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
- 469
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Pashinyan press conference | Kocharyan press conference | Yerevan Mayor Saga | Ep #110 - Dec 26, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - December 26, 2021
Topics:
* Nikol Pashinyan holds a press conference
* Robert Kocharyan holds a press conference
* The Yerevan Mayor Saga
Guests:
* Tevan Poghosyan TW/@ TevanPog…
Thirty Years After the USSR | Ep #109 - Dec 26, 2021
Thirty Years After the USSR
* Dr. Pietro Shakarian is a Lecturer in history at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan. His research focuses on the history of Eastern Armenia and the Caucasus, e…
Turkish-Armenian Normalization | Brussels Sprouts | Armenian NSC Chair in DC | Armenia Project Tour | Ep #108 - Dec 19, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - December 19, 2021
Topics:
- Turkish-Armenian normalization
- Brussels Sprouts
- Armen Grigoryan in Washington DC
- The Armenian Project - US Tour
- Analyst Rants
Guests:
- Varuzhan Geghamyan …
Armenian and Azerbaijani Expert Perspectives on Negotiations | Ep #107 - Dec 15, 2021
Anar Valiyev and Benyamin Poghosyan discuss stumbling blocks in post-war negotiations
Guests:
- Dr. Anar Valiyev, Associate Professor at Azerbaijani Diplomatic Academy (ADA) University in Baku.
- Dr. Benyam…
Zoom for Democracy | Domestic & Regional Politics | Artsakh Independence at 30 | Ep #106 - Dec 12, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - December 12, 2021
Topics:
- Zoom for Democracy
- Domestic Politics
- Regional Politics
- Artsakh Independence at 30
- Analyst Rants
Guests:
- Benyamin Poghosyan TW/@benyamin_poghos
- Pietro Shak…
Regional Geopolitics | Turkmen / Iran Gas | Armenian Opposition Fizzles Out | Ep #105 - Dec 5, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - December 5, 2021
Topics:
* Regional Geopolitics
* Turkmenistan / Iran gas swap deal
* Opposition Fizzles Out. Again.
Guests:
* Benyamin Poghosyan TW/@benyamin_poghos
Hosts:
* Hovi…
Pashinyan Live | Trilateral in Sochi, Bilateral in Brussels | Turkish-Armenian “Normalization” | Russian-Turkish “Co-opetition” | Ep #104 - Nov 28, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - November 28, 2021
Topics:
- Pashinyan Live on Facebook
- Trilateral in Sochi, Bilateral in Brussels
- Turkish-Armenian “Normalization”
- Russian-Turkish “Co-opetition” in Eurasia
Guests…
Russia-NATO escalation | Border escalation | Goodbye Moscow, Hello Brussels! | Protests in Yerevan | Ep #101 - Nov 14, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - November 21, 2021
Topics:
- Russia-NATO escalation
- Border escalation
- Goodbye Moscow, Hello Brussels!
- Protests in Yerevan
Guests:
- Pietro Shakarian
Hosts:
- Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYe…
State of the Armenian Economy - Conversation with Vardan Aramyan | Ep #102 - Nov 21, 2021
State of the Armenian Economy
A Conversation with Vardan Aramyan - November 21, 2021
The war initiated by Azerbaijan in the fall of 2020, amid the pandemic, further complicated an already complex econo…
Talking with Alison Tahmizian Meuse | Ep. #100 - Nov 17, 2021
Talking with Alison Tahmizian Meuse
A veteran journalist who has recently shifted gears and also moved to the homeland.
Alison Meuse is a graduate of the George Washington University’s Elliott School o…
Armenia Attacked | Border Politics | Azerbaijan back to OSCE MG | Municipal Results | Ep #101 - Nov 14, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - November 7, 2021
Topics:
- Armenia under wide scale attacks by Azerbaijan
- Border Politics
- Azerbaijan Returns to the OSCE MG
- Municipal elections Over the Past Weekend
Guests:
- Arthur…
War in Artsakh, One Year On | Erika Olson visits Region | Internal Political developments | Ep #99 - Nov 7, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - November 7, 2021
Topics:
- The War in Artsakh, One Year Later
- Erika Olson visits the South Caucasus
- Internal political developments
Guests:
- Benyamin Poghosyan TW/@Benyamin_Poghos
H…
The State of Affairs in Lebanon & the Armenian Community a Year After the Beirut Blast | Ep #98, Nov 8, 2021
The State of Affairs in Lebanon
A Conversation with Dr. Ohannes Geukjian and Vera Yacoubian
Topics:
- A year after the Beirut Explosion, what’s the state of investigations?
- Has Anyone been held Accountable…
Save Our Monuments | A Year After the War in Artsakh | The Case at the ICJ | Ep #97, Nov 3, 2021
Save Armenian Monuments
A Conversation with Virginia Davies and Heghnar Watenpaugh
Topics:
- One year after the War in Artsakh, the State of Armenian Monuments in Lands turned over to Azerbaijan
- What is Sa…
Georgian Runoffs | Turkish Drones in Donbas | Iran-Turkey | G20 Palooza | Ep #96 - Oct 31, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 31, 2021
Topics:
- Georgia’s Runoff Elections
- Turkish Drones in Donbas
- Iran-Turkey Tensions
- The G20 Palooza
Guests:
- Pietro Shakarian
Hosts:
- Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
- …
“Positive Messages” | Back to Street Rallies? | Local Election Setbacks | Siradeghyan Dies | Ep #94 - Oct 24, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 24, 2021
Topics:
- Yerevan’s “Positive Messages”
- Opposition Going Back to Street Rallies?
- Ruling Party Setbacks in Local Elections
- Vano Siradeghyan Dies
Guests:
- Tevan Pogho…
Armenia’s Diplomacy and Regional Corridors | Ep #93 - Oct 19, 2021
Armenia’s Diplomacy and Regional Corridors
The 44-day War in Artsakh ended with Armenia signing a document of capitulation in November of 2020. The three signatories, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, a…
Flurry of Diplomacy | Results from Regions | Vaccination Update | Trust in Authorities | Ep #92 - Oct 17, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 17, 2021
Topics:
- A Flurry of Diplomatic Activity
- Results from Tavush, Shirak and Syunik
- Vaccination in Armenia
- Trust in the Authorities about Information from Border Ar…
Saakashvili in Georgia | Putin, Erdogan in Sochi | OSCE MG in Artsakh? | Tonoyan in Jail | Hovik in Stepanakert | Ep #91 - Oct 3, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - October 3, 2021
Topics:
- Saakashvili Back in Georgia
- Putin, Erdogan, in Sochi
- OSCE Minsk Group in Artsakh?
- Tonoyan, Galstyan in Jail
- Hovik in Stepanakert
Guests:
- Benyamin Poghosyan…
One-year anniversary of Artsakh War | Can the Opp Reorg | TARC 2.0 | Ep #90 - September 26, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - September 26, 2021
Topics:
- The One-year anniversary of The War in Artsakh
- Can the Opposition Reorganize?
- Turkish-Armenian Possible Rapprochement
Guests:
- Tevan Poghosyan TW/@Teva…