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Alaska Summit, Trump Corridor, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Emerging Opposition “Our Way”/”Մեր Ձեվով” Groong Week in Review - August 17, 2025 Topics Trump-Putin Alaska SummitTrump Corridor PoliticsRussian-Azerbaijani RelationsRussian-Iranian RecalibrationNew Opposition Emerging - Our WayGuest Sergei MelkonianHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 463 | Recorded: August 18, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Pashinyan vs. the Church, India Armenia, NGOs and Foreign Influence, Trump Corridor Topics Pashinyan vs. The Armenian ChurchIndian-Armenian RelationsNGOs and Foreign InfluenceU.S. Geopolitics and the Trump Corridor Guest Christine ArakelianHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 462 | Recorded: August 15, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - August 16, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with analyst Hamid Bahrami about Iran’s shifting role in the South Caucasus following the White House meeting between Trump, Pashinyan, and Aliyev that unveiled the TRIPP corridor, also known as the Trump Route. We examine how the project threatens to bypass and encircle Iran, potentially cutting it off from Russia and the Black Sea, while serving broader US and Israeli strategic aims. The discussio...
Armenia in the Crosshairs of US Geopolitical Winds Conversations on Groong - Recorded: August 11, 2025 Topics US Geopolitics#Gaza, #Iran, #Russia, #Ukraine#DonaldTrump, #Pashinyan, #Aliyev meet in the #WhiteHouse Guest Christine ArakelianCol. Douglas A. MacGregor Hosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 460 | Recorded: August 11, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - August 9, 2025 In this episode, former U.S. Army officer and military-political analyst Stanislav Krapivnik discusses the geopolitical fallout from the Trump-Pashinyan-Aliyev summit in Washington, which saw the announcement of a "peace" framework, the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, U.S. plans for a 99-year "Trump Corridor" across Armenia, and the dropping of Section 907 to allow arms sales to Azerbaijan. He examines Russia's heavy focus on the Ukraine war at th...
Groong Week in Review - August 3, 2025 In Episode 457 of the Groong Podcast, we examine growing regional and domestic pressures on Armenia. From a U.S.-backed proposal to lease the Zangezur Corridor to Trump’s August 8 ultimatum for Russia to cease its war in Ukraine, the episode explores how shifting global power dynamics could impact Armenia’s sovereignty and economy. We also look at Azerbaijan’s expulsion of the ICRC and worsening conditions for Armenian POWs, the growing list of political...
Public Trust in Freefall, Church on the Rise, and Corridor Pressures Mount Groong Week in Review - July 27, 2025 Topics Corridor LogicCrackdown LogicIRI PollRussian in the South Caucasus Guest Benyamin PoghosyanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 456 | Recorded: July 28, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - July 24, 2025 TopicsEU Strategy in the South CaucasusAttacks on the National Church(es)2025 Local Election PoliticsGuestArchil SikharulidzeHostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 454 | Recorded: July 22, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/454 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/r1tgtP-d0lE #ArmenianNews #SouthCaucasus #Georgia #Armenia #EU Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Week in Review - July 13, 2025 Topics Pashinyan meets Aliyev in Abu DhabiContinued Persecution of Church and OppositionHosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 453 | Recorded: July 13, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Week in Review - July 6, 2025 In this episode of the Groong Podcast, we are joined by Arthur Martirosyan for a Week in Review covering Armenia’s shifting geopolitical landscape and domestic upheaval. The discussion explores the controversial proposal for a U.S.-controlled corridor through Syunik, tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan, and Pashinyan’s escalating confrontation with the Armenian Apostolic Church. The show also examines Armenia’s foreign policy confusion, including talk o...
Groong Week in Review - June 29, 2025 Topics Iran WarIran-Azerbaijan RelationsRussian-Azerbaijani TensionsRussian-Armenian RelationsPersecution of The Church ContinuesKaja Kallas in ArmeniaOIC Declaration Guest Dziunik AghajanianHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 451 | Recorded: June 29, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - June 28, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, retired Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski joins us to unpack the so-called “12-Day War” between Israel and Iran, and the troubling ways in which Donald Trump has redefined his “America First” doctrine to justify U.S. involvement. We examine Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and the muted response from MAGA influencers. The conversation also explores Israel’s goals, the regional fallout, the near-total silence ...
Groong Week in Review - June 22, 2025 This Week in Review episode features Sergei Melkonian and covers a turbulent week in Armenia and the region. As Israel and the U.S. launched a short but intense war on Iran, Armenia found itself navigating heightened regional risks, a rising refugee flow, and diplomatic silence. Meanwhile, domestically, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan escalated a political and cultural confrontation with the Armenian Church, arresting billionaire Samvel Karapetyan after he...
Conversations on Groong - June 23, 2025 TopicsIsrael’s war on Iran and U.S. involvementRisks of Iranian regime change or partitionStrategic dangers to ArmeniaGuestArman GrigoryanHostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 448 | Recorded: June 21, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/448 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/jKvIM3J57rw #IranIsraelWar #IsraelIranConflict #Iran #Israel #IsraelConflict #Armenia #USForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #MiddleEastCrisis Subscribe and follow us everywhere you a...
Conversations on Groong - June 16, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, to analyze the geopolitical fallout from Israel’s surprise military campaign against Iran, known as Operation Rising Lion. We explore how the attacks may sabotage U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations, shift Russia’s strategic calculus, and destabilize the South Caucasus—particularly Armenia’s Syunik province. We also examine the implications...
Spotlight on Silence - June 15, 2025 In this episode of Groong: Spotlight on Silence, we speak with Rafael Ishkhanyan of the Armenian Center for Political Rights about Armenia’s sweeping new surveillance law. Passed quietly in March 2025, the law grants police 24/7 access to camera networks across public institutions and allows for real-time facial recognition, raising deep concerns about privacy, political targeting, and unchecked state power. We explore what the law says, what it leaves out...
Conversations on Groong - June 12, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Rananjay Anand, president of the Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO, about the growing potential for a strategic partnership between India and Armenia. As Turkey and Azerbaijan double down on their support for Pakistan—most recently during Operation Sindoor—Indian public sentiment is shifting. Weddings, conferences, and corporate events once destined for Istanbul and Baku are being redirected, and Arme...
Groong Week in Review - June 8, 2025 In this Week in Review episode, Groong hosts unpack a tense week in Armenian politics and society. Prime Minister Pashinyan intensifies his attacks on the Armenian Church, while the ruling Civil Contract party faces mounting criticism over corruption and nepotism. The opposition RPA nominates a symbolic candidate for prime minister amid an unlikely impeachment effort. Meanwhile, Armenia's economy shows cracks beneath reported growth, Georgia tightens trade...
