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ANN/Groong Week in Review - April 10, 2022

Topics:

- Opposition Protests in Yerevan: Thousands showed up to the opposition protest on Tuesday, outlining the red lines for Pashinyan’s dealings with Aliyev, ahead of the meeting in Brussels. Opposition says this is only the beginning, but have yet to indicate what their next steps will be.

- Buying Bread from a Man in Brussels: Pashinyan went to Brussels this week to meet with Charles Michel and Ilham Aliyev. Did the Armenian PM firmly set his foot down and demand Azerbaijan withdraw from Karaglukh? Will our POWs come back soon? Or did Pashinyan just eat his Azeri vegemite sandwich and come back home?

- Working for the man: The last time one of our guests Alison was on the show, she was hoping to help advise the Armenian government. We’ll hear about her experiences since we last spoke, and what kind of room Armenia has to maneuver in this complicated geopolitical situation.

- War and the Armenian Economic Outlook: With our analyst, we’ll look at some economic problems stemming from the larger war in the region.

- New MPG polls on Ukraine, Artsakh: The results of the newest MPG poll are out, with questions on Armenian sentiments about the war in Ukraine and other geopolitical issues. Are Armenians truly keen on opening the border with Turkey, with or without Turkish preconditions. Stay tuned to hear more.

- Alison in Artsakh: And lastly today, we’ll talk about the situation in Artsakh with Alison, who just returned from a weekend trip. She will share with us her impressions of her first time back since the war. 

Guests:
- Alison Tahmizian Meuse
- Hrant Mikaelian

Host:
* Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
* Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 132 | Recorded: Monday, April 11, 2022

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ANN/Groong Week in Review - April 3, 2022

Topics:
  - Ukraine Crisis Update
  - Parukh-Brussels-Moscow

Guest:
- Pietro Shakarian

Host:
* Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
* Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 131 | Recorded: Sunday, April 4, 2022
Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220403.html

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ANN/Groong Week in Review - March 27, 2022

Topics:
  -  Azerbaijan Incursions into Askeran Region
  - Artsakh Still Without Natural Gas
  - Pax Azeriana

Guest:
  - Varuzhan Geghamyan TW/@GVaruzhan

Host:
  - Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
  - Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 129 | Recorded: Monday, March 28, 2022

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ANN/Groong Week in Review - March 20, 2022

Topics:

• Azerbaijan’s “Peace” Deal
• Artsakh Without Natural Gas in Winter
• Ukraine Protests in Yerevan
• Vardenis Mayoral Elections Resolved

Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

Host:

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

Episode 129 | Recorded: Sunday, March 21, 2022

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ANN/Groong Week in Review - March 13, 2022

Topics:

• Renewed Hostilities in Artsakh
• Update on Ukraine
• FM “Arabat” Mirzoyan in Antalya

Guest:

• Dr. Pietro Shakarian

Host:

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

Episode 128 | Recorded: Sunday, March 13, 2022

Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220313.html

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The State of Armenia’s Economy - March 10, 2022

A Conversation with Vache Gabrielyan

Topics:

• Risk from the Ukraine War
• Pandemic, War and Beyond Economy
• Normalization with Turkey and Corridor Economics

Guest:

• Dr. Vache Gabrielyan who is the Dean of the Manoogian Simone College of Business and Economics at the American University of Armenia and specializes in public administration and economics. Since 2008, he has served as Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Minister of Finance, Minister-Chief of the Government Staff, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister, as well as the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, and the Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms.

Hosts:

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

Episode 127 | Recorded on Thursday, March 9, 2022

Show notes: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20220310.html

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ANN/Groong Week in Review - March 6, 2022

Topics:

• Ukraine War and Effects on Armenia
• Armenia Shuffles Generals
• Second Normalization Meeting
• Armenian Parliament Elects New President

Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

Host:

• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 126 | Recorded: Sunday, March 6, 2022

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ANN/Groong Week in Review - February 27, 2022

Topics:

• Developments in the Ukraine Crisis
• Donetsk, Luhansk. Artsakh?
• Aliyev in Moscow
• Euronest in Yerevan

Guest:

• Pietro Shakarian
• Yeghia Tashjian TW/@yeghig

Host:

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

Episode 125 | Recorded: Sunday, February 27, 2022

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Armenia’s Regional Challenges - February 26, 2022

A Conversation with Tatev Hayrapetyan

Topics:

• Tatev’s Background and Entrance into Politics
• Armenia Going in the Wrong Direction?
• Aliyev and his Regime after the 44-Day War
• The Shushi and Moscow Agreements
• Armenia’s Foreign Affairs Establishment

Guest:

• Tatev Hayrapetyan is an expert in Azerbaijani studies and holds a PhD in History. She was an MP at the 7th convocation of Armenia's National Assembly, a member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Armenian Delegation at the PACE. She is mainly focused on domestic developments in Azerbaijan, particularly examining the impact of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict on internal politics.

Hosts:

• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 124 | Recorded on Friday, February 25, 2022

Show notes: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20220226.html

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Roundup on the Ukraine Crisis - February 22, 2022

Topics:

• Why did Putin Recognize Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts as Independent Republics?
• Is Putin Trying to Recreate the USSR?
• Is “The West” a Homogeneous Political Bloc?
• What are the Objectives of the US?

Guest:

• Dr. Pietro Shakarian, who is a Lecturer in History at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan. His research focuses on the history of Soviet Armenia and the Caucasus.

Hosts:

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

Episode 123 | Recorded on Friday, February 22, 2022

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