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

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. We discuss the security implications of long-term energy dependency, the geopolitics behind Armenia's power infrastructure choices, and ongoing concerns about Azerbaijani infiltration, opposition unity under Samvel Karapetyan, and corruption at COP17.

Topics:

• Pashinyan's Nuclear Policy U-Turn
• Azerbaijani Infiltration Into Shaki
• Karapetyan To Unite The Opposition?
• COP17 Spending Corruption
• Pashinyan's Broken Environmental Promises

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 593 | Recorded: October 13, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/593

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DmLxjOJSg_E

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