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Arthur Martirosyan - Armenia at a Crossroads: Railways, Reactors, and Security | Ep 594, Oct 17, 2026 [EP594]

Posted on Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Geopolitics | Series: cog, video

Guest(s):

Topics:

  • Azeri Soldier Infiltration and Shaki Shooting
  • Government Accountability and Border Security Failures
  • Russian Railways and Armenia’s Strategic Options
  • Nuclear Power: Russian Reactors vs. Western SMRs
  • TRIPP and Armenia’s Geopolitical Balancing Act
  • COP17, Environmental Destruction, and Appeasing Azerbaijan

Episode 594 | Recorded: October 16, 2026

#ArmenianElections #Armenia #NikolPashinyan #CivilContract #StrongArmenia #ArmenianOpposition

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Arthur Martirosyan - Armenia at a Crossroads: Railways, Reactors, and Security | Ep 594, Oct 17, 2026 [EP594]

Posted on Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Geopolitics

Guest(s):

Topics:

  • Azeri Soldier Infiltration and Shaki Shooting
  • Government Accountability and Border Security Failures
  • Russian Railways and Armenia’s Strategic Options
  • Nuclear Power: Russian Reactors vs. Western SMRs
  • TRIPP and Armenia’s Geopolitical Balancing Act
  • COP17, Environmental Destruction, and Appeasing Azerbaijan

Episode 594 | Recorded: October 16, 2026

#ArmenianElections #Armenia #NikolPashinyan #CivilContract #StrongArmenia #ArmenianOpposition

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Transcript: Arthur Martirosyan - Armenia at a Crossroads: Railways, Reactors, and Security | Ep 594, Oct 17, 2026 [EP594]

Posted on Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Geopolitics, Transcript

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Arthur G. Martirosyan about Armenia at a crossroads in politics and security. We discuss the Shaki infiltration incident and government accountability, Pashinyan’s standoff with Russian Railways over the rail concession, nuclear energy options including Western SMRs versus Russian reactors, TRIPP’s implications for Armenian geopolitics, and environmental destruction at COP17.

Suren Sargsyan - Central Asia, TRIPP, Iran, and Armenia in the New Great Game | Ep 583, Sep 5, 2026 [EP583]

Posted on Saturday, Sep 5, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics | Series: cog, video

Guest(s):

Topics:

  • U.S. objectives in the Iran war
  • Russia’s 102nd base in Armenia
  • Pashinyan’s sovereignty policy contradictions
  • Great-power rivalry across Central Asia
  • U.S. and EU interests in TRIPP
  • Armenia’s place in Eurasian competition

Episode 583 | Recorded: Sep 4, 2026

#Armenia #IranWar #TRIPP #CentralAsia #Russia #UnitedStates #Geopolitics #SouthCaucasus

Suren Sargsyan - Central Asia, TRIPP, Iran, and Armenia in the New Great Game | Ep 583, Sep 5, 2026 [EP583]

Posted on Saturday, Sep 5, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics

Guest(s):

Topics:

  • U.S. objectives in the Iran war
  • Russia’s 102nd base in Armenia
  • Pashinyan’s sovereignty policy contradictions
  • Great-power rivalry across Central Asia
  • U.S. and EU interests in TRIPP
  • Armenia’s place in Eurasian competition

Episode 583 | Recorded: Sep 4, 2026

#Armenia #IranWar #TRIPP #CentralAsia #Russia #UnitedStates #Geopolitics #SouthCaucasus

Transcript: Suren Sargsyan - Central Asia, TRIPP, Iran, and Armenia in the New Great Game | Ep 583, Sep 5, 2026 [EP583]

Posted on Saturday, Sep 5, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, Transcript

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Suren Sargsyan about the Iran War and great power competition for Armenia’s strategic position. We discuss Washington’s unclear endgame in the conflict with Iran, the future of Russia’s military presence in Armenia and CSTO membership, and competing U.S. and European interests in new east-west transit routes through Armenia and Central Asia amid broader geopolitical rivalries.

Richard Campbell - The AI Infrastructure Race and Armenia’s High-Stakes Bet | Ep 577, Aug 16, 2026 [EP577]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 16, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, Technology | Series: cog, video

Guest(s):

Topics:

  • Global AI race and hype
  • Economics of AI data centers
  • Energy limits and infrastructure demands
  • Armenia’s Firebird AI project
  • Jobs, innovation, and local benefits
  • AI sovereignty and export controls
  • Military value and security risks

Episode 577 | Recorded: August 11, 2026

#ArtificialIntelligence #Armenia #FirebirdAI #AIDataCenters #SovereignAI #EnergySecurity #TechGeopolitics #NationalSecurity

Richard Campbell - The AI Infrastructure Race and Armenia’s High-Stakes Bet | Ep 577, Aug 16, 2026 [EP577]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 16, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, Technology

Guest(s):

Topics:

  • Global AI race and hype
  • Economics of AI data centers
  • Energy limits and infrastructure demands
  • Armenia’s Firebird AI project
  • Jobs, innovation, and local benefits
  • AI sovereignty and export controls
  • Military value and security risks

Episode 577 | Recorded: August 11, 2026

#ArtificialIntelligence #Armenia #FirebirdAI #AIDataCenters #SovereignAI #EnergySecurity #TechGeopolitics #NationalSecurity

Transcript: Richard Campbell - The AI Infrastructure Race and Armenia’s High-Stakes Bet | Ep 577, Aug 16, 2026 [EP577]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 16, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Geopolitics, Technology, Transcript

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Richard Campbell about artificial intelligence infrastructure and Armenia’s Firebird project. We discuss the global AI race, the economics and energy demands of data centers, whether current AI valuations align with physical and economic realities, and what sovereign AI capacity means for Armenia’s strategic positioning.

JD Vance in Armenia and Azerbaijan | Ep 517, Feb 15, 2026 [EP517]

Posted on Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenian Church, Armenian Genocide, Iran, Russia, Genocide, Georgia, Israel, China, Ukraine | Series: cog, video

Topics:

  • Vance visit, protocol and optics
  • Tsitsernakaberd tweet, “autocorrect diplomacy”
  • TRIPP corridor stake and sovereignty risks
  • Nuclear SMR deal, costs and dependency
  • Firebird AI project, power and value
  • Drones, church silence, Baku charter and prisoners

Episode 517 | Recorded: February 13, 2026

#Groong #Armenia #JDVance #Tsitsernakaberd #TRIPP

JD Vance in Armenia and Azerbaijan | Ep 517, Feb 15, 2026 [EP517]

Posted on Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenian Church, Armenian Genocide, Iran, Russia, Genocide, Georgia, Israel, China, Ukraine

Topics:

  • Vance visit, protocol and optics
  • Tsitsernakaberd tweet, “autocorrect diplomacy”
  • TRIPP corridor stake and sovereignty risks
  • Nuclear SMR deal, costs and dependency
  • Firebird AI project, power and value
  • Drones, church silence, Baku charter and prisoners

Episode 517 | Recorded: February 13, 2026

#Groong #Armenia #JDVance #Tsitsernakaberd #TRIPP