In a meeting in Yerevan with a group of visitors from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), RSC Director Richard Giragosian presented a detailed overview assessing regional trends and developments in the South Caucasus.  The 17 December briefing was organized for five AFD staff, led by Regional Director Mathieu Vasseur, during their visit to Armenia to formally oversee the opening of the new AFD office in Yerevan.

In a special “Year in Review” analytical briefing, the Regional Studies Center (RSC) provided an assessment of developments and trends in Armenia and the South Caucasus region through 2025.

In a live interview with Poland’s “Talking with TVP World” news program aired on 13 December 2025, RSC Director Richard Giragosian returned as a guest commentator.  With host Sascha Fahrbach, the news program focused on developments in Georgia and was entitled, “Abkhazia and South Ossetia at the heart of the Russia–Georgia deadlock.”

In a commentary published on 12 December in “The National” newspaper in the UAE, RSC Director Richard Giragosian offered an analysis of the wider ramifications from the Armenia-Azerbaijan diplomatic breakthrough, with a specific focus on the impact on Iran.

In an analytical commentary published on 12 December by BNE Intellinews, RSC Director Richard Giragosian assessed the key developments in 2025 as “a year of unprecedented change in the South Caucasus.”