Armenian News Network - Groong: Week In Review Podcast

ANN Groong Week in Review - Dec 11, 2022

Topics:

• Lachin Corridor Blockade
• Continuing Armenian-Azerbaijani Negotiations
• Turkish-Azerbaijani Military Exercises
• Travel Impressions from the region

Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 182 | Recorded: December 13, 2022

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Armenian News Network - Groong

Week in Review - December 6, 2022

Topics:

- Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations Continue
      - CSTO Debacle
      - Lavrov Bombshell
      - Lachin Corridor Blockaded
      - Brussels Summit Canceled
- Artsakh President Lays off Government
- Parliamentary Opposition Fragmenting

Guest:

Arthur G. Martirosyan is a Senior Consultant with CM Partners. In 1994, after graduating from Yale University, he joined Conflict Management Group and the Harvard Negotiation Project and has since worked on conflicts in the former Soviet Union, Middle East, the Balkans, Africa, and Latin America.

Hosts:

Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 181 | Recorded: December 6, 2022

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Armenia’s Rocky Relationship with the CSTO

A Conversation with Dr. Anna Karapetyan

Topics:

• What’s Armenia’s Goal in pushing the CSTO in a direction that it won’t go?
• What Came Out of the CSTO Summit in Yerevan?
• What is the Level of Trust between the CSTO and Armenia?
• How should Armenian proceed in Relations with the CSTO?
• Does Armenia have Alternatives?

Guest: 

• Dr. Anna Karapetyan is the Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research. She has a PhD in political sciences, and is a lecturer at the Russian-Armenian University.

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 180 | Recorded: December 5, 2022

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Armenian News Network - Groong

Week in Review - Nov 20, 2022

Topics:

* How is Armenia’s Economy Doing? We’ll discuss the various aspects of the state of the Armenian economy and briefly touch on the 2023 national budget.

* Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations: The war of words between Pashinyan and Aliyev escalated in the past two weeks. We’ll discuss developments since the trilateral summit in Sochi.

* French Senate Slams Azerbaijani Occupation of Armenia. The French Senate recently passed a resolution demanding an end to Azeri occupation of Armenian territory, and more. Does this have more than sentimental value in the real world?

* The Opposition Returns to Parliament. The parliamentary opposition has officially returned to the parliament. What can be expected?

Guest:

Hrant Mikaelian, a political scientist and multidisciplinary researcher in social sciences based in Yerevan. He is also a senior researcher at the Caucasus Institute.

Hosts:

Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 179 | Recorded: November 21, 2022

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A Conversation with Gev Iskajyan, ANC Artsakh

Topics:

• November 10 as perceived by Artsakhtsis
• Update on the status of refugees
• Update on the economy of Artsakh
• Rally at the Renaissance Square
• Generating and communicating support for Artsakh

Guest: 

• Gev Iskajyan is representative of the ANC in Artsakh.

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 178 | Recorded: November 14, 2022

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Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Nov 13, 2022

Topics:

- November 10 "Ceasefire": We’ll talk with our guests in Yerevan and Stepanakert about their perceptions of where we are in terms of ceasing fire, two years later.

- The Peace is Dead, Long Live the Peace: We’ll talk about increased war rhetoric from Azerbaijan, threatening Armenia, Russia, Iran, and anyone else who comes to Armenia’s aid. With the pressure increasing and Aliyev’s two-month deadline approaching, we’ll investigate the possibility of renewed war.

Guest:

- Arthur Khachikyan
- Gev Iskajyan

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 177 | Recorded: November 14, 2022

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The HyeID project, to initiate an elected Diaspora Armenian Parliament | Ep #176 - November 13, 2022

A conversation with Harut Sassounian

Guest:

• Harut Sassounian is the Chairman of the board of trustees of HyelD. He’s also the publisher of The California Courier newspaper, and the president of the Armenia Artsakh Fund, a non-profit organization which has delivered over $947 million of humanitarian assistance to Armenia and Artsakh since 1989.

Topics:

• What is HyeID, what problems is it trying to address?
• Organizations and models for Diaspora representation
• Funding and operations
• Outreach to the Diaspora and the Armenian government
• Current State of the project

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 176 | Recorded: November 12, 2022

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Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Nov 6, 2022

Topics:

- Latest “Peace” Developments
     - Border delimitation discussions in Brussels
     - Meeting of the foreign ministers in Washington DC
- Bellicose Statements between Azerbaijan and Iran
- Ruben Vardanyan takes over as State Minister of Artsakh

Guest:

- Arthur G. Martirosyan

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 175 | Recorded: November 8, 2022

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Resistance Movement and the “Sullivan Plan”
A conversation with Arthur Khacharyan

Guest:

Arthur Khachatryan is an MP with the Hayastan Dashinq (Armenia Alliance) faction and member of the ARF Dashnaktutyun. In the past, he has held government posts such as Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Development, Governor of Shirak, and Minister of Agriculture. 

Currently, Arthur is also a professor of finance at the French University of Armenia and lectures on Leadership at the Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia. 

Topics:

• Stepanakert Rally
• “Sullivan Plan” vs. Russian Plan
• Upcoming Protest on November 5

Hosts:

• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan

Episode 174 | Recorded: November 3, 2022

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Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Oct 30, 2022

Topics:

• Massive Stepanakert Rally
• The Sullivan Plan
• CSTO Security Council Convened
• Trilateral Summit in Sochi
• From Sochi to Tehran

Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 173 | Recorded: October 30, 2022

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