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Aram Hamparian - Don't Get an F in Armenian Affairs! ANCA's 2026 Report Cards | Ep 598, Oct 28, 2026

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Guest: Aram Hamparian

Conversations on Groong - October 28, 2026 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA, about the 2026 US midterm elections and Armenian-American advocacy on Capitol Hill. We discuss the Armenian National Committee's congressional report cards, the twelve lawmakers receiving F grades for their positions on Armenian interests, and how Azerbaijani influence shapes votes in Congress.

Topics: What's at stake in the US 2026 mid-term election for Armenian-Americans? · Graded F: Why do some Congress members ignore Armenian-American constituents · John Sununu, Republican Senator from New Hampshire · Graded F: Arizona Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-08) · Graded F: Florida Rep. Randy Fine (R-06) · Graded F: Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-13)

Armenia Votes, Opposition Jailed: Pashinyan's Democracy | Ep 597, Oct 25, 2026

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Week in Review - October 25, 2026 In this Groong Week in Review episode, Hovik and Asbed break down Armenia's October 25, 2026 municipal elections and the stark reality of one-party rule under Pashinyan. We discuss administrative pressure, opposition arrests in Stepanavan, jailed candidates, and coerced party defections-exposing how Civil Contract dominates through control of police and judiciary rather than genuine democratic competition.

Topics: Municipal election day in Armenia today · Arrests of Strong Armenia members in Stepanavan · What are the government's allegations against Strong Armenia? · Pashinyan's floats snap elections to force deliver a change of constitution · What makes Narek Karapetyan confident of success in case of a snap election? · Commemorating the passing of two friends

Vache Gabrielyan - Is the Growth Model Running Out of Steam? | Ep 596, Oct 25, 2026

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Guest: Vache Gabrielyan

Conversations on Groong - October 25, 2026 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Dr. Vache Gabrielyan about Armenia's 2026 economic performance and fiscal challenges. We discuss structural imbalances in the economy, banking sector stability, government budget execution failures, rising public debt, and competing priorities for defense spending and economic development heading into 2027.

Topics: Armenia's economic performance in 2026 · Armenia's construction sector · Who is interested in all the new housing inventory? · Mining & IT sectors in 2026 · Why is there pervasive under-execution of the government's capital projects? · Armenia's 2027 Budget - stability or locked up in a long term groove?

Armenia on Fire Sale: Land Swaps, COP17, POWs, and the War for Gyumri | Ep 595, Oct 18, 2026

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Week in Review - October 18, 2026 In this episode of Groong Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed break down Pashinyan's territorial swap proposal with Azerbaijan, examining the strategic implications for Armenia's 29,743 square kilometers and the security of border communities.

Topics: COP17 - What Armenia is not allowed to express · BioDiversity preservation - BUT NOT FOR Armenia's Shikahogh State Reserve · Guterres at COP17 on Armenian POWs - thoughts & prayers · No additional aid from Armenian government to Artsakh refugees · Armenia Municipal Elections a week away · Gyumri

Arthur Martirosyan - Armenia at a Crossroads: Railways, Reactors, & Security | Ep 594, Oct 17, 2026

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Guests: Arthur Martirosyan, Arthur G. Martirosyan

Conversations on Groong - October 17, 2026 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Arthur G. Martirosyan about Armenia at a crossroads in politics and security. We discuss the Shaki infiltration incident and government accountability, Pashinyan's standoff with Russian Railways over the rail concession, nuclear energy options including Western SMRs versus Russian reactors, TRIPP's implications for Armenian geopolitics, and environmental destruction at COP17.

Topics: Azeri soldier infiltration in Armenia, shooting in Shaki · Why is Pashinyan talking about 2031 as a timeframe for formal peace? · Do we know Aliyev's unwritten demands from Pashinyan? · Armenian-Russian negotiations around Railway concession an Nuclear Power Plants · Pashinyan's dream of being the father of the nation "Real Armenia" · What's the value of COP17 in Yerevan, if Pashinyan is under a gag rule?

Pashinyan's Nuclear U-Turn and Armenia's Security Failures | Ep 593, Oct 11, 2026

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Week in Review - October 11, 2026 In this week's episode of Groong Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed examine Pashinyan's abrupt reversal on nuclear energy policy, shifting from Western small modular reactors to consideration of a Russian gigawatt-scale plant amid surging data center demands.

Topics: Pashinyan's about-face on Armenia's next nuclear power plant · The geopolitics of nuclear dependency · Azeri soldier infiltration and attack on mother in Shaki · Samvel Karapetyan's "Peace without Concessions" · Corruptions - Doping Space, COP17, money embezzling · Save Amulsar - a regime change operation