Tag: Geopolitics

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Guest:

• Dr. Warwick Powell

Topics:

• U.S. Tariff Wars
• Target: Iran
• The Global South
• The Belt and Road Initiative

Episode 427 | Recorded: April 6, 2025

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Guest:

• Dziunik Aghajanian

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

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Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• Armenia-Azerbaijan “Treaty”: Concessions, secrecy, opposition backlash.
• Preconditions for Peace: OSCE Minsk dissolution, constitutional changes.
• Ukraine War Talks: Jeddah negotiations, UAV attacks, Trump-Putin call.
• Witkoff’s Baku Stop: Mysterious visit raising geopolitical questions.

Episode 423 | Recorded: March 17, 2025

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Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Abkhaz Elections & Regional Implications – The second round of Abkhazia’s presidential elections, the impact of mass protests, and what Badra Gunba’s victory means for the region.
• Armenian Hostages in Baku – Ongoing trials of Armenian POWs and former Artsakh leaders, reports of torture, and international calls for independent medical evaluations.
• Protests in Yerevan Over POWs – Civil society and opposition-led demonstrations demanding stronger government action and international intervention.

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Guest:

• James W. Carden
• Pietro Shakarian

Topics:

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

Episode 420 | Recorded: February 27, 2025

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Guest:

• Jean-Daniel Ruch

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

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Guest:

• Amb. Dziunik Aghajanian

Topics:

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

Episode 416 | Recorded: February 17, 2025

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Guest:

• Fyodor Lukyanov

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

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Guest:

• Karen Kwiatkowski

Topics:

• Turkey’s Role in the 44-Day War
• NATO and Intelligence Sharing
• Global Power Rivalries
• Lessons from U.S. Intelligence Practices

Episode 392 | Recorded: December 2, 2024