Tag: Armenia

Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• Massive Stepanakert Rally
• The Sullivan Plan
• CSTO Security Council Convened
• Trilateral Summit in Sochi
• From Sochi to Tehran

Episode 173 | Recorded: November 1, 2022

Guest:

• Harut Sassounian

Topics:

• What is the background of Armenia-Diaspora relations against which this conference is taking place?
• Why did the government need this event right now, and is this the right time?
• Who was invited, who was not? Why?

Episode 172 | Recorded: October 29, 2022

Guests:

• Arthur Khachikyan
• Yeghia Tashjian @Yeghig

Topics:

• Monitors in Armenia
• Russia-West Rivalry in the South Caucasus
• Armenian-Iranian Relations
• Maritime Agreement between Israel and Lebanon
• State of Lebanon’s Presidential Election

Guests:

• Hrant Mikaelian
• Artur Papyan
• Yeghishe Zakunts
• Naira Melikyan

Topics:

• Census in progress in Armenia
• Meetings in Astana
• Developments in Iran
• Armenian websites compromised
• Remembering the TsOR artillery unit

Episode 169 | Recorded: October 17, 2022

Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• Goals and Tactics of Azerbaijan’s Negotiations
• How did “Corridors” Become a Thing?
• Russia’s Contributions to the process
• Options and Scenarios Going Forwards

Episode 168 | Recorded: Friday, October 14, 2022

From ‘revolution’ to war: deciphering Armenia’s populist foreign policy-making process Conversation with Dr. Vahram Ter-Matevosyan

Armenian News Network/Groong - September 12, 2022

Recently two AUA professors (Prof. Hovhannes Nikoghosyan and Prof. Vahram Ter-Matevosyan) published a paper in Taylor and Francis Online (TANDF) that analyzes the foreign policy decision making (FPDM) process of the Nikol Pashinyan administration, titled: “From ‘revolution’ to war: deciphering Armenia’s populist foreign policy-making process”. In this episode, we talk to one of the authors of the paper,

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - April 10, 2022

Topics:

• 00:00:00 Introduction

• 00:02:25 Opposition Protests in Yerevan: Thousands showed up to the opposition protest on Tuesday, outlining the red lines for Pashinyan’s dealings with Aliyev, ahead of the meeting in Brussels. Opposition says this is only the beginning, but have yet to indicate what their next steps will be.

• 00:12:35 Buying Bread from a Man in Brussels: Pashinyan went to Brussels this week to meet with Charles Michel and Ilham Aliyev. Did the Armenian PM firmly set his foot down and demand Azerbaijan

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - March 27, 2022

Topics:

• Introduction
• Azerbaijan Incursions into Askeran Region
• Artsakh Still Without Natural Gas
• Pax Azeriana

Guest:

• Varuzhan Geghamyan

Episode 130 | Recorded: Monday, March 28, 2022

Legal & Human Rights Developments in Armenia A Conversation with Ruben Melikyan

Ruben Melikyan was formerly Artsakh’s Human Rights Ombudsman, and prior to that he was rector of the Justice Academy of Armenia. In 2019, Melikyan co-founded and currently leads the “Path of Law” NGO. Իրավական ուղի in Armenian.

Topics:

• Introduction
• Decisions of the International Court of Justice
• Turkish-Armenian “Normalization”
• More Constitutional Changes
• Civil Contract Appoints new HR Ombudsman for Armenia
• Continuing Harassment of Opposition Leaders
• Legislating Away Civil Liberties

Episode 117 | Recorded on Thursday, February 3, 2022