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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 468
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Gilbert Doctorow - Multipolar Shifts at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit | Ep 469, Sep 6, 2025
Multipolar Shifts at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit
Topics
- SCO Summit in Tianjin, China
- China-India Thaw
- Power of Siberia Gas Pipeline
- What’s in it for Armenia?
Guest
Hos…
Robert Amsterdam - In Our Own Way: The Samvel Karapetyan Case | Ep 468, Sep 4, 2025
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 Arm…
Benyamin Poghosyan - SCO Summit, TRIPP Corridor, RU - AZ Rift, UK Ties | Ep 467, Aug 31, 2025
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, r…
Jeffrey Sachs - TRIPP down Zangezur Corridor, Armenian Strategy & Economy | Ep 466, Aug 29, 2025
TRIPP down Zangezur Corridor, Armenian Economy
Conversations on Groong - Recorded on: August 28, 2025
Topics:
- Pashinyan, Aliyev, in the White House
- What “Peace”?
- Armenian Economy
Guest
Ho…
Armen Ashotyan - Reflections on Life as a Political Prisoner, Attacks on the Church and Sovereignty | Ep 465, Aug 28, 2025
Reflections on Life as a Political Prisoner, Attacks on the Church and Sovereignty
Conversations on Groong - August 28, 2025
Topics
- Imprisonment and Political Persecution
- International and Diaspora Respo…
Tevan Poghosyan - State Sovereignty Day, TRIPP Trap, Iran & Russia Reactions, Kitchen Sink | Ep 464, Aug 24, 2025
State Sovereignty Day, TRIPP Trap, Reactions, Kitchen Sink
Groong Week in Review - August 24, 2025
Topics
- August 23: Armenia’s declaration of State Sovereignty
- The TRIPP Trap
- Iran - Pezeshkian’s Visit
- Russ…
Sergei Melkonian - Alaska Summit, Trump Corridor, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Emerging Opposition “Our Way”/”Մեր Ձեվով” | Ep 463, Aug 17, 2025
Alaska Summit, Trump Corridor, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Emerging Opposition “Our Way”/”Մեր Ձեվով”
Groong Week in Review - August 17, 2025
Topics
- Trump-Putin Alaska Summit
- Trump Corridor Politics
- Russian-…
Christine Arakelian - Pashinyan vs. the Church, India Armenia, NGOs and Foreign Influence, Trump Corridor | Ep 462, Aug 17, 2025
Pashinyan vs. the Church, India Armenia, NGOs and Foreign Influence, Trump Corridor
Topics
- Pashinyan vs. The Armenian Church
- Indian-Armenian Relations
- NGOs and Foreign Influence
- U.S. Geopolitics and the T…
Hamid Bahrami - Iran and the corridor through Syunik, Armenia | Ep 461, Aug 16, 2025
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 mee…
Douglas MacGregor & Christine Arakelian - Armenia in the Crosshairs of US Geopolitical Winds | Ep 460, Aug 12, 2025
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 #…
Dziunik Aghajanian - Trump, Aliyev, Pashinyan Oval Office Meeting and Reactions | Ep 459, Aug 10, 2025
Trump, Aliyev, Pashinyan Oval Office Meeting and Reactions
Groong Week in Review - August 10, 2025
Topics
- Trump, Aliyev, Pashinyan Meeting
- Iranian Reaction
- Russian Reaction
Guest
Host…
Stanislav Krapivnik - The Evolving World Order, Russia, and the South Caucasus | Ep 458, Aug 9, 2025
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…
Benyamin Poghosyan - Trump Ultimatum to Putin, Corridor Pressures, DC Summit | Ep 457, Aug 3, 2025
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 t…
Benyamin Poghosyan - Public Trust in Freefall, Church on the Rise, and Corridor Pressures Mount | Ep 456, Jul 27, 2025
Public Trust in Freefall, Church on the Rise, and Corridor Pressures Mount
Groong Week in Review - July 27, 2025
Topics
- Corridor Logic
- Crackdown Logic
- IRI Poll
- Russian in the South Caucasus
Guest
Arthur Khachatryan - Artsakh Negotiations, Armenian Domestic Politics | Ep 455, Jul 27, 2025
Artsakh Negotiations, Armenian Domestic Politics
Topics
- Artsakh Negotiations
- Armenian Domestic Politics
Guest
Hosts
Episode 455 | Recorded: July 25, 2025
S…
Archil Sikharulidze - Why does Georgia matter for the EU | Ep 454, Jul 24, 2025
Conversations on Groong - July 24, 2025
Topics
- EU Strategy in the South Caucasus
- Attacks on the National Church(es)
- 2025 Local Election Politics
Guest
Hosts
Pashinyan Meets Aliyev as Armenia Cracks Down on Opposition and Church | Ep 453, Jul 13, 2025
Groong Week in Review - July 13, 2025
Topics
- Pashinyan meets Aliyev in Abu Dhabi
- Continued Persecution of Church and Opposition
Hosts
Episode 453 | Recorded: July 13, 202…
Arthur Martirosyan - Constitution, Western Controlled Syunik, Church Crackdown | Ep 452, Jul 6, 2025
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 uph…
Dziunik Aghajanian – Fallout from Israel’s War on Iran, Azerbaijan’s Confrontation with Russia, Pashinyan Persecutes the Armenian Church while courting the EU | Ep 451
Groong Week in Review - June 29, 2025
Topics
- Iran War
- Iran-Azerbaijan Relations
- Russian-Azerbaijani Tensions
- Russian-Armenian Relations
- Persecution of The Church Continues
- Kaja Kallas in Armenia
- OIC Declarat…
Karen Kwiatkowski - War on Iran, Where did Trump’s America 1st Go | Ep 450, Jun 28, 2025
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 tr…