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 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro to Week in Review for October 11, 2026 1:29 Pashinyan's about-face on Armenia's next nuclear power plant 13:44 The geopolitics of nuclear dependency 18:09 Does Armenia have good policies to protect citizens from the dangers of Data Centers? 21:29 Azeri soldier infiltration and attack on mother in Shaki 28:29 Samvel Karapetyan's "Peace without Concessions" 33:56 Corruptions - Doping Space, COP17, money embezzling 38:18 Save Amulsar - a regime change operation 43:38 COP17 to preempt school schedules 44:26 Azerbaijan cutting down acres of Armenian forests Hosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - Asbed Bedrossian Episode 593 | Recorded: October 13, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/593 #Armenia #Pashinyan #NuclearEnergy #Azerbaijan #NationalSecurity #SamvelKarapetyan #Corruption #Amulsar