Tag: Middle East

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

The State of Affairs in Lebanon A Conversation with Dr. Ohannes Geukjian and Vera Yacoubian

Topics:

• A year after the Beirut Explosion, what’s the state of investigations?
• Has Anyone been held Accountable?
• Who are the Internal and External Players in Lebanon?
• What’s the State and Future of the Armenian Community in Lebanon?

Guests:

• Dr. Ohannes Geukjian
• Vera Yacoubian

Hosts:

• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
• Katia Peltekian TW/@KatiaPeltekian

Episode 98: Recorded on Saturday, November 6, 2021 Show notes: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20211108.html

The State of Affairs in Lebanon A Conversation with Dr. Ohannes Geukjian and Vera Yacoubian

Topics:

• A year after the Beirut Explosion, what’s the state of investigations?
• Has Anyone been held Accountable?
• Who are the Internal and External Players in Lebanon?
• What’s the State and Future of the Armenian Community in Lebanon?

Guests:

• Dr. Ohannes Geukjian
• Vera Yacoubian

Hosts:

• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
• Katia Peltekian TW/@KatiaPeltekian

Episode 98: Recorded on Saturday, November 6, 2021 Show notes: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20211108.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

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

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 - August 29, 2021

Topics:

• Road to Syunik Blocked and Unblocked
• 5-Year Plan Approved
• Parliamentary Dynamics

Guests:

• Benyamin Poghosyan / TW @Benyamin_Poghos

Hosts:

• Asbed Bedrossian / TW @qubriq

Episode 87 | Recorded: August 29, 2021 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20210829.html

ANN/Groong Week in Review - August 29, 2021

Topics:

• Road to Syunik Blocked and Unblocked
• 5-Year Plan Approved
• Parliamentary Dynamics

Guests:

• Benyamin Poghosyan / TW @Benyamin_Poghos

Hosts:

• Asbed Bedrossian / TW @qubriq

Episode 87 | Recorded: August 29, 2021 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20210829.html

ANN/Groong Week in Review - August 15, 2021

Topics:

• Lebanon in Crisis
• Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan
• 8th Convocation of the Parliament
• Developments around Artsakh

Guests:

• Asbed Kotchikian - https://twitter.com/AsbedK
• Katia Peltekian - https://twitter.com/KatiaPeltekian
• Benyamin Poghosyan - https://twitter.com/BeniaminPoghosyan

Asbed Kotchikian is an Associate Professor of political science and international relations at the American University of Armenia.

Benyamin Poghosyan is the chairman of the Center For Political and Economic Strategic Studies, a Yerevan based think tank. He was deputy

ANN/Groong Week in Review - August 15, 2021

Topics:

• Lebanon in Crisis
• Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan
• 8th Convocation of the Parliament
• Developments around Artsakh

Guests:

• Asbed Kotchikian - https://twitter.com/AsbedK
• Katia Peltekian - https://twitter.com/KatiaPeltekian
• Benyamin Poghosyan - https://twitter.com/BeniaminPoghosyan

Asbed Kotchikian is an Associate Professor of political science and international relations at the American University of Armenia.

Benyamin Poghosyan is the chairman of the Center For Political and Economic Strategic Studies, a Yerevan based think tank. He was deputy