Pashinyan's Hate Speech, Threats, and the June 7 Election Climate | Ep 547, May 17, 2026
May 19, 2026
This Week in Review covers a tense mix of global and Armenian political crises, from Trump's summit …
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Arman Grigoryan - Revolutionary Recklessness: Armenia After the War | Ep 546, May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
Dr. Arman Grigoryan joins Groong to discuss Armenia's post-2020 foreign policy and his argument …
Week in Review - EPC in Armenia, Russia, Parliamentary Election, Swiss Peace Initiative | Ep 545, May 10, 2026
May 13, 2026
In this Week in Review, Asbed and Hovik discuss the fallout from the EPC summit in Yerevan, …
Anna Grigoryan - Armenia Alliance in the 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election | Ep 544, May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026
Anna Grigoryan of Hayastan Dashinq (Armenia Alliance) joins Groong to discuss Armenia's June 7 …
EU Interference and Armenia's 2026 Elections | Ep 543, May 10, 2026
May 10, 2026
Hovhannes Ishkhanyan and Nare Navasardyan discuss the growing role of the EU, fact-checking …
Tatevik Soghoyan - Who Failed the Children of Vedi | Ep 542, May 10, 2026
May 10, 2026
This Conversations on Groong episode examines the Vedi abuse case, a disturbing story involving …
Anatol Lieven - Russia, Iran, Europe, and the Remaking of World Order | Ep 541, May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
In this episode of Conversations on Groong, Dr. Anatol Lieven joins us to examine Russia’s place in …
Mikael Darbinian - Armenia’s Borders, TRIPP, and the Price of Weakness | Ep 540, May 6, 2026
May 6, 2026
This Conversations on Groong episode with Mikael Darbinian examines Armenia’s security crisis …
Trump’s Iran Ceasefire, Operation Kochari, and Armenia’s Election Fog | Ep 539, May 3, 2026
May 5, 2026
This Groong Week in Review covers Trump’s Iran ceasefire, failed US-Iran talks in Islamabad, the …
Hrair Balian - From Karabakh to TRIPP: Armenia’s Security Dilemma | Ep 538, May 3, 2026
May 3, 2026
Hrair Balian joins us to discuss his book Anatomy of Peacemaking: Nagorno Karabakh Conflict & Missed …
Arega Hovsepyan - June 2026 Parliamentary Election in Armenia | Ep 537, Apr 30, 2026
Apr 30, 2026
In this Conversations on Groong episode, we speak with Arega Hovsepyan of the Strong Armenia party …
Arthur Martirosyan - Iran War, Effect on Armenia, June Parliamentary | Ep 536, Apr 26, 2026
Apr 28, 2026
We examine how the Iran war fallout and the extension of the ceasefire are reshaping Armenia’s …
Philippe Raffi Kalfayan - Monitoring the June 2026 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia | Ep 535, Apr 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026
Dr. Philippe Raffi Kalfayan joined Groong to discuss the International Observatory for Democracy in …
Dmitry Suslov - War, Leverage, and Corridors, Russia’s View from All Fronts | Ep 534, Apr 25, 2026
Apr 25, 2026
In this episode of the Groong podcast, we speak with Dr. Dmitry Suslov about the shifting …
Warwick Powell - ThermoEconomics, Iran, and the New Geopolitical Economy | Ep 533, Apr 23, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
Prof. Warwick Powell discusses his thermoeconomic view of world politics, where energy, money, and …
Dziunik Aghajanian - Iran War, Antalya Diplomatic Forum, Armenian Parliamentary Elections | Ep 532, Apr 19, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
In this Week in Review episode, Ambassador Dziunik Aghajanian discusses the stalled Iran …
Hrant Mikaelian - US-Iran Talks, Orban Loses, Armenian Parliamentary Elections, MPG Polls | Ep 531, Apr 12, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
This Week in Review examines how foreign shocks and internal political pressures are converging for …
Hovik & Asbed - Iran War, April 2016 War, Armenia & Russia, Politics & Election | Ep 530, Apr 5, 2026
Apr 8, 2026
In this Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed discussed the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran and the …
Pietro Shakarian - Iran War, Armenia and Russia, June Parliamentary Elections | Ep 529, Apr 4, 2026
Apr 4, 2026
Dr. Pietro Shakarian joined us to discuss the state of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, the shrinking …
Anna Karapetyan - Iran War, Pashinyan Fake Narratives, Fear-mongering, Silencing Talk of Artsakh | Ep 528, Mar 29, 2026
Mar 31, 2026
Our guest Anna Karapetyan focused on the widening Iran war and its possible fallout for Armenia, …
Hovik & Asbed - Karekin II & Ilia II Funeral, Iran War, Armenia Elections | Ep 527, Mar 22, 2026
Mar 24, 2026
This Week in Review featured Asbed and Hovik without a guest. We discussed the death of Georgian …
YoungMin - Travel Blogger’s Visit to Occupied and Ethnically Cleansed Artsakh | Ep 526, Mar 22, 2026
Mar 22, 2026
YoungMin joins Groong to discuss his visit to Artsakh after the 2023 ethnic cleansing of its …
Eldar Mamedov - Iran War: The Northern Front | Ep 525, Mar 22, 2026
Mar 22, 2026
We speak with Eldar Mamedov about the widening regional dimensions of the Iran war, with a focus on …
Varuzhan Geghamyan - Iran War, Zangezur Corridor, Nakhijevan Constitution | Ep 524, Mar 20, 2026
Mar 20, 2026
We examine the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran through a regional lens, focusing on the war’s broader …