East-West Corridor

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Guest:

• Dr. Jeffrey Sachs

Topics:

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

Episode 466 | Recorded: August 28, 2025

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Guest:

• Dr. Jeffrey Sachs

Topics:

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

Episode 466 | Recorded: August 28, 2025

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Guest:

• Christine Arakelian
• Col. Douglas A. MacGregor

Topics:

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

Episode 460 | Recorded: August 11, 2025

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Guest:

• Christine Arakelian
• Col. Douglas A. MacGregor

Topics:

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

Episode 460 | Recorded: August 11, 2025

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Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Trump Inauguration
• Russian-Iranian Strategic Partnership
• UK-Ukrainian 100-Year Partnership
• US-Armenian “Strategic Partnership”

Episode 406 | Recorded: January 20, 2025

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Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Trump Inauguration
• Russian-Iranian Strategic Partnership
• UK-Ukrainian 100-Year Partnership
• US-Armenian “Strategic Partnership”

Episode 406 | Recorded: January 20, 2025

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Guest:

• Jeffrey Sachs

Topics:

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

Episode 391 | Recorded: December 4, 2024

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Guest:

• Jeffrey Sachs

Topics:

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

Episode 391 | Recorded: December 4, 2024

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Guest:

• Glenn Diesen

Topics:

• Norwegian & NATO Support for Ukraine
• “The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order”
• Small States and Multipolarity
• Armenia’s Position in a Multipolar World

Episode 359 | Recorded: August 30, 2024

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Guest:

• Glenn Diesen

Topics:

• Norwegian & NATO Support for Ukraine
• “The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order”
• Small States and Multipolarity
• Armenia’s Position in a Multipolar World

Episode 359 | Recorded: August 30, 2024

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Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
• Declarations of Independence
  • Declaration of State Sovereignty of Armenia (1990)
  • Artsakh Independence Day - September 2 (1991)
• Pashinyan Press Conference
  • Negotiations Formats
  • Artsakh Rights & Security as Pashinyan’s “National Security” Problem
  • Armenian and Azerbaijani Constitutions
  • Liberating Occupied Armenian Territories
• Putin in Baku
  • Azerbaijan’s Application to BRICS

Episode 358 | Recorded: September 2, 2024

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Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
• Declarations of Independence
  • Declaration of State Sovereignty of Armenia (1990)
  • Artsakh Independence Day - September 2 (1991)
• Pashinyan Press Conference
  • Negotiations Formats
  • Artsakh Rights & Security as Pashinyan’s “National Security” Problem
  • Armenian and Azerbaijani Constitutions
  • Liberating Occupied Armenian Territories
• Putin in Baku
  • Azerbaijan’s Application to BRICS

Episode 358 | Recorded: September 2, 2024

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Guest:

• Vahagn Melikian

Topics:

• Background on Amb. Melikian
• From Revolution to War
• Goris-Kapan Handover
• Armenia’s “Pivot” To The West
• Srbazan Movement
• Pan-Armenian Diplomatic Council

Episode 352a | Recorded: August 12, 2024

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Guest:

• Vahagn Melikian

Topics:

• Background on Amb. Melikian
• From Revolution to War
• Goris-Kapan Handover
• Armenia’s “Pivot” To The West
• Srbazan Movement
• Pan-Armenian Diplomatic Council

Episode 352a | Recorded: August 12, 2024

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Guest:

• Dr. Arman Grigoryan

Topics:

• Revolutionary Mistakes
• Nov. 9 Statement, Corridors, Communications
• Misguided Pivot
• Turkish Involvement in the 44-Day War

Episode 349 | Recorded: July 31, 2024

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Guest:

• Dr. Arman Grigoryan

Topics:

• Revolutionary Mistakes
• Nov. 9 Statement, Corridors, Communications
• Misguided Pivot
• Turkish Involvement in the 44-Day War

Episode 349 | Recorded: July 31, 2024

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Guest:

• Dr. Ehsan Movahedian

Topics:

• Iran Parliamentary Elections
• Geopolitical U-turn in Armenia?
• Iran Armenia Relations
• Anti-Iranian Propaganda from NGOs

Episode 314 | Recorded: March 11, 2024

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Guest:

• Dr. Ehsan Movahedian

Topics:

• Iran Parliamentary Elections
• Geopolitical U-turn in Armenia?
• Iran Armenia Relations
• Anti-Iranian Propaganda from NGOs

Episode 314 | Recorded: March 11, 2024

Guest:

• Yeghia Tashjian

Topics:

• Aftermath of the Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh
  • Shahramanyan meets Protesters
  • “Rights & Security”
  • Government-in-Exile
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  • Ripple Effects to the South Caucasus
  • Effects in the Middle East
  • Lebanon & the Armenian Community

Episode 288 | Recorded: October 22, 2023

Guest:

• Yeghia Tashjian

Topics:

• Aftermath of the Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh
  • Shahramanyan meets Protesters
  • “Rights & Security”
  • Government-in-Exile
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  • Ripple Effects to the South Caucasus
  • Effects in the Middle East
  • Lebanon & the Armenian Community

Episode 288 | Recorded: October 22, 2023

Guest:

• Dr. Ehsan Movahedian

Topics:

• Iran in an Evolving World Order
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• Armenian-Iranian Relations
• Azerbaijani-Iranian Relations
• Vision for a Better Future

Episode 287 | Recorded: October 20, 2023

Guest:

• Dr. Ehsan Movahedian

Topics:

• Iran in an Evolving World Order
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• Armenian-Iranian Relations
• Azerbaijani-Iranian Relations
• Vision for a Better Future

Episode 287 | Recorded: October 20, 2023

Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Azerbaijan Attacks Artsakh
• Genocide in Progress

Episode 280 | Recorded: Sep 25, 2023

Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Azerbaijan Attacks Artsakh
• Genocide in Progress

Episode 280 | Recorded: Sep 25, 2023

Talking with Alison Tahmizian Meuse - TW/@AliTahmizian - November 17, 2021

• Alison Tahmizian Meuse is a graduate of the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. She is a French and Arabic speaker, and a veteran Middle East journalist, having worked over the past decade as a producer, correspondent and editor for major international publications including Agence France-Presse, NPR, and the Asia Times. She currently serves as a strategic advisor for the New Delhi-based consultancy DeepStrat and is newly based in Yerevan.

Topics:

• The drive to cover dangerous

Talking with Alison Tahmizian Meuse - TW/@AliTahmizian - November 17, 2021

• Alison Tahmizian Meuse is a graduate of the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. She is a French and Arabic speaker, and a veteran Middle East journalist, having worked over the past decade as a producer, correspondent and editor for major international publications including Agence France-Presse, NPR, and the Asia Times. She currently serves as a strategic advisor for the New Delhi-based consultancy DeepStrat and is newly based in Yerevan.

Topics:

• The drive to cover dangerous

ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 31, 2021

Topics:

• Georgia’s Runoff Elections
• Turkish Drones in Donbas
• Iran-Turkey Tensions
• The G20 Palooza

Guests:

• Pietro Shakarian

Guest(s):

• Pietro Shakarian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 96 | Recorded: October 31, 2021 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20211031.html

ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 31, 2021

Topics:

• Georgia’s Runoff Elections
• Turkish Drones in Donbas
• Iran-Turkey Tensions
• The G20 Palooza

Guests:

• Pietro Shakarian

Guest(s):

• Pietro Shakarian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 96 | Recorded: October 31, 2021 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20211031.html

Armenia’s Diplomacy and Corridor Politics

Topics:

• In the past month a flurry of diplomatic activity has risen around Armenia. The top diplomats from neighboring countries, regional and global powers have met with Armenia’s top leadership to discuss the shifting geopolitics reshaping the South Caucasus politically and economically for the coming decades. How is Armenia’s diplomacy navigating the “Corridor Politics” and what are the prospects for a peaceful neighborhood?

Guest:

• Varuzhan Geghamyan

Episode 93 | Recorded: October 18, 2021

Armenia’s Diplomacy and Corridor Politics

Topics:

• In the past month a flurry of diplomatic activity has risen around Armenia. The top diplomats from neighboring countries, regional and global powers have met with Armenia’s top leadership to discuss the shifting geopolitics reshaping the South Caucasus politically and economically for the coming decades. How is Armenia’s diplomacy navigating the “Corridor Politics” and what are the prospects for a peaceful neighborhood?

Guest:

• Varuzhan Geghamyan

Episode 93 | Recorded: October 18, 2021

ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 17, 2021

Topics:

• A Flurry of Diplomatic Activity
• Results from Tavush, Shirak and Syunik
• Vaccination in Armenia
• Trust in the Authorities about Information from Border Areas

Guests:

• Hrant Mikaelian TW/@hrant_m

Guest(s):

• Hrant Mikaelian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 92 | Recorded: October 18, 2021 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20211017.html

ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 17, 2021

Topics:

• A Flurry of Diplomatic Activity
• Results from Tavush, Shirak and Syunik
• Vaccination in Armenia
• Trust in the Authorities about Information from Border Areas

Guests:

• Hrant Mikaelian TW/@hrant_m

Guest(s):

• Hrant Mikaelian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 92 | Recorded: October 18, 2021 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20211017.html

ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 3, 2021

Topics:

• Saakashvili Back in Georgia
• Putin, Erdogan, in Sochi
• OSCE Minsk Group in Artsakh?
• Tonoyan, Galstyan in Jail
• Hovik in Stepanakert

Guests:

• Benyamin Poghosyan TW/@benyamin_poghos
• Pietro Shakarian

Guest(s):

• Benyamin Poghosyan
• Pietro Shakarian

Hosts:

• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan

Episode 91 | Recorded: October 3, 2021 https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20211003.html

ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 3, 2021

Topics:

• Saakashvili Back in Georgia
• Putin, Erdogan, in Sochi
• OSCE Minsk Group in Artsakh?
• Tonoyan, Galstyan in Jail
• Hovik in Stepanakert

Guests:

• Benyamin Poghosyan TW/@benyamin_poghos
• Pietro Shakarian

Guest(s):

• Benyamin Poghosyan
• Pietro Shakarian

Hosts:

• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan

Episode 91 | Recorded: October 3, 2021 https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20211003.html