Tag: South Caucasus

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Guest:

• James W. Carden
• Pietro Shakarian

Topics:

• Trump 2.0 and the “Donroe Doctrine”
• Rules-Based Disorder?
• Iran vs. the “Big, Beautiful Armada”
• US Cohesion and Midterms
• JD Vance in the South Caucasus

Episode 515 | Recorded: February 6, 2026

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Guest:

• Arthur Khachatryan

Topics:

• Memorial Day vs. Army Day
• JD Vance to Armenia and Azerbaijan
• Armenian Church Developments
• Strong Armenia - New Political Party

Episode 510 | Recorded: Jnauary 27, 2026

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Guest:

• Dr. Sergei Melkonian

Topics:

• Syria, Kurds, Turkish advance
• Iran Unrest, War Postponed
• TRIPP and sovereignty dispute
• 2026 Elections and Foreign Influence

Episode 508 | Recorded: January 19, 2026

#ArmenianNews #Syria #Iran #ZangezurCorridor #TRIPP #Geopolitics

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Guest:

• Arthur G. Martirosyan

Topics:

• Ukraine war’s global cost to Russia
• Iran unrest and war risk
• Remembering the Baku pogroms
• Russia-Armenia tensions and media threats
• Pashinyan’s clash with Armenian Church

Episode 505 | Recorded: January 13, 2026

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Guest:

• Fyodor Lukyanov

Topics:

• Venezuela
• Ukraine War
• Russia-Iran Relations
• TRIPP and Russian-Armenian Relations

Episode 502 | Recorded: January 8, 2026

#FyodorLukyanov #RussiaGeopolitics #UkraineWar #IranIsrael #VenezuelaCrisis #TRIPP

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Guest:

• Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• Foreign Crises Affecting Armenia
• Armenia-Azerbaijan Saga
• Russia and TRIPP
• Change of US Ambassador
• Year-End Review & Outlook

Episode 500 | Recorded: December 31, 2025

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Guest:

• Dziunik Aghajanian

Topics:

• Ukraine War and EU Rift
• Siege on Etchmiadzin and the Church
• Peace Dividend or Political Theater
• TRIPP and Competing Power Claims

Episode 498 | Recorded: December 23, 2025

#ArmenianChurch #Etchmiadzin #TRIPP #ArmeniaPolitics #Groong

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Guest:

• Arthur Khachatryan

Topics:

• Armenia between EU and Russia
• Church–state confrontation in Armenia
• Artsakh concessions and return debate
• Economy, debt, and governance
• NSS raids Artsakh offices

Episode 496 | Recorded: December 15, 2025

#ArmeniaPolitics #EUvsRussia #ArmenianChurch #Artsakh #Geopolitics

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Guest:

• Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• 1988 Earthquake Remembered
• Pashinyan’s War on the Armenian Church
• EU-Armenia Relations
• Nagorno-Karabakh Negotiation Documents
• ARAR Foundation Poll

Episode 494 | Recorded: December 8, 2025

#ArmenianChurch #NSS #Pashinyan #ArarPoll #ArmeniaEU