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
Independence Day | Pashinyan's Turkish Overtures | Goris-Kapan Highway | Ep #89 - Sep 19, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - September 19, 2021
Topics:
- Independence Day
- Pashinyan’s Turkish overtures
- Goris-Kapan highway closure
Guests:
- Pietro Shakarian
Host:
- Hovik Manucharyan
Episode #89 | Recorded: Septe…
Pashinyan Shuns NK | Reconciliation 2.0 | Taliban 2.0 | State of World Affairs & Political Analysis | Ep #88 - Sep 5, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - September 5, 2021
Topics:
- Pashinyan & Co. Shun Artsakh Independence
- Turkey-Armenia Reconciliation Reconstituted?
- Afghanistan: Taliban 2.0?
- State of World Affairs
- State of Politi…
Syunik Blocked and Unblocked | 5-Year Plan Approved | Parliamentary Dynamics | Ep #87 - August 29, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - August 29, 2021
Topics:
- Road to Syunik Blocked and Unblocked
- 5-Year Plan Approved
- Parliamentary Dynamics
Guests:
- Beniamin Poghosyan / TW: @Bpoghosyan
Hosts:
- Asbed Bedrossian / TW:…
5-year plan | Russia Rearming Armenia | Press Freedoms Curtailed | Panelist Topics | Ep #86 - August 22, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - August 22, 2021
Topics:
- The Government’s 5-Year Plan
- Is Russia Rearming Armenia? Artsakh?
- Press Freedoms Curtailed in Parliament
- Topics from the Panelists
- Professionalism in Pol…
Lebanon | Afghanistan | Armenian Parliament | Artsakh | Ep #85 - Aug 15, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - August 15, 2021
Topics:
- Lebanon in Crisis
- Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan
- 8th Convocation of the Parliament
- Developments around Artsakh
Guests:
- Asbed Kotchikian - twitter.com/Asbe…
Instability on Armenia-Azerbaijan Borders | Commission on 44-DayWar | First Session of the 8th Parliament | Ep #84 - Aug 1, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - August 1, 2021
Topics:
- Continued Instability along Armenia-Azerbaijan Borders
- National Assembly Commission on the 44-Day War
- First Session of the 8th Session of the Armenian P…
Unblocking The South Caucasus, Fact or Fiction? | Ep #83 - August 1, 2021 (Recorded June 14, 2021)
Unblocking The South Caucasus, Fact or Fiction?
A conversation with Areg Danagoulian and Emil Sanamyan
Recording of live Clubhouse conversation
As part of the November 9th Agreement, Armenia and Azerbai…
Calls for a Commission to Analyze the Defeat in the 2020 Artsakh War | Ep #82 - July 31, 2021
Calls for a Commission to Analyze the Defeat in the 2020 Artsakh War
A Conversation with Dr. Simon Saradzhyan, Arthur G. Martirosyan, and Tevan Poghosyan
The disastrous outcome of the 2020 War in Artsa…
Escalation in Yeraskh | Gunpoint Diplomacy | Armenian Emigration | Guests Trip Report - Ep #81 - July 25, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - July 25, 2021
Topics:
- Escalation in Yeraskh
- “Peace Treaty” at Gunpoint
- Emigration out of Armenia
- Trip Report from Our Guests
Guests:
- Varuzhan Geghamyan
- Hrant Mikaelian
Hosts:
- Hovik …
Armenian Foreign policy Between War and Peace | Ep #80 - July 22, 2021
Armenian Foreign policy Between War and Peace
A Conversation with Dr. Pietro Shakarian and Yeghia Tashjian
Topics:
* Sparring Partners: Moscow and Ankara
* Yerevan’s Diplomatic Dilemmas
* Aliyev’s Appetit…
Const Court Decision | New PM Appts | Aliyev Threats | Russian Generals in Yerevan | Ep #78 - July 18, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - July 18, 2021
Topics:
- Constitutional Court Decisions on Election Results
- New Pashinyan Appointments
- More Threats from Azerbaijan
- Russian Generals in Yerevan Again
Guests:
- SurenSa…
Putin / Pashinyan | Constitutional Court | Steel out of Velvet | Podcast’s Year-in-Review (Ep #78) - July 11, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - July 11, 2021
Topics:
- Putin / Pashinyan meeting
- Constitutional Court Challenge
- Forging Steel out of Velvet
- Groong Podcast’s Year-in-Review
Guests: Asbed Kotchiki…
Preserving Armenian Heritage - Simon Maghakian talks with Lori Khatchadourian and Christina Maranci| (Ep #77) - June 30, 2021
Preserving Armenian Heritage
Topics:
- What is Armenian Art and Architecture?
- Where does Artsakh’s Heritage fit in the larger Armenian picture?
- What Armenian Heritage fell under Azerbaijani Control in 2020…
Armenian Elections Recap | Protests in Artsakh | (Ep #76) - June 27, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - June 27, 2021
Topics:
- Armenian Elections Recap
- Protests in Artsakh
Guests:
- Hrant Mikaelian
- Emil Sanamyan
Hosts:
- Hovik Manucharyan
- Asbed Bedrossian
Episode 76 | Recorded: June 27, 20…
Aram Navasardyan: How to Explain The MPG Polling Discrepancy? (Ep #75) - June 21, 2021
How to Explain The MPG Polling Discrepancy With Election Results?
A Conversation (in Armenian) with Aram Navasardyan
Guest:
Aram Navasardyan is Director of MPG, a member of Gallup International Associat…
Elections | AZ/AZ Negotiations | Erdogan in AZ | Biden Meets Erdogan & Putin | (Ep #74) - June 20, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - June 20, 2021
Topics:
- Armenia’s Elections
- Behind The Scenes with Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Erdogan in Azerbaijan
- Biden Meets Erdogan, then Putin
Guests:
- Asbed Kotchikian @AsbedK
- @Emi…
Robert Markarian: Analyzing Party Platforms in June 20 Parliamentary Elections (Ep #73) - June 20, 2021
Analyzing Party Platforms in June 20 Parliamentary Elections
A Conversation with Robert Markarian
Guest:
- Robert Markarian was born in Iran and has university education in physics and law. For 25 years, …
Aleksandr Khachaturyan on the 2021 Armenian Elections (Ep #72) - June 18, 2021
Aleksandr Khachaturyan on the 2021 Armenian Elections
Guest:
Aleksandr Khachaturyan who is a Managing Partner at TK & Partners, in Yerevan. In 2016 he served as an advisor to the Prime Minister of the …
Apram Krpeyan: Hayastan Dashinq, Elections and Postwar Outlook (Ep #71) - June 18, 2021
Hayastan Dashinq, Elections and Postwar Outlook
Guest
Aspram Krpeyan, is a member of the Hayastan Dashinq led by former president Robert Kocharyan in the upcoming elections in Armenia, and a member of …
Meltdown at the MFA | Philip Reeker’s Visit | 15 POWs Return | Latest Polls| (Ep #70) - June 13, 2021
ANN/Groong Week in Review - June 13, 2021
Topics:
- Meltdown at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Philip Reeker’s Visit to the Region
- 15 POWs Return Home
- Latest Election Poll Results
Guests:
- Asbed Kotchikian
- Tev…