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Jeffrey Sachs - Escalation in Syria, COP29, Advice for Armenia | Ep 391 - Dec 5, 2024

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0800

Syria, COP29, Armenia

Professor Sachs, you were recently in Armenia and Azerbaijan and we’re eager to hear your experiences. We initially wanted to focus on your visit to Armenia, but world events compel us to take a short detour.

Escalation in Syria

Just as there seemed to be hope for a respite in Lebanon with a cease fire deal, which by the way is being violated daily by Israel, terrorist groups, some of whom enjoy the support, if not patronage, of Turkey, Israel and the US commenced an attack in Syria, taking control of the Aleppo and some surrounding towns and areas. Thus, a six year fragile peace that was agreed upon by Turkey, Iran, and Russia in Astana in 2017 was violated, increasing the instability in the region.

Jeffrey Sachs - Escalation in Syria, COP29, Advice for Armenia | Ep 391 - Dec 5, 2024

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0800

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Escalation in Syria. COP29 Summit. Can NATO save Armenia?

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Syria, COP29, Armenia

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Episode: Jeffrey Sachs - Escalation in Syria, COP29, Advice for Armenia | Ep 391 - Dec 5, 2024
Subtitle: Conversations on Groong
Date: 2024-12-05
Episode Number: 391
Show Page: https://podcasts.groong.org/391
YouTube: https://youtu.be/sG_ji42YHj8
Hosts: Asbed Bedrossian, Hovik Manucharyan
Guests: Jeffrey Sachs

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Warning: This is a rush transcript generated automatically and may contain errors.

Jeffrey: Hello and welcome to this Conversations on Groong episode. Today, we’re talking with the world famous scholar Jeffrey Sachs, who is a renowned economist, a recognized public policy expert, and a professor of sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and global economic policy. We’ll talk about the recent escalation in Syria, as well as his impressions about the recent trip that he had to Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Benyamin Poghosyan - COP29 Post Mortem, Azerbaijan Slams Polish President, Developments in the Middle East, Post-Election Georgia, Russian-Armenian Relations | Ep 390 - Dec 1, 2024

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:15:00 -0400

COP29 Post-Mortem

The long-ballyhood PR-stunt that was COP29 in Baku came and went with November.

Last year, following COP28 in Dubai, Armenia chose not to veto Azerbaijan’s bid to host COP29, allowing its proposal to be accepted.

Despite some nations not attending the conference, others sending only low-level representatives, and even despite Greta Thunberg contributing to the awareness raising campaign, Azerbaijan claimed that the event was a success.

Questions:

Did Aliyev achieve what he was hoping to get out of COP29?
What did Armenia get for agreeing to let COP29 take place in Baku?

Azerbaijan Slams Polish President

Two weeks ago outgoing Polish president Andrzej Duda was in Baku at COP29, and this past week he visited Yerevan, affirmed strong relations between Poland and Armenia, and so on. More importantly, he visited the EU Mission in Armenia on the borders with Yerevan, and Baku took deep offense and slammed him for provocative, anti-Azerbaijani activities from the leader of a country that has a strategic partnership with them.

Benyamin Poghosyan - COP29 Post Mortem, Azerbaijan Slams Polish President, Developments in the Middle East, Post-Election Georgia, Russian-Armenian Relations | Ep 390 - Dec 1, 2024

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:15:00 -0400

Episode Summary

COP29 Post-Mortem. Azerbaijan Slams Polish President in Armenia. Developments in the Middle East. Post-election Developments in Georgia. Russian Intel Warnings to Armenia.

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Tevan Poghosyan - Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks, COP29 in Baku, Gyumri Politics, Police Reform | Ep 386 - Nov 17, 2024

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:12:55 -0800

Topics This Week

Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks

Hateful Attacks On Declaration of Independence

Pashinyan severely ramped up his criticism of the Declaration of Independence by saying the document is about Armenia’s non-existence. Recently his hand-picked constitutional court issued the decision that he was hoping would show to Aliyev that the Declaration of Independence doesn’t carry legal force, because it is not part of the text of the constitution. But Aliyev rejected the decision and has continued insisting on his demand that Pashinyan take the constitutional change to a national referendum. We have heard Pashinyan criticize the document before, but this week’s attacks bordered on hate.

Tevan Poghosyan - Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks, COP29 in Baku, Gyumri Politics, Police Reform | Ep 386 - Nov 17, 2024

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:12:55 -0800

Episode Summary

Armenia-Azerbaijan talks. COP29: Diplomacy and boycotts. Gyumri’s political intrigues. Mass dismissal of Armenian government members. Police “reform”. Legislative Changes In Preparation For Elections.

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Anna Karapetyan - BRICS, Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks, COP29, EU Res | Ep 379 - Oct 27, 2024

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:10:36 -0700

Topics This Week

BRICS Summit

During the BRICS summit held last week in Kazan, Russia, Armenia participated as an observer. While Pashinyan acknowledged the group’s agenda positively, the Armenian Foreign Ministry emphasized that Armenia has no plans to become a BRICS member.

A notable outcome of Armenia’s participation was Pashinyan’s meeting with Ilham Aliyev. In a short statement released afterwards, they instructed their foreign ministers to continue peace deal discussions “in order to finalize and sign it as soon as possible.” Pashinyan at the summit repeated that at least 80-90% of the content of the so-called peace deal is finalized and expressed his readiness to sign an interim document with only the content that is so far agreed upon, but in the past Azerbaijan has repeatedly stood its ground, demanding that complete agreement is reached on all points.

Anna Karapetyan - BRICS, Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks, COP29, EU Res | Ep 379 - Oct 27, 2024

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:10:36 -0700

Episode Summary

Armenia at the BRICS Summit. Armenia Azerbaijan Talks. Armenia at COP29. European Parliament Resolution.

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Sergei Melkonian - September 12-13 Anniv, Armenia Azerbaijan Talks, More USAID, Georgian Parliamentary Elections | Ep 365 - Sep 15, 2024

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:15:00 -0700

Topics This Week

Sep 12-13 Anniversary

More than 2 years since the Azerbaijani war on Armenia, ending up with occupation of more than 200 sq km (approx. size of Yerevan) in Vayots Dzor and Syunik.

In the aftermath, we have:

More than 200 soldiers were killed, some were brutally murdered in what can be described as full fledged war crimes.
In Jermuk, one of Armenia’s most touristic cities, Azeri soldiers are less than 5km from the town.
We’re not aware that Armenia is pursuing any international legal action related to these war crimes.
A full list of names was never released and the anniversary of such a tragedy was not observed at a state level.
And despite demarcation and delimitation ostensibly being presented as a fair mechanism for resolving border issues, Aliyev has said he will never leave those territories and there’s no indication that Armenia under Pashinyan will ever demand these territories.

The following day, Pashinyan in parliament said that “we want to sign a paper for which we will be called traitors”. Next month, on Oct. 5, 2022, Pashinyan went to Prague to sign away Artsakh.

Sergei Melkonian - September 12-13 Anniv, Armenia Azerbaijan Talks, More USAID, Georgian Parliamentary Elections | Ep 365 - Sep 15, 2024

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:15:00 -0700

Episode Summary

September 12-13 Anniversary. Between Blinken and a Hard Place. More USAID for Armenia. Georgian Parliamentary Elections.

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Dziunik Aghajanian - Srbazan Movement Pause, EU Right Shift, Renewed Azerbaijan War Threats, Did Pashinyan get Marching Orders from Erdogan | Ep 339 - June 23, 2024

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0400

Srbazan Movement: Pause and Regroup?

After the brutal use of police violence on the protesters on June 12 and the quorum-busting move from Civil Contract on June 17, which prevented the opposition from holding a hearing on the topic of demanding Pashinyan’s resignation, the protest movement led by Bagrat Srbazan has announced that it will change tactics and use the tool of rallies and protests sparingly and tactically. Furthermore, the movement will be re-grouped and expanded, according to Srbazan.

Dziunik Aghajanian - Srbazan Movement Pause, EU Right Shift, Renewed Azerbaijan War Threats, Did Pashinyan get Marching Orders from Erdogan | Ep 339 - June 23, 2024

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0400

Episode Summary

Srbazan Movement: Pause & Regroup? EU Parliamentary Shift to the Right. Armenia and EU Membership. Renewed Azerbaijani Threats of War. Armenia Reports CAESAR Artillery Acquisition. Did Pashinyan Get Marching Orders from Erdogan?

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Jeffrey Sachs - Escalation in Syria, COP29, Advice for Armenia | Ep 391 - Dec 5, 2024

Syria, COP29, Armenia

Escalation in Syria

Jeffrey Sachs - Escalation in Syria, COP29, Advice for Armenia | Ep 391 - Dec 5, 2024

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Transcript: Jeffrey Sachs - Escalation in Syria, COP29, Advice for Armenia | Ep 391 - Dec 5, 2024

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Benyamin Poghosyan - COP29 Post Mortem, Azerbaijan Slams Polish President, Developments in the Middle East, Post-Election Georgia, Russian-Armenian Relations | Ep 390 - Dec 1, 2024

COP29 Post-Mortem

Azerbaijan Slams Polish President

Benyamin Poghosyan - COP29 Post Mortem, Azerbaijan Slams Polish President, Developments in the Middle East, Post-Election Georgia, Russian-Armenian Relations | Ep 390 - Dec 1, 2024

Episode Summary

Tevan Poghosyan - Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks, COP29 in Baku, Gyumri Politics, Police Reform | Ep 386 - Nov 17, 2024

Topics This Week

Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks

Hateful Attacks On Declaration of Independence

Tevan Poghosyan - Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks, COP29 in Baku, Gyumri Politics, Police Reform | Ep 386 - Nov 17, 2024

Episode Summary

Anna Karapetyan - BRICS, Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks, COP29, EU Res | Ep 379 - Oct 27, 2024

Topics This Week

BRICS Summit

Anna Karapetyan - BRICS, Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks, COP29, EU Res | Ep 379 - Oct 27, 2024

Episode Summary

Sergei Melkonian - September 12-13 Anniv, Armenia Azerbaijan Talks, More USAID, Georgian Parliamentary Elections | Ep 365 - Sep 15, 2024

Topics This Week

Sep 12-13 Anniversary

Sergei Melkonian - September 12-13 Anniv, Armenia Azerbaijan Talks, More USAID, Georgian Parliamentary Elections | Ep 365 - Sep 15, 2024

Episode Summary

Dziunik Aghajanian - Srbazan Movement Pause, EU Right Shift, Renewed Azerbaijan War Threats, Did Pashinyan get Marching Orders from Erdogan | Ep 339 - June 23, 2024

Srbazan Movement: Pause and Regroup?

Dziunik Aghajanian - Srbazan Movement Pause, EU Right Shift, Renewed Azerbaijan War Threats, Did Pashinyan get Marching Orders from Erdogan | Ep 339 - June 23, 2024

Episode Summary