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ANN/Groong Week in Review - May 30, 2021 Topics: Continued Tensions on the Eastern Border Latest IRI and MPG Polls on the Armenian Elections Election Politics Guests: Hrant Mikaelian George Tabakyan Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 65 | Recorded: May 30, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Iran: Foreign Relations and Upcoming Elections (in Armenian) A Conversation with Robert Markarian Իրան: Արտաքին Հարաբերուտյուններ, գալիք ընտրություններ Զրույց Ռոբերտ Մարգարյանի հետ Guest: Ռոբերտ Մարգարյանը ծնվել է Թեհրանում և ունի բարձրագույն կրթությունն ֆիզիկայի և իրավաբանության ոլորտներում: 25 տարի աշխատել է Իրանի պետական ռադիո-հեռուստատեսության հայերեն ռադիոժամում, որպես լուրերի հաղորդավար, խմբ...

A Conversation with Narek Margaryan - 05/25/2021 Guest: Narek Margaryan is an Armenian comedian, screenwriter and TV host. Along with his co-host Sergey Sargsyan, Narek stars in ArmComedy, a satiric news show series broadcast on Armenian television and on Youtube. Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 63 | Recorded: April 25, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/gr...

ANN/Groong Week in Review - May 23, 2021 Topics: Border update, and Leaked documents  Azerbaijan membership in the CSTO? New MPG Poll and Elections Guest: Emil Sanamyan Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan @HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian @qubriq Web page: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20210523.html Recorded: May 24, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

ANN/Groong Week in Review - May 16, 2021 Topics: Azerbaijan’s Incursion into Syunik Lavrov’s Visit to Yerevan and Baku Electoral Politics Guests: Tatul Hakobyan Emil Sanamyan Artyom Tonoyan Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan @HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian @qubriq Episode 60 | Recorded: May 2, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

ANN/Groong Week in Review - May 2, 2021 Topics: Armenia-Russia Relations and the New Cold War Iran-Russia and Iran-Armenia Relations Election Politics and the Latest MPG Polls Serge Sargsyan’s Interview Guests: Marine Manucharyan @armoland Pietro Shakarian Hosts: Asbed Bedrossian @qubriq Hovik Manucharyan @HovikYerevan Episode 60 | Recorded: May 2, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are:...

ANN/Groong Week in Review - April 25, 2021 Topics: - Nikol Pashinyan’s Roadmap & Snap Parliamentary Polls - The Visit to Syunik - Biden Recognizes the Armenian Genocide, Now What? - Update from Stepanakert - Are we Going to Mars? Guests: - Tevan Poghosyan - Emil Sanamyan Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Episode 59 | Recorded: April 25, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you a...

Armenians at Crossroads - 04/17/2021 Topics: The Last Few Years in Armenian Politics Thoughts on the Second War in Artsakh What is the Role of the Diaspora? How do we get back on our Feet? Thoughts on the Current Rift in the ARF Guest Dr. Viken Hovsepian holds a BA in Political Science from UCLA, and an MA and PhD in International Relations from USC. He has served on the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau,...

ANN/Groong Week in Review - April 11, 2021 Topics: - Mr. Pashinyan goes to Moscow - Election Politics - The POW debacle - A Coronavirus Update - The State of the Economy Guests: - Asbed Kotchikian - Hrant Mikaelian Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Episode 57 | Recorded: April 12, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

ANN/Groong Week in Review - April 4, 2021 Topics: Kocharyan’s Prosecutors Won’t Go Away Snap Electoral Reforms New Gallup poll What’s Going on in Ukraine? Guests Asbed Kotchikian Emil Sanamyan Hosts - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Episode 56 | Recorded: April 4, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

ANN/Groong Week in Review - March 28, 2021 Topics: * What’s Going on with the Armed Forces?     * Turkey: Enemy No More?     * What Just Happened in the General Staff?     * Morale and Readiness of the Armed Forces     * The Defense Budget * Report from Syunik Guests - George Tabakian - Karen Vrtanesyan Hosts - Hovik Manucharyan @HovikYerevan - Asbed Bedrossian @Qubriq Website: https://groong.org/...

ANN/Groong Week in Review - March 21, 2021 Topics: Snap On - June 20th! Gas Through Azerbaijan Military Exercises by Armenia and Azerbaijan Guests David Davidian Emil Sanamyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 54 | Recorded: March 21, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

𝐀𝐍𝐍/𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Topics: - Newly Released IRI Poll Results - Armen Grigoryan’s Interview - Snap On, Snap Off! Guests - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧 - 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐧 - 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧 Hosts - 𝐇𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐧 - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 Episode 53 | Recorded on March 14, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

ANN Groong Week in Review - Episode 52 - Feb 28, 2021 Topics Covered: - Wait, Did Armenia Use the Iskander to Blow Up its Relations With Russia? - Wait, Was There a Coup? - The Opposition Picks up Steam - Wait, was The 737 Hijacked? Guests: - David Davidian - George Tabakian Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20210228.html Episode 52 | Recorded: Febr...

𝐀𝐍𝐍 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟓𝟏 - 𝐅𝐞𝐛 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Topics Covered: President Sargsyan’s Interview Legislation to Criminalize Defamation of Government Officials Appointment of Acting Governors and Mayors during Martial Law Opposition Protests on Feb 20 Govsagan, in the end Guests 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧 @asbedk 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐧 @armoland @𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥_𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐧 Your Hosts: - 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧 @alenzam99 - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐝...

𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 - 𝟎𝟐/𝟐𝟏/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Topics: - Was it an Earthquake? - Have Construction Codes Improved since 1988? - Do Contractors Comply with Regulations? - Is Armenia Ready for The Big One? - Is there Earthquake Preparedness in Armenia? - What Conversations are not Happening? Guest: - 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧 is a structural and civil engineering professor at UC Berkeley with re...

ANN/Groong Week in Review Episode 49 - February 14, 2021 Topics Covered: - Syunik Confidential  - Developments in Artsakh  - Snap elections flip flop  Guests: - Emil Sanamyan - Alen Zamanyan Your Hosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - Asbed Bedrossian Recorded: February 14, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

𝐀𝐍𝐍/𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟒𝟖 - 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Topics Covered: - Lost in Artsakh, Thirsty in Syunik - Amending the Law on Mass Media - Update on the Political Scene in Yerevan - Rising National Debt, Inflation and Interest Rates Guests - 𝐇𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 - 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐧 Your Hosts: - 𝐇𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐧 - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 Recorded: February 7, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are:...

𝐀𝐍𝐍/𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 - 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Topics Covered: - Another Constitutional Amendment? - Opposition Rising: New Bottle, Old Wine? - Iran’s FM Zarif on a Tour de Six - State of the Virus in Armenia - Armenia Fund Used to Shore up the Dram? Guests - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧 - 𝐇𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 Your Hosts: - 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧 - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 Episode 47 | Recorded on January 31, 2021 Subscribe and follow u...

Conversation with Ruben Muradyan - 01/31/2021 Experience being called up and participating in the war Ethics of a security professional. What to do when a government member asks you to conduct greyhat (potentially unlawful or unethical) security? On the 2nd day of the war Ruben was called up to the army as part of an infantry company.  - Can you describe your experience? - How were you drafted? An...

𝐀𝐍𝐍/𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 - 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Topics Covered: * Supreme Judicial Council Appointments * Turkish-Azerbaijan Military Exercises in Kars Region * Incoming US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Armenia Guests - 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧 - 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐧 Your Hosts: - 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 - 𝐇𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐧 Episode 45 | Recorded on January 24, 2021 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you...

𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 - 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐇𝐊/𝐑𝐏𝐀’𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐚𝐧 - 𝟎𝟏/𝟏𝟗/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Following the trilateral Karabakh ceasefire of Nov 9, all major political forces in Armenia (be that parliamentary or extra-parliamentary, except for the ruling party) condemned Nikol Pashinyan’s agreement to the deal. The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has been in control of successive governments (sometimes through coalitions) for...

ANN/Groong Week in Review - Episode 43 - Jan 17, 2021 Topics Covered: - Outcomes from Nikol Pashinyan’s trip to Moscow - What is Azerbaijan’s geo-political situation after the war? - Domestic politics in Baku - Azerbaijan’s losses from the second war in Artsakh Guests - Edgar Elbakyan - Asbed Kotchikian - Emil Sanamyan Your Hosts: - Asbed Bedrossian - Hovik Manucharyan Recorded: January 17, 2021 S...

Former Artsakh Ombudsman Ruben Melikyan (Ep #42) - 01/18/2021 We’ll be discussing various legal and human-rights topics within the context of recent developments in Armenia. Our guest today is: 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐧 was formerly Artsakh’s Human Rights Ombudsman and prior to that rector of the Justice Academy of Armenia. In 2019, Melikyan co-founded and currently leads the “Path of Law” NGO. We’ll be disc...

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧  - 𝟎𝟏/𝟏𝟑/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 Since Nikol Pashinyan came to power in 2018, and prior to the Artsakh war of 2020, issues around the Armenian constitution and constitutional court have been in the center of public attention. These issues have been partly fueled by one of the most prominent legal cases in recent Armenian history, the March 1 trial against Armenian president Robert...