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 EconomyGuest Prof. Jeffrey SachsHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 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
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
Trump, Aliyev, Pashinyan Oval Office Meeting and Reactions Groong Week in Review - August 10, 2025 Topics Trump, Aliyev, Pashinyan MeetingIranian ReactionRussian Reaction Guest Amb. Dziunik AghajanianHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 459 | 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
Artsakh Negotiations, Armenian Domestic Politics TopicsArtsakh NegotiationsArmenian Domestic Politics GuestArthur KhachatryanHostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 455 | Recorded: July 25, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/455 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...