
Armenian News Network - Groong: Week In Review Podcast
Weekly review of Armenian News from https://groong.org. Keeping up with news related to Armenia and Armenians can be challenging; the sheer volume of news in the past few years has increased greatly, and the rise of the “Fake News” phenomenon contributing to the erosion of trust in the news media. The diversity of languages used by the worldwide Armenian community also poses a challenge for Armenian news; there is a significant portion of news that originates in Armenian, sometimes in Russian, and does not get adequately translated into English, or Western Armenian, for those in the Diaspora who are not proficient in Eastern Armenian. Finally, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the political turbulence in countries where significant communities of the Armenian Diaspora reside, be it Syria, Lebanon, the United States, etc., many of our friends and colleagues indicate that they’re simply overloaded with information and lack the time and energy to separate the good from the bad. So we’re creating this weekly digest of news and analysis that we find relevant to share with our friends and the wider ANN/Groong audience. Our goal is to provide a brief overview of the main headlines of the past week, and then cover a smaller set of the more important developments, curated by ANN/Groong editors and contributors who spend an inordinate amount of time daily to process Armenian news. We hope that over time this podcast will help our listeners in becoming more astute consumers of Armenian news. We will strive to provide a rich set of notes with each installation, with links to the most relevant articles and information as a starting point for your further investigation.
Episodes
435 episodes
Pietro Shakarian - Victory Day and Artsrun Hovhannisyan’s Historical Revision | Ep 436, May 16, 2025
Conversations on Groong - May 15, 2025TopicsMay 9, Victory Day and ParadePashinyan, Aliyev Posture at Victory DayArtsrun Hovhannisyan’s Historical RevisionArmenia and Artsakh Contributions to...
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Episode 436
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Arthur Martirosyan - May 9, India Pakistan, Armenia Azerbaijan, New Pope | Ep 435, May 11, 2025
Groong Week in Review - May 11, 2025TopicsMay 9 Victory ParadeUkraineIndia and PakistanArmenian Azerbaijani TalksAmerican PopeGuest
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Episode 435
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1:10:58

Benyamin Poghosyan - US-Iran Tensions, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Victory Day, Journalist Assaulted | Ep 434, May 4, 2025
Groong Week in Review - May 4, 2025TopicsWar Drums Around IranArmenia-Azerbaijan TalksMay 9: Victory Day in MoscowIt’s OK to Beat Up Journalists in YerevanGuest
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Episode 434
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Scott Horton - on his book Provoked, U.S. Foreign Policy, Colored Revolutions, Ukraine War, Armenia, and more | Ep 433, May 4, 2025
"Provoked", U.S. Foreign Policy, Colored Revolutions, Ukraine War, Armenia, and moreConversations on Groong - May 4, 2025TopicsWhat happened to Antiwar VoicesColor Revolutions as US StrategyArmenia an...
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Episode 433
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1:30:54

Dziunik Aghajanian - Armenian State Genocide Denial, Politics of Silence, Pezeshkian in Baku, Bandar Abbas | Ep 432, Apr 27, 2025
Groong Week in Review - April 27, 2025Topics:When the State Steps back from RemembranceThe Politics of SilencePezeshkian in BakuBandar Abbas: Explosion, or Warning?Guest:Dz...
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Episode 432
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Alberto M. Fernandez – Vatican-Baku Partnership and Erosion of Moral Authority | Ep 431, Apr 29, 2025
Conversations on Groong – April 29, 2025Topics: Vatican’s alliance with Azerbaijan Whitewashing of Artsakh’s ethnic cleansing Global silence on Armenian ...
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Episode 431
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51:48

Vatican Betrays Armenians, Aids Azerbaijani Propaganda (Hadjian & Matiossian) | Ep 430, Apr 29, 2025
Conversations on Groong - April 28, 2025TopicsVatican Hosts Fake Azeri ConferenceAzerbaijani Propaganda and Cultural MisappropriationWeakness and Silent Complicity of the Armenian StateG...
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Episode 430
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1:06:16

Hrant Mikaelian - Iran, EXIM and Azerbaijan, Gyumri, Artsakh Refugees in Armenia | Ep 429, Apr 20, 2025
Groong Week in Review - April 20, 2025Topics:US-Iran Talks & Israeli ThreatsTrump Administration Support for AzerbaijanIran-Azerbaijan Relations & Corridor DemandsVatican Controversy ...
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Episode 429
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Anna Karapetyan - Iran-Armenia Military Exercises, Azerbaijan Border Shootings, Mirzoyan at Antalya Diplomatic Forum, Genocide Denial by the Armenian Government | Ep 428, Apr 13, 2025
Groong Week in Review - April 13, 2025TopicsIran-Armenia Military ExercisesArmenian Villages Terrorized by AzerbaijanMirzoyan in AntalyaArmenia’s Genocide DenialGuest
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Episode 428
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Warwick Powell - U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 10, 2025
U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 10, 2025Conversations on Groong - April 10, 2025TopicsU.S. Tariff WarsTarget: IranThe Global SouthThe Belt and Road Initiative
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Episode 427
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Benyamin Poghosyan - US-Iran, Gyumri, Armenia MFA Blames Artsakh, Negotiations with Azerbaijan | Ep 426, Apr 6, 2025
Benyamin Poghosyan - US-Iran, Gyumri, Armenia MFA Blames Artsakh, Negotiations with AzerbaijanGroong Week in Review - April 6, 2025TopicsUS Iran EscalationAftermath of Gyumri and ParakarMFA blames Art...
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Episode 426
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Arthur Khachatryan - Iran, US, Armenia, Fake Peace, Gyumri & Parakar Municipal Elections | Ep 425, Mar 30, 2025
Iran, US, Armenia, Fake Peace, Gyumri & Parakar Municipal ElectionsGroong Week in Review - March 30, 2025TopicsIran Rejects US Offer of Direct NegotiationsIran and Armenia TiesGyumri and Parakar M...
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Episode 425
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Dziunik Aghajanian - Illusions of Peace and Geopolitical Games | Ep 424 - Mar 23, 2025
Week In Review - March 23, 2025Topics:Trump’s Iran ultimatum exploredTurkey’s protests seen as strategicAzerbaijan’s peace deal as smokescreenArmenia’s Westward drift analyzed
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Episode 424
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Benyamin Poghosyan - Peace or Capitulation? Armenia's Dilemma & Ukraine Shifts | Ep 423 - Mar 16, 2025
Week In Review - March 16, 2025Topics:Armenia-Azerbaijan "Treaty" – Concessions, secrecy, opposition backlashPreconditions for Peace – OSCE Minsk dissolution, constitutional changes<...
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Episode 423
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Negotiations Expert: Ukraine-U.S. Ceasefire Agreement in Jeddah – Is Russia on Board? | Ep 422, Mar 12, 2025
Conversations on Groong - March 12, 2025TopicsCeasefire Terms: The Ukraine-U.S. proposal is a 30-day truce, contingent on Russia’s acceptance, with U.S. resuming military aid and intelligence-sharing....
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Episode 422
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Hrant Mikaelian - Abkhazia Polls, Armenian Hostages in Baku, Yerevan Protests | Ep 421, Mar 2, 2025
Week In Review - March 2, 2025Topics:Abkhaz Elections & Regional Implications – The second round of Abkhazia’s presidential elections, the impact of mass protests, and what Badra Gunba’s victory means for the regi...
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Episode 421
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Carden, Shakarian - Trump, Foreign Policy, Foreign Aid, US-Armenia and Regions | Ep 420, Mar 3, 2025
Conversations on Groong - March 3, 2025Topics: - US Foreign Policy Under Trump - Transactional Foreign Policy - Trump’s Cabinet & Policy Shifts - US-Armenia RelationsGuest
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Episode 420
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1:08:23

Jean-Daniel Ruch - Geopolitics, Justice and the Future World Order | Ep 419, Mar 1, 2025
Jean-Daniel Ruch - Geopolitics, Justice and the Future World OrderConversations on Groong - March 1, 2025Topics:Jean-Daniel Ruch’s Career & Background – His diplomatic career, key post...
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Episode 419
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Arthur Martirosyan - Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh, Edgar Ghazaryan Harrassed by Gov, Robert Kocharyan Press Conference, Yerevan Bus Fares | Ep 418, Feb 23, 2025
Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh, Edgar Ghazaryan Harrassed by Gov, Robert Kocharyan Press Conference, Yerevan Bus FaresGroong Week in Review - February 23, 2025TopicsUkraine Negotiations in RiyadhEdgar Ghazarya...
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Episode 418
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Hrant Mikaelian - MPG Poll, and a Review of the Armenian Economy in 2024 | Ep 417, Feb 22, 2025
MPG Poll, and a Review of the Armenian Economy in 2024Conversations on Groong - February 22, 2025TopicsMPG Poll ResultsReview of 2024 EconomyGuest
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Episode 417
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Dziunik Aghajanian - Peace Plan 2019, Corridor Talks, Armenia Domestic Politics, World Politics | Ep 416, Feb 16, 2025
Groong Week in Review - February 16, 2025Topics:World Politics – US-Russia relations, NATO tensions, and European reactions.Middle East Developments – Trump’s Gaza proposal.Pla...
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Episode 416
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Glenn Diesen’s Book: The Think Tank Racket: Managing the Information War with Russia | Ep 415, Feb 17, 2025
Glenn Diesen’s Book: The Think Tank Racket: Managing the Information War with RussiaConversations on Groong - February 17, 2025TopicsThink Tanks: Defining the ProblemMedia Manipulation, NGOs, a...
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Episode 415
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47:49

Fyodor Lukyanov - Russia, the US, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgian, and the New Global Order | Ep 414, Feb. 16, 2025
Russia, the US, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgian, and the New Global OrderConversations on Groong - February 16, 2025TopicsA New Détente?The Trump-Putin CallRussia’s Strategic ChoicesRusso-Armenian...
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Episode 414
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