Last updated: May 29, 2026
Benyamin Poghosyan is one of Armenia’s most prominent political analysts and the founder and chairman of the Center for Political and Economic Strategic Studies (CPESS) in Yerevan. See his guest page for full biography and episode list.
He has been one of Groong’s most frequent guests, appearing in more than 30 episodes over the past two years alone, offering consistent analysis of Armenian domestic politics, the peace process with Azerbaijan, and Armenia’s foreign policy choices. His commentary covers the implications of the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict and the 2023 ethnic cleansing, Armenia’s relationship with Russia and the CSTO, the pivot toward the European Union and the United States, TRIPP and the Zangezur corridor debate, the church-state confrontation, and the dynamics of the 2026 parliamentary elections.
Episode 255 | Recorded: May 15, 2023
Episode 255 | Recorded: May 15, 2023
Episode 244 | Recorded: April 5, 2023
Episode 244 | Recorded: April 5, 2023
Episode 241 | Recorded: March 26, 2023
Episode 241 | Recorded: March 26, 2023
Episode 224 | Recorded: February 12, 2023
Episode 224 | Recorded: February 12, 2023
Episode 197 | Recorded: January 3, 2023