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
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…
Sergei Melkonian - Israel & Iran, Crackdown on Opposition, Pashinyan in Istanbul | Ep 449, June 22, 2025
Groong Week in Review - June 22, 2025
This Week in Review episode features Sergei Melkonian and covers a turbulent week in Armenia and the region. As Israel and the U.S. launched a short but intense w…
Arman Grigoryan - Israel and US vs Iran, Strategic Dangers to Armenia | Ep 448, Jun 23, 2025
Conversations on Groong - June 23, 2025
Topics
- Israel’s war on Iran and U.S. involvement
- Risks of Iranian regime change or partition
- Strategic dangers to Armenia
Guest
Hosts
Fyodor Lukyanov - Israel Attacks Iran: Perspectives From Russia | Ep 447, Jun 16, 2025
Conversations on Groong - June 16, 2025
In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, to analyze the geopolitical fallout from…
Spotlight on Silence: Surveillance State: Armenia’s Biometric Crackdown | Ep 446, Jun 15, 2025
Spotlight on Silence - June 15, 2025
In this episode of Groong: Spotlight on Silence, we speak with Rafael Ishkhanyan of the Armenian Center for Political Rights about Armenia’s sweeping new surveilla…
Rananjay Anand – Will India Turn to Armenia Amid Turkey-Azerbaijan Fallout? | Ep 445, June 12, 2025
Conversations on Groong - June 12, 2025
In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Rananjay Anand, president of the Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO, about the growing potential for a strat…
Hrant Mikaelian - Poland’s Shift, RPA’s Nominee, Economy, Demographics | Ep 444, June 8, 2025
Groong Week in Review - June 8, 2025
In this Week in Review episode, Groong hosts unpack a tense week in Armenian politics and society. Prime Minister Pashinyan intensifies his attacks on the Armenian…
Abhinav Pandya - From Sindoor to Syunik: India’s New Geopolitical Frontline | Ep 443, June 6, 2025
Conversations on Groong - June 6, 2025
In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Abhinav Pandya about the emerging Turkey–Pakistan–Azerbaijan axis and its implications for India’s secu…
Benyamin Poghosyan - Ukraine and US-Iran, Fidan in Moscow, Lachin, Azerbaijan and Pashinyan attack Armenian Church, Impeachment vs. Elections | Ep 442, June 1, 2025
Groong Week in Review - June 1, 2025
In this episode of Groong’s Week in Review, recorded on June 2, 2025, guest Benyamin Poghosyan joins hosts Hovik Manucharyan and Asbed Bedrossian to unpack a tense…
Arthur Khachatryan – Republic Day, EU Drama, and Constitutional Chaos | Ep 441, May 25, 2025
Groong Week in Review - May 25, 2025
Topics:
- May 28, Republic Day
- Armenia’s EU-Russia policy confusion
- Constitutional changes for “peace”
- Impeachment vs. election dilemma
- Azeri invasion threat and silence
G…
Էդգար Ղազարյան – Խոսքի ազատության և մամուլի վիճակը Հայաստանում | Ep 440, May 28, 2025
Conversations on Groong - May 28, 2025
INTERVIEW IN ARMENIAN / ՀԱՐՑԱԶՐՈՒՅՑ ՀԱՅԵՐԵՆ
Topics:
- Criminal charges used to silence Edgar Ghazaryan / Քրեական մեղադրանքներ՝ Էդգար Ղազարյանին լռեցնելու համար
…
Levon Zourabian - US-Iran, Russia-Ukraine, Armenia-Azerbaijan, 2026 Campaigns | Ep 439, May 27, 2025
Conversations on Groong - May 27, 2025
Topics
- US-Iran Nuclear Talks
- Russia and Ukraine
- Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
- Armenian Elections in 2026
Guest
Hosts
Episode …
Hrant Mikaelian - Tirana, Lavrov, Armenian Un-Democracy, Demilitarization, and More | Ep 438, May 18, 2025
Tirana, Lavrov, Armenian Un-Democracy, Demilitarization, and More
Groong Week in Review - May 18, 2025
Topics
- Pashinyan in Tirana
- Russia’s Lavrov in Yerevan
- Democracy in Jeopardy
- Armenia’s Demilitarization…
Ehsan Movahedian - Iran Amidst Geopolitical Tensions | Ep 437, May 18, 2025
Iran Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
Topics
- US-Iran Nuclear Talks
- Pezeshkian Visit to Baku
- Iran-Armenia Relations
- Abraham Accords for the South Caucasus
Guest
- Ehsan Movahedian - TW/@ultra_ehsan
Hosts
Pietro Shakarian - Victory Day and Artsrun Hovhannisyan’s Historical Revision | Ep 436, May 16, 2025
Conversations on Groong - May 15, 2025
Topics
- May 9, Victory Day and Parade
- Pashinyan, Aliyev Posture at Victory Day
- Artsrun Hovhannisyan’s Historical Revision
- Armenia and Artsakh Contributions to WW2
Gues…
Arthur Martirosyan - May 9, India Pakistan, Armenia Azerbaijan, New Pope | Ep 435, May 11, 2025
Groong Week in Review - May 11, 2025
Topics
- May 9 Victory Parade
- Ukraine
- India and Pakistan
- Armenian Azerbaijani Talks
- American Pope
Guest
Hosts
Episode 4…
Benyamin Poghosyan - US-Iran Tensions, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Victory Day, Journalist Assaulted | Ep 434, May 4, 2025
Groong Week in Review - May 4, 2025
Topics
- War Drums Around Iran
- Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks
- May 9: Victory Day in Moscow
- It’s OK to Beat Up Journalists in Yerevan
Guest
Hosts
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 more
Conversations on Groong - May 4, 2025
Topics
- What happened to Antiwar Voices
- Color Revolutions as US Strategy
- Armenia a…
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, 2025
Topics:
- When the State Steps back from Remembrance
- The Politics of Silence
- Pezeshkian in Baku
- Bandar Abbas: Explosion, or Warning?
Guest:
- Dziunik Aghajanian
Hosts:
- Hovik…
Alberto M. Fernandez – Vatican-Baku Partnership and Erosion of Moral Authority | Ep 431, Apr 29, 2025
Conversations on Groong – April 29, 2025
Topics:
- Vatican’s alliance with Azerbaijan
- Whitewashing of Artsakh’s ethnic cleansing
- Global silence on Armenian Genocide
- U.S. policy under Trump a…