In the latest in a monthly series of analytical briefings, the Regional Studies Center (RSC) provided an assessment of recent developments in Armenia on 5 November.

In a new analytical publication, Mariam Anastasyan assesses the EU Monitoring Mission to Armenia in her article, “Unarmed but not unnoticed: the EU’s civilian mission to Armenia. Implications after the Washington Summit.”

In an analytical paper published on 31 October, Haykaz Shahnazaryan examines the economics of Armenian relations with the European Union.  His paper is entitled, “EU Expansion: Romania, Bulgaria and the Case for Balkans-Caucasus Integration.”

Contributing a unique analysis related to the broader issue of Armenian-EU relations, the RSC published the work of Lilit Sofyan on 31 October.  Ms. Sofyan’s an analytical assessment, “Youth Perspectives of Armenia-EU Relations,” presents a realistic analysis of the position of Armenia’s relationship with the EU in the eyes of Armenian youth.

In an interview with Astghik Sargsyan for Armenian Public Radio’s Voice of Yerevan program, RSC Director Richard Giragosian assessed the broader impact of the August agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on reopening borders, restoring infrastructure, and linking Armenia to regional transit routes.  Aired on 31 October, the program, entitled “South Caucasus Reconnected: Peace, Power & Global Interests,” also included a discussion of domestic developments in Armenia, including the ongoing confrontation with the head of the Armenian Church.