Tigran Grigoryan’s guest is Laura Thornton, Senior Director at the McCain Institute, discussing democratic backsliding in Georgia, its implications for Armenia, and the global challenges facing democracy today. They explore foreign influence, local vulnerabilities, and what civil societies can do to defend democratic norms.
Tigran Grigoryan’s guest is Armen Sahakyan, Director of the Yerevan Office of the Armenian Assembly of America. During the episode, they discuss Armenia–Diaspora relations after the end of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, focusing on the ongoing crisis between the Government of Armenia and some traditional Diaspora organizations.
Tigran Grigoryan’s guest is Hayk Khanumyan, an expert at the Regional Center for Democracy and Security. During the episode, they discuss the challenges in the integration process of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees in Armenia, the effectiveness of programs implemented by the Government of Armenia, as well as possible attempts to target Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians ahead of the elections.
Tigran Grigoryan’s guest is Doctor of Political Science Narek Sukiasyan. During the episode, they discuss the causes of political polarization in Armenia and possible ways to overcome it. The second part of the episode addresses recent developments and trends in Armenia–Russia relations.
Tigran Grigoryan’s guest is Ambassador Michael Carpenter, former Special Assistant to President Biden, former Senior Director for European Affairs at the U.S. National Security Council, and former U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE. In this episode, they discuss the similarities and differences between the Biden and Trump administrations’ approaches to the Armenia-Azerbaijan settlement process, as well […]
Tigran Grigoryan and political analyst Anton Barbashin discuss why negotiations over Ukraine have reached a dead end, which demands the Kremlin considers non-negotiable, and why even seemingly compromise-based peace plans prove unviable. The episode also examines the role of the Trump administration in attempts to settle the Russia–Ukraine war, the strengthening of Sergey Kiriyenko’s position […]
Tigran Grigoryan talks with Dr. Hanna Notte, Director of the Eurasia Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and Senior Nonresident Fellow at CSIS, about Russia’s changing foreign policy in the wake of the Ukraine war. They explore how Moscow’s influence is shifting across the South Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, […]
Tigran Grigoryan speaks with political scientist Daniel Treisman about how security pressures, regional developments, and Armenia’s relationship with Russia influence the country’s democratic development. The conversation explores the main challenges young democracies face, the question of democratic resilience, and what international experience can tell us about Armenia’s democratic trajectory.
Tigran Grigoryan’s guest is Adam Przeworski, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at New York University and one of the world’s foremost scholars of democracy. In this conversation, they discuss the conditions that help new democracies survive, the challenges Armenia faces in consolidating its democratic system, the dilemma of justice versus stability, the effects of polarization, […]
