Conversations on Groong - November 1, 2025 Topics: Timing and intent for an Israel and Iran clash Unfinished business from the June war US role, limited support or full entry Iran’s escalation ladder and Caucasus spillover scenariosGuest: Trita Parsi Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 482 | Recorded: October 30, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/482 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/hn0UM3BPYOc #TritaParsi #IsraelIran #MiddleEast #USForeignPolicy #Ira...

Euronest, Aliyev Transit Move, Gyumri Mayor Arrest, Pashinyan vs. Church Groong Week in Review - October 26, 2025 Topics Euronest session takeawaysAliyev’s transit move and TRIPPGyumri mayor arrest falloutPashinyan’s push to control the Church Guest Arthur KhachatryanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 481 | Recorded: October 29, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/481 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Anastas Mikoyan, an Armenian Reformer in Khrushchev’s Kremlin Dr. Pietro Shakarian explains the core arguments and new archival findings behind his book on Anastas Mikoyan. We cover Mikoyan’s effort to devolve power inside the USSR during Khrushchev’s constitutional reform drive, what a confederal model could have meant, and why it stalled. We discuss Mikoyan’s role in Armenia’s cultural thaw, including rehabilitations tied to his 1954 Yerevan speech. Shakarian details his research trail acro...

Groong Week in Review - October 19, 2025 Topics Ukraine War, Trump - Putin Upcoming SummitIsrael-Gaza “Cease Fire”Armenian Government Repressions Accelerate Guest Amb. Dziunik AghajanianHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 479 | Recorded: October 20, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/479 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

OTS & CIS summits, Trump-Aliyev Tensions, Armenia Opposition for 2026 Groong Week in Review - October 12, 2025 Topics Aliyev pushes “Zangezur Corridor” at OTSPashinyan pitches “Trump Route” at CISPutin–Aliyev meeting eases tensionsArmenia’s opposition gears up for 2026Guest Hrant MikaelianHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 478 | Recorded: October 14, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/478 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Ajapahyan Sentenced, Moldova, EPC, Peace Act, Dismantling the Armenian Military Groong Week in Review - October 5, 2025 Topics Ajapahyan Sentenced: 2 Years in JailMoldova Election LessonsEPC in Copenhagen, WSF in WarsawPeace ActDismantling Armenia's MilitaryGuest Benyamin PoghosyanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 477 | Recorded: October 6, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/477 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

44-Day War: A Tale of Betrayal Groong Week in Review - September 28, 2025 Topics Pashinyan’s rise and Western backingBreakdown of talks and secret meetingsFailures and propaganda during the warAftermath, revisionism, and political responsibility Hosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 476 | Recorded: September 28, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/476 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Georgian Municipal Elections 2025 Topics Municipal Elections & Tbilisi PoliticsForeign Agent Law, One Year LaterGeorgian Perspectives on TRIPP Guest Archil SikharulidzeHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 475 | Recorded: September 28, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/475 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Sep 19, Civil Contract, Opposition Inaction, Electric Network Groong Week in Review - September 21, 2025 Topics September 19, 2023, two years on Artsakh: blockade, starvation, Yerevan’s position, ethnic cleansing, and lasting effects on Armenia.Civil Contract’s 7th Congress and the “Fourth Republic”** New constitution path after 2026, Alma-Ata framing, EU track, and institutionalizing peace. Fourth Republic. Brand or blueprint?Opposition dynamics before 2026** &nbs...

Pashinyan Vote of No Confidence, Opposition Strategies Conversations on Groong - Recorded on: September 17, 2025 Topics TRIPP / Trump Route / Zangezur CorridorVote of No Confidence“Pashinyan or War”? Guest Armen AshotyanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 473 | Recorded: September 17, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/473 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Groong Week in Review - September 25, 2025 Topics September 13, 2022 WarSerdar Kiliç in ArmeniaUS State Dept. in YerevanShorter Military ServiceThe Kitchen SinkGuest Arthur KhachatryanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 472 | Recorded: September 15, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

War on Iran, Russia on TRIPP, New MPG Poll in Armenia, Economy Topics War in IranRussia’s Stance on TRIPPNew MPG Poll in ArmeniaArmenian Economy in H1/2025Guest Hrant MikaelianHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 471 | Recorded: September 8, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Conversations on Groong - September 5, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Lenna Hovanessian of the ANC-Western Region about the aftermath of the August 8 White House meeting between Pashinyan, Aliyev, and Trump. The discussion examines what was left out of the agreements, including Artsakh’s right of return, the release of hostages, and cultural heritage protections, while highlighting the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group and the waiver of Section 907 for U.S. a...

Multipolar Shifts at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit Topics SCO Summit in Tianjin, ChinaChina-India ThawPower of Siberia Gas PipelineWhat’s in it for Armenia?Guest Gilbert DoctorowHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 469 | Recorded: September 4, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Conversations on Groong - September 4, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with international human rights lawyer Robert Amsterdam about the arrest and pre-trial detention of Armenian businessman and Church benefactor Samvel Karapetyan. We explore how Armenia’s courts are being used in a campaign of lawfare targeting political opponents and the Armenian Apostolic Church, following growing tensions between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government and religious leaders....

Groong Week in Review - August 31, 2025 In this Week in Review, we look at Armenia’s role at the SCO summit, where Pashinyan struck a new “strategic partnership” with China while also meeting Putin, raising questions about Yerevan’s shifting alignments. We examine the August 8 Washington documents on TRIPP, where words like “corridor” and “99-year lease” swirl despite Armenia’s denials, and ask what Azerbaijan’s demand for constitutional change really means. We cover rising tensions between M...

TRIPP down Zangezur Corridor, Armenian Economy Conversations on Groong - Recorded on: August 28, 2025 Topics Pashinyan, Aliyev, in the White HouseWhat “Peace”?Armenian Economy Guest Prof. Jeffrey SachsHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 466 | Recorded: August 28, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Reflections on Life as a Political Prisoner, Attacks on the Church and Sovereignty Conversations on Groong - August 28, 2025 Topics Imprisonment and Political PersecutionInternational and Diaspora ResponsePashinyan Regime Attack on the ChurchThe Managed Capitulation Process Guest Armen Ashotyan, VP of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Hosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 465 | Recorded: August 27, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

State Sovereignty Day, TRIPP Trap, Reactions, Kitchen Sink Groong Week in Review - August 24, 2025 Topics August 23: Armenia’s declaration of State SovereigntyThe TRIPP TrapIran - Pezeshkian’s VisitRussia - Overchuk’s visitThe Kitchen Sink Guest Tevan PoghosyanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 464 | Recorded: August 25, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

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