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
Vatican Betrays Armenians, Aids Azerbaijani Propaganda (Hadjian & Matiossian) | Ep 430, Apr 29, 2025
Conversations on Groong - April 28, 2025
Topics
- Vatican Hosts Fake Azeri Conference
- Azerbaijani Propaganda and Cultural Misappropriation
- Weakness and Silent Complicity of the Armenian State
Guests
Hrant Mikaelian - Iran, EXIM and Azerbaijan, Gyumri, Artsakh Refugees in Armenia | Ep 429, Apr 20, 2025
Groong Week in Review - April 20, 2025
Topics:
- US-Iran Talks & Israeli Threats
- Trump Administration Support for Azerbaijan
- Iran-Azerbaijan Relations & Corridor Demands
- Vatican Controversy & Global Anti-Ar…
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, 2025
Topics
- Iran-Armenia Military Exercises
- Armenian Villages Terrorized by Azerbaijan
- Mirzoyan in Antalya
- Armenia’s Genocide Denial
Guest
- Anna Karapetyan - TW/@Karapetyan_…
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, 2025
Conversations on Groong - April 10, 2025
Topics
- U.S. Tariff Wars
- Target: Iran
- The Global South
- The Belt and Road Initiative
Guest
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 Azerbaijan
Groong Week in Review - April 6, 2025
Topics
- US Iran Escalation
- Aftermath of Gyumri and Parakar
- MFA blames Ar…
Arthur Khachatryan - Iran, US, Armenia, Fake Peace, Gyumri & Parakar Municipal Elections | Ep 425, Mar 30, 2025
Iran, US, Armenia, Fake Peace, Gyumri & Parakar Municipal Elections
Groong Week in Review - March 30, 2025
Topics
- Iran Rejects US Offer of Direct Negotiations
- Iran and Armenia Ties
- Gyumri and Parakar Muni…
Dziunik Aghajanian - Illusions of Peace and Geopolitical Games | Ep 424 - Mar 23, 2025
Week In Review - March 23, 2025
Topics:
- Trump’s Iran ultimatum explored
- Turkey’s protests seen as strategic
- Azerbaijan’s peace deal as smokescreen
- Armenia’s Westward drift analyzed
- Gyumri elections stir co…
Benyamin Poghosyan - Peace or Capitulation? Armenia's Dilemma & Ukraine Shifts | Ep 423 - Mar 16, 2025
Week In Review - March 16, 2025
Topics:
- Armenia-Azerbaijan "Treaty" – Concessions, secrecy, opposition backlash
- Preconditions for Peace – OSCE Minsk dissolution, constitutional changes
- Ukraine War Talks …
Negotiations Expert: Ukraine-U.S. Ceasefire Agreement in Jeddah – Is Russia on Board? | Ep 422, Mar 12, 2025
Conversations on Groong - March 12, 2025
Topics
- Ceasefire 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…
Hrant Mikaelian - Abkhazia Polls, Armenian Hostages in Baku, Yerevan Protests | Ep 421, Mar 2, 2025
Week In Review - March 2, 2025
Topics:
- Abkhaz Elections & Regional Implications – The second round of Abkhazia’s presidential elections, the impact of mass protests, and what Badra Gunba’s victory mean…
Carden, Shakarian - Trump, Foreign Policy, Foreign Aid, US-Armenia and Regions | Ep 420, Mar 3, 2025
Conversations on Groong - March 3, 2025
Topics:
- US Foreign Policy Under Trump
- Transactional Foreign Policy
- Trump’s Cabinet & Policy Shifts
- US-Armenia Relations
Guest:
- James W. Carden
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Jean-Daniel Ruch - Geopolitics, Justice and the Future World Order | Ep 419, Mar 1, 2025
Jean-Daniel Ruch - Geopolitics, Justice and the Future World Order
Conversations on Groong - March 1, 2025
Topics:
- Jean-Daniel Ruch’s Career & Background – His diplomatic career, key postings, and motiv…
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 Fares
Groong Week in Review - February 23, 2025
Topics
- Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh
- Edga…
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 2024
Conversations on Groong - February 22, 2025
Topics
- MPG Poll Results
- Review of 2024 Economy
Guest
Hosts
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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, 2025
Topics:
- World Politics – US-Russia relations, NATO tensions, and European reactions.
- Middle East Developments – Trump’s Gaza proposal.
- Plan, or No Plan? – Pashin…
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 Russia
Conversations on Groong - February 17, 2025
Topics
- Think Tanks: Defining the Problem
- Media Manipulation, NGOs, and Col…
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 Order
Conversations on Groong - February 16, 2025
Topics
- A New Détente?
- The Trump-Putin Call
- Russia’s Strategic Choices
- Russo-Armenian Relatio…
Anna Karapetyan - Pashinyan in DC, Trump Sanctions ICC, Azerbaijani Diplomacy, Workers Strike at ZCMC | Ep 413, Feb 9, 2025
Groong Week in Review - February 9, 2025
Topics
- Pashinyan in DC
- Trump Sanctions the ICC
- Azerbaijani Diplomacy in Action
- Workers Strike at Mining Co.
Guest
Hosts
Archil Sikharulidze - The Estrangement of Georgia and the West | Ep 412, Feb 10, 2025
The Estrangement of Georgia and the West
Conversations on Groong - February 10, 2025
Topics
- Effects of the Cutoff of USAID
- Georgia and the EU
- Georgian and the South Caucasus
Guest
Hosts
Glenn Diesen & Arman Grigoryan - The Incoming Multipolar World | Ep 411, Feb 9, 2025
Glenn Diesen & Arman Grigoryan - The Incoming Multipolar World | Ep 411, Feb 9, 2025
Conversations on Groong - February 9, 2025
Topics
- The Ongoing conflicts: Gaza, Syria, Ukraine
- Shifting Global Power an…