
The Regional Studies Center (RSC) is an independent, nonprofit think tank offering a wide range of strategic analysis and objective research, and implementing a number of educational and policy-related projects.
As a leading think tank based in Armenia, the RSC conducts research and analysis and develops policy initiatives aimed at bolstering political and economic reform and conflict resolution in the broader South Caucasus region. The RSC strives to elevate political discourse and deepen civic activism while broadening engagement in the public policy process. In this way, the RSC partners with various actors and decision makers, including civil society, international organizations, the private sector, academia and state institutions.
As an independent think tank, the RSC produces a wide range of strategic analysis and objective research focused on five main program areas:
(1) Regional Analysis on the South Caucasus, but also including Iran, Russia and Turkey,
(2) National Security and Defense issues;
(3) Economics & Governance;
(4) Education & Social Issues, including gender issues;
(5) Public Policy.
One of the core longer-term goals of the Regional Studies Center (RSC) is to serve as a catalyst for reform and sustainable development by contributing to the formulation of public policy through innovative and objective strategic research and analysis.
Regional Studies Center (RSC)
39 Yeznik Koghbatsi Street
First Floor
0010 Yerevan, ARMENIA
Tel: (374) 10 54 06 31
RSC Expert School
BACKGROUND
“RSC Expert School”
The Regional Studies Center (RSC) offers a structured, certificate-based series of professional training courses for students, youth and young professionals. The certified training seminars and courses are offered twice a week, based on a four-month academic semester schedule (January-May and September-December), with a special condensed Summer Session also starting in June 2011.
Armenian Opposition Reoccupies Key Square As Protests Grow In Strength
YEREVAN -- Thousands of people in Yerevan defied a government ban on antigovernment protests and held a rally that opposition leaders warned could mushroom into an Arab-style revolution if the government doesn't compromise.
The March 17 rally, which attracted an estimated crowd of 10,000, was led by the main opposition group, the Armenian National Congress (HAK).
New Crackdown On Iran Students Alleged Following Protest Deaths
Entrance to the Sharif University of Technology's campus in Tehran
A former student activist of Tehran's Sharif University of Technology told Radio Farda on March 13 that 16-18 students of that university have been detained since mid-February.
OSCE Presses Azerbaijan On Democracy After Arrests
Youth activists are corraled by police in Baku on March 11, when Facebook activists called for "Great People's Day."
OSCE Chairman Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis, said he reminded Azerbaijani leaders of their commitment to democracy in meetings in Baku this week.
The danger of war

The dangers of a new conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh. The reactions in Yerevan to the publication of the International Crisis Group report: Preventing War. Andrea Rossini interviews Richard Giragosian, director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies. [March 2, 2011. The first question is: How was the ICG report received in Armenia?]








