Last updated: May 29, 2026
The South Caucasus sits at the crossroads of Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the broader Middle East — a small region whose internal conflicts have consistently attracted the attention of great powers. The three states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia each navigate overlapping and often contradictory security relationships with Moscow, Washington, and Brussels, while managing unresolved territorial disputes and competing integration ambitions.
The 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war and Azerbaijan’s September 2023 offensive — which resulted in the ethnic cleansing of the entire Armenian population of Artsakh from Nagorno Karabakh — reshaped the regional order, accelerating Armenia’s pivot away from Russian security structures, deepening Azerbaijan’s strategic confidence, and leaving Georgia’s own geopolitical direction in flux following disputed elections and mass protests. The region has become a live testing ground for the limits of Russian influence, the reach of Western soft power, and the emerging role of powers like Turkey, Iran, India , and China.
Groong covers the South Caucasus comprehensively — not just Armenia’s domestic politics and security situation, but the regional dynamics that define the constraints and opportunities facing every state in the area. Episodes in this category examine bilateral relationships, multilateral formats, infrastructure corridors, and the geopolitical competition that makes the South Caucasus one of the most consequential small regions in Eurasian politics.
Below are all Groong episodes tagged with South Caucasus.
Episode 272 | Recorded: August 7, 2023
Episode 264 | Recorded: June 27, 2023
Episode 264 | Recorded: June 27, 2023
Episode 260 | Recorded: June 5, 2023
Episode 260 | Recorded: June 5, 2023
Episode 257 | Recorded: May 30, 2023
Episode 257 | Recorded: May 30, 2023
Episode 256 | Recorded: May 22, 2023
Episode 256 | Recorded: May 22, 2023
Episode 252 | Recorded: May 9, 2023
Episode 252 | Recorded: May 9, 2023
Episode 251 | Recorded: May 1, 2023
Episode 251 | Recorded: May 1, 2023
Episode 249 | Recorded: April 25, 2023
Episode 249 | Recorded: April 25, 2023
Episode 244 | Recorded: April 5, 2023
Episode 244 | Recorded: April 5, 2023
Episode 242 | Recorded: April 3, 2023
Episode 242 | Recorded: April 3, 2023
Episode 241 | Recorded: March 26, 2023
Episode 241 | Recorded: March 26, 2023
Episode 237 | Recorded: March 12, 2023
Episode 237 | Recorded: March 12, 2023
Episode 234 | Recorded: March 5, 2023
Episode 234 | Recorded: March 5, 2023
Today weâre going to talk with Anna Abrahamian about two or three topics.
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Today weâre going to talk with Anna Abrahamian about two or three topics.
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Episode 226 | Recorded: February 19, 2023
Episode 226 | Recorded: February 19, 2023
Episode 224 | Recorded: February 12, 2023
Episode 224 | Recorded: February 12, 2023
Conversations on Groong - Jan 18, 2023
Episode 209 | Recorded: January 18, 2023
Conversations on Groong - Jan 18, 2023
Episode 209 | Recorded: January 18, 2023
Episode 206 | Recorded: January 15, 2023
Episode 206 | Recorded: January 15, 2023
“Turkish threats are going to disappear only when there is no Armenia” - Varuzhan Geghamyan
“Turkish threats are going to disappear only when there is no Armenia” - Varuzhan Geghamyan
Episode 182 | Recorded: December 13, 2022
Episode 182 | Recorded: December 13, 2022
Episode 177 | Recorded: November 14, 2022
Episode 177 | Recorded: November 14, 2022
Episode 173 | Recorded: November 1, 2022
Episode 173 | Recorded: November 1, 2022
Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Sep 4, 2022
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Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Sep 4, 2022
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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - August 21, 2022
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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - August 21, 2022
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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - July 10, 2022
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Episode 146 | Recorded: Monday, July 11, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220710.html
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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - July 10, 2022
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Episode 146 | Recorded: Monday, July 11, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220710.html
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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - June 26, 2022
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Episode 144 | Recorded: Monday, June 27, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220626.html
Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - June 26, 2022
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Episode 144 | Recorded: Monday, June 27, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220626.html
Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - June 12, 2022
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Episode 142 | Recorded: Monday, June 13, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220612.html
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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - June 12, 2022
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Episode 142 | Recorded: Monday, June 13, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220612.html
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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - June 5, 2022
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Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan / TW/@Benyamin_Poghos
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Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 141 | Recorded: Monday, June 6, 2022
Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - June 5, 2022
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Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan / TW/@Benyamin_Poghos
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Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 141 | Recorded: Monday, June 6, 2022
Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - May 29, 2022
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00:00 Introduction
02:27 Russiaâs Geopolitics: Weâll get an update on the war as well as trying to understand what Russiaâs endgame is in Ukraine and how it may affect our region.
23:10 Armenia-Russia Relations: Next, we try to understand the dynamics of Armenia-Russian relations as well as the outlook for the future.
42:38 Israeli Interests and Armenia: Lastly, taking advantage of our guestâs area of expertise, we look at Israeli-Armenian relations, the history of failures in this
Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - May 29, 2022
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00:00 Introduction
02:27 Russiaâs Geopolitics: Weâll get an update on the war as well as trying to understand what Russiaâs endgame is in Ukraine and how it may affect our region.
23:10 Armenia-Russia Relations: Next, we try to understand the dynamics of Armenia-Russian relations as well as the outlook for the future.
42:38 Israeli Interests and Armenia: Lastly, taking advantage of our guestâs area of expertise, we look at Israeli-Armenian relations, the history of failures in this
Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - May 22, 2022
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Episode 139 | Recorded: Monday, May 23, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220522.html #zartnirlao