In an interview with Astghik Sargsyan for the 1in.am media outlet, RSC Director Richard Giragosian assessed the course of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process, the 10 May foreign ministerial meeting in Kazakhstan and other recent developments.  Conducted on 3 May, the interview aired on 8 May.

RSC Director Richard Giragosian was a guest on the Royal United Services Institute’s (RUSI) Global Security Briefing podcast: Episode 75: “Russia’s Changing Position in the South Caucasus” on 1 May 2024.  In this episode, hosted by Neil Melvin of RUSI, Giragosian joined Natia Seskuria, the Founder and Executive Director of the Regional Institute for Security Studies (RISS) in Tbilisi.

As an independent think tank in Armenia, the Regional Studies Center (RSC) provides a consistent set of policy-related analyses and assessments of developments in Armenia, the South Caucasus and the wider region.  The following is our most recent analytical commentary, by RSC Director Richard Giragosian:

RSC Director Richard Giragosian was a guest on the weekly analytical show hosted by Hrair Tamrazyan on RFE/RL Armenian Service’s Radio Azatutyun on 28 April. The interview, assessing a wide range of issues and current developments in Armenia, was conducted in English but broadcast dubbed into Armenian.

At the invitation of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), RSC Director Richard Giragosian offered an address on 27 March to the Brussels meeting of the EESC. Giragosian’s analytical comments were delivered to the panel entitled, “Change of political orientation of Armenia: role of civil society in bringing the country closer to the EU in the current geopolitical and regional context.” His address followed the presentation of the Eastern Partnership EaP Index 2023 by Alexandra Sabou, Advocacy and EaP Index Manager, Secretariat of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.