | Recorded: August 28, 2025

Tevan Poghosyan - State Sovereignty Day, TRIPP Trap, Reactions, Kitchen Sink | Ep 464, Aug 24, 2025 [EP464]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Israel, Genocide, China, Ukraine | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • August 23: Armenia’s declaration of State Sovereignty
  • The TRIPP Trap
  • Iran - Pezeshkian’s Visit
  • Russia - Overchuk’s visit
  • The Kitchen Sink

Episode 464 | Recorded: August 25, 2025

Sergei Melkonian - Alaska Summit, Trump Corridor, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Our Way | Ep 463, Aug 17, 2025 [EP463]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Syria, Armenian Church, NATO | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Trump-Putin Alaska Summit
  • Trump Corridor Politics
  • Russian-Azerbaijani Relations
  • Russian-Iranian Recalibration
  • New Opposition Emerging - Our Way

Episode 463 | Recorded: August 18, 2025

Christine Arakelian - Pashinyan vs. the Church, India Armenia, NGOs and Foreign Influence | Ep 462, Aug 17, 2025 [EP462]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 17, 2025 | Category: Georgia, Politics, Armenia, Armenian Church, Human Rights, Russia, India, Turkey, Ukraine, Israel, Economy | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Pashinyan vs. The Armenian Church
  • Indian-Armenian Relations
  • NGOs and Foreign Influence
  • U.S. Geopolitics and the Trump Corridor

Episode 462 | Recorded: August 15, 2025

Hamid Bahrami - Iran and the corridor through Syunik, Armenia | Ep 461, Aug 16, 2025 [EP461]

Posted on Saturday, Aug 16, 2025 | Category: Iran, Geopolitics, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, China, Turkey, Israel, Nagorno Karabakh, NATO, Ukraine, Syria, Middle East, Georgia | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • TRIPP Corridor & US Involvement
  • US-Israel Strategy & War Risks
  • Iran’s Missed Opportunities & Shifts
  • Future of Iran–Armenia Relations

Episode 461 | Recorded: August 13, 2025

Douglas MacGregor & Christine Arakelian - Armenia in the Crosshairs of US Geopolitical Winds | Ep 460, Aug 12, 2025 [EP460]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 12, 2025 | Category: Georgia, Politics, Armenia, USA, Israel, Iran, Russia, Turkey, Syria, India, China, Ukraine, BRICS, SCO | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • US Geopolitics
  • #Gaza, #Iran, #Russia, #Ukraine
  • #DonaldTrump, #Pashinyan, #Aliyev meet in the #WhiteHouse

Episode 460 | Recorded: August 11, 2025

Dziunik Aghajanian - Trump, Aliyev, Pashinyan Oval Office Meeting and Reactions | Ep 459, Aug 10, 2025 [EP459]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 12, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Iran, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, USA, Russia, BRICS, Genocide, China, Economy, Israel, Ukraine, Human Rights, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Trump, Aliyev, Pashinyan Meeting
  • Iranian Reaction
  • Russian Reaction

Episode 459 | Recorded: August 11, 2025

Stanislav Krapivnik - The Evolving World Order, Russia, and the South Caucasus | Ep 458, Aug 9, 2025 [EP458]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 10, 2025 | Category: Georgia, Politics, Ukraine, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Armenian Church, Russia, Iran, NATO, Turkey, Economy, Israel | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Trump, Pashinyan, Aliyev DC Summit
  • Ukraine War and the Shifting World Order
  • Russia and the South Caucasus

Episode 458 | Recorded: August 9, 2025

Benyamin Poghosyan - Trump Ultimatum to Putin, Corridor Pressures, DC Summit, Kitchen Sink | Ep 457, Aug 3, 2025 [EP457]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 5, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Poll, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, India, China, Armenian Genocide, NATO | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Trump Ultimatum to Putin
  • US Sanctions effect on Armenia
  • Turkey, US, and Armenia’s Territory
  • The Kitchen Sink

Episode 457 | Recorded: August 3, 2025

Benyamin Poghosyan - Public Trust in Freefall, Church on the Rise, and Corridor Pressures Mount | Ep 456, Jul 27, 2025 [EP456]

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 29, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Poll, Russia, Iran, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, Middle East, Israel, China, India, Geopolitics, Artsakh, Armenian Church, Nagorno Karabakh, European Union, Economy, Syria | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Corridor Logic
  • Crackdown Logic
  • IRI Poll
  • Russian-Azerbaijani Relations

Episode 456 | Recorded: July 28, 2025

Pashinyan Meets Aliyev as Armenia Cracks Down on Opposition and Church | Ep 453, Jul 13, 2025 [EP453]

Posted on Sunday, Jul 13, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Armenian Church, Iran, Economy, Israel, NATO, Middle East, Ukraine | Series: wir, video

Topics:

  • Pashinyan meets Aliyev in Abu Dhabi
  • Continued Persecution of Church and Opposition

Episode 453 | Recorded: July 13, 2025

Arthur Martirosyan - Constitution, Western Controlled Syunik, Church Crackdown | Ep 452, Jul 6, 2025 [EP452]

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 8, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Armenian Church, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Ukraine, NATO, China, Economy, Genocide | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Constitution Day
  • Western Controlled Syunik?
  • What was Kallas Doing in Yerevan?
  • Russian-Azerbaijani Relations
  • Coup d’Etat? Or Coup d’Église?
  • The Kitchen Sink

Episode 452 | Recorded: July 7, 2025

Dziunik Aghajanian – Fallout from Israel’s War on Iran, Azerbaijan’s Confrontation with Russia, Pashinyan’s Persecution of the Armenian Church, while he courts the EU | Ep 451 [EP451]

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 1, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Iran, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, USA, Israel, Armenian Church, Artsakh, Georgia, Russia, Economy | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Iran War
  • Iran-Azerbaijan Relations
  • Russian-Azerbaijani Tensions
  • Russian-Armenian Relations
  • Persecution of The Church Continues
  • Kaja Kallas in Armenia
  • OIC Declaration

Episode 451 | Recorded: June 30, 2025

Karen Kwiatkowski - Israel Attacks Iran, Where did Trump’s America 1st Go | Ep 450, June 28, 2025 [EP450]

Posted on Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 | Category: Iran, USA, Geopolitics, Israel, Ukraine, China, Russia, Armenia, NATO, Syria, Turkey, Middle East, Lebanon, Azerbaijan | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

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

Episode 450 | Recorded: June 26, 2025

Sergei Melkonian - Israel & Iran, Opposition Crackdown, Pashinyan in Istanbul | Ep 449, Jun 22, 2025 [EP449]

Posted on Thursday, Jun 26, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Iran, Israel, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian Church, Economy, China, Middle East | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Israel and Iran
  • Crackdown on the Opposition
  • Pashinyan in Istanbul
  • The Kitchen Sink

Episode 449 | Recorded: June 25, 2025

Arman Grigoryan - Iran and US vs Iran, Strategic Dangers to Armenia | Ep 448, Jun 23, 2025 [EP448]

Posted on Monday, Jun 23, 2025 | Category: Iran, Russia, Armenia, Israel, Politics, Syria, China, USA, Azerbaijan, European Union, Turkey, Ukraine, Middle East, Georgia | Series: cog, video

Guest:

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

Fyodor Lukyanov - Israel Attacks Iran: Perspectives From Russia | Ep 447, Jun 16, 2025 [EP447]

Posted on Monday, Jun 16, 2025 | Category: Iran, Russia, Armenia, Israel, Politics, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Geopolitics, Turkey, Ukraine, Armenian Church, Artsakh Blockade, NATO, China, Syria, Middle East, Economy | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

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

Episode 447 | Recorded: June 15, 2025

Spotlight on Silence: Surveillance State: Armenia’s Biometric Crackdown | Ep 446, Jun 15, 2025 [EP446]

Posted on Sunday, Jun 15, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Privacy, Human Rights, Georgia, Russia, Economy, Ukraine, China | Series: sos, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Armenia legalizes round-the-clock surveillance.
  • Law enables political targeting, critics warn.
  • No oversight, no privacy laws.
  • Silence from Armenia’s new geopolitical allies.

Episode 446 | Recorded: June 12, 2025

Rananjay Anand – Will India Turn to Armenia Amid Turkey-Azerbaijan Fallout? | Ep 445, June 12, 2025 [EP445]

Posted on Thursday, Jun 12, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, India, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh, Economy, China, Genocide | Series: cog, video

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

Hrant Mikaelian - Poland’s Shift, RPA’s Nominee, Economy, Demographics | Ep 444, June 8, 2025 [EP444]

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia, Geopolitics, India, Armenian Church, Georgia, Economy, Turkey, NATO, Iran | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Ukraine’s War, Poland’s Pivot?
  • Status Check on the Economy
  • RPA Names PM Candidate
  • Armenia’s Demographic Threats
  • The Kitchen Sink

Episode 444 | Recorded: June 9, 2025

Abhinav Pandya - From Sindoor to Syunik: India’s New Geopolitical Frontline | Ep 443, June 5, 2025 [EP443]

Posted on Friday, Jun 6, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, India, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Israel, Iran, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Syria, China, Russia, BRICS, Economy | Series: cog, video

Guest:

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

Arthur Khachatryan – Republic Day, EU Drama, and Constitutional Chaos | Ep 441, May 25, 2025 [EP441]

Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Russia, Artsakh Blockade, Armenian Genocide, Genocide, Iran, Human Rights, Economy | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • May 28, Republic Day
  • Armenia’s EU-Russia policy confusion
  • Constitutional changes for “peace”
  • Impeachment vs. election dilemma
  • Azeri invasion threat and silence

Episode 441 | Recorded: May 28, 2025

Էդգար Ղազարյան – Խոսքի ազատության գործը և մամուլի վիճակը Հայաստանում | Ep 440, May 28, 2025 [EP440]

Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, In Armenian, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Human Rights, India, European Union | Series: cog, video

INTERVIEW IN ARMENIAN / ՀԱՐՑԱԶՐՈՒՅՑ ՀԱՅԵՐԵՆ

Guest:

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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Levon Zourabian - US-Iran, Russia-Ukraine, Armenia-Azerbaijan, 2026 Campaigns | Ep 439, May 26, 2025 [EP439]

Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Azerbaijan, Economy, Turkey, Middle East, European Union, Genocide | Series: cog, video

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

Scott Horton - on his book Provoked, U.S. Foreign Policy, Color Revolutions, Ukraine War, Armenia, and more | Ep 433, May 4, 2025 [EP433]

Posted on Sunday, May 4, 2025 | Category: Ukraine, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Nagorno Karabakh, Artsakh, NATO, Israel, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Economy, Genocide, European Union, Lebanon | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • What happened to Antiwar Voices
  • Color Revolutions as US Strategy
  • Armenia and Pipeline Geopolitics
  • And more!

Episode 433 | Recorded: May 2, 2025

Dziunik Aghajanian - Armenian State Genocide Denial, Politics of Silence, Pezeshkian in Baku, Bandar Abbas | Ep 432, Apr 27, 2025 [EP432]

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Iran, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, China, India, Geopolitics, Diaspora, Armenian Genocide, Artsakh Blockade, BRICS, Genocide, European Union, Middle East, Economy, Lebanon, Georgia, Human Rights, Israel | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Genocide Recognition and State Silence
  • Iran-Azerbaijan Talks & Geopolitical Shifts
  • Bandar Abbas: Explosion, or Warning?

Episode 432 | Recorded: April 29, 2025

Alberto M. Fernandez – Vatican-Baku Partnership & Erosion of Moral Authority | Ep 431, Apr 29, 2025 [EP431]

Posted on Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 | Category: Armenia, World, Vatican, Azerbaijan, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian Church, Iran, Armenian Genocide, Artsakh Blockade, Syria, Genocide, Turkey, Russia, Middle East, Lebanon, Human Rights, Georgia, Israel, China, India, NATO, Ukraine | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Vatican’s alliance with Azerbaijan
  • Whitewashing of Artsakh’s ethnic cleansing
  • Global silence on Armenian Genocide
  • U.S. policy under Trump and risks to Armenia

Episode 431 | Recorded: April 29, 2025

Vatican Betrays Armenians, Aids Azerbaijani Propaganda (Hadjian & Matiossian) | Ep 430, Apr 29, 2025 [EP430]

Posted on Monday, Apr 28, 2025 | Category: Armenia, World, Vatican, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh, Artsakh, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Church, Genocide, Turkey, China, Iran, Israel, Russia | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Vatican Hosts Fake Azeri Conference
  • Azerbaijani Propaganda and Cultural Misappropriation
  • Weakness and Silent Complicity of the Armenian State

Episode 430 | Recorded: April 26, 2025

Dziunik Aghajanian - Illusions of Peace and Geopolitical Games | Ep 424 - Mar 23, 2025 [EP424]

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Iran, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Middle East, Israel, Geopolitics, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Ukraine, China | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Trump’s Iran ultimatum explored
  • Turkey’s protests seen as strategic
  • Azerbaijan’s peace deal as smokescreen
  • Armenia’s Westward drift analyzed
  • Gyumri elections stir controversy

Episode 424 | Recorded: March 25, 2025

Negotiations Expert: Ukraine-U.S. Ceasefire Agreement in Jeddah – Is Russia on Board? | Ep 422, Mar 12, 2025 [EP422]

Posted on Thursday, Mar 13, 2025 | Category: Ukraine, Russia, Politics, Geopolitics, Iran, NATO, Armenia, China, Middle East | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Ceasefire Terms:
  • Negotiation Dynamics
  • Posturing & International Pressure
  • Risks & Challenges

Episode 422 | Recorded: March 12, 2025

Carden, Shakarian - Trump, Foreign Policy, Foreign Aid, US-Armenia and Regions | Ep 420, Mar 3, 2025 [EP420]

Posted on Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025 | Category: USA, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Geopolitics, China, Nagorno Karabakh, NATO, Israel, Iran, Georgia, Human Rights, Syria, Genocide | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • US Foreign Policy Under Trump
  • Transactional Foreign Policy
  • Trump’s Cabinet & Policy Shifts
  • US-Armenia Relations

Episode 420 | Recorded: February 27, 2025

Jean-Daniel Ruch - Geopolitics, Justice and the Future World Order | Ep 419, Mar 1, 2025 [EP419]

Posted on Sunday, Mar 2, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Geopolitics, Azerbaijan, Turkey, NATO, Israel, Georgia, Human Rights, China, Syria, Economy, Iran, Middle East | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Jean-Daniel Ruch’s Career & Background
  • The Role of Diplomacy in Conflict Resolution
  • Western Democracy Promotion & Geopolitical Power Plays
  • The War in Ukraine & Failed Peace Efforts
  • US & European Geopolitical Strategies
  • The International Criminal Court & Selective Justice
  • The Artsakh Conflict & Armenian Displacement

Episode 419 | Recorded: February 27, 2025

Arthur G Martirosyan - Ukraine, Edgar Ghazaryan, Robert Kocharyan, Yerevan Bus Fares | Ep 418, Feb 23, 2025 [EP418]

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Georgia, Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, China, Iran, NATO, Israel, European Union, Syria | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh
  • Edgar Ghazayan Bullied by the Government
  • Robert Kocharyan Press Conference
  • Yerevan Bus Fares

Episode 418 | Recorded: February 24, 2025

Dziunik Aghajanian - Peace Plan 2019, Corridor Talks, Armenia Domestic Politics, World Politics | Ep 416, Feb 16, 2025 [EP416]

Posted on Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Middle East, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Georgia, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Geopolitics, BRICS, NATO, European Union, Ukraine, Israel, China, Syria, Human Rights | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • World Politics
  • Plan, or No Plan?
  • Corridor Talk
  • Domestic Politics

Episode 416 | Recorded: February 17, 2025

Glenn Diesen - The Think Tank Racket: Managing the Information War with Russia | Ep 415, Feb 17, 2025 [EP415]

Posted on Monday, Feb 17, 2025 | Category: Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenian Genocide, NATO, European Union, Armenia, Human Rights, Syria, China, Iran, Azerbaijan, Genocide, Geopolitics, Israel | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Think Tanks: Defining the Problem
  • Media Manipulation, NGOs, and Colored Coups
  • Reforming the Think Tank Industry

Episode 415 | Recorded: February 6, 2025

Fyodor Lukyanov - Russia, the US, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, and the New Global Order | Ep 414, Feb. 16, 2025 [EP414]

Posted on Sunday, Feb 16, 2025 | Category: Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Geopolitics, Iran, Turkey, Nagorno Karabakh, BRICS, NATO, European Union, China, Economy, Genocide | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • A New Détente?
  • The Trump-Putin Call
  • Russia’s Strategic Choices
  • Russo-Armenian Relations
  • Russo-Azerbaijani Relations
  • Georgia’s Pragmatism

Episode 414 | Recorded: Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2025

Glenn Diesen & Arman Grigoryan - The Incoming Multipolar World | Ep 411, Feb 9, 2025 [EP411]

Posted on Sunday, Feb 9, 2025 | Category: Russia, Ukraine, World Order, Syria, Israel, USA, China, Middle East, BRICS, European Union, NATO, Turkey, Armenia, Economy, Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Geopolitics, Human Rights, India | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • The Ongoing conflicts: Gaza, Syria, Ukraine
  • Shifting Global Power and Alliances
  • Small Countries in a Multipolar World

Episode 411 | Recorded: February 6, 2025

Dziunik Aghajanian - Armenia Azerbaijan Talks, Syria, Defense Politics, Civil Contract Strife | Ep 401 - Dec 22, 2024 [EP401]

Posted on Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Middle East, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Russia, Iran, Israel, BRICS, Syria, Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Human Rights, Lebanon, NATO, China, Economy | Series: wir, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • Armenian Azerbaijani Stalled Talks
  • Fall of Syria
  • Defense Politics
  • Un-Civil Strife

Episode 401 | Recorded: December 24, 2024

Matthew Hoh - Imperial US Foreign Policy, and the Role of the Think Tank Industry | Ep 400 - Dec 23, 2024 [EP400]

Posted on Sunday, Dec 22, 2024 | Category: USA, World Order, Middle East, Israel, Russia, China, NATO, Syria, Ukraine, Armenia, Economy, Lebanon, India | Series: cog, video

Guest:

Topics:

  • U.S. Imperialism
  • The Role of the Think Tank Industry

Episode 400 | Recorded: December 20, 2024