The LIBERTAS – European Institute GmbH think-tank published a recent RSC report entitled, “Nagorno-Karabakh Situational Assessment,” in the 28 November issue of its “European Union Foreign Affairs Journal” (EUFAJ). The RSC Assessment was prepared in response to the 12 November downing of a Nagorno-Karabakh army helicopter by an Azerbaijani frontline unit. The three page assessment ( www.regional-studies.org/en/publications/analytical/400-171114) warned that the shoot down of the Mi-24 combat helicopter marked a fresh escalation of tension, only enhanced by an earlier surge in fighting in August that was the most serious since the May 1994 ceasefire. The RSC report further noted that the repercussions from this one incident are even more significant, however, with broader implications, ranging from the military situation to the peace process itself.

www.libertas-institut.com/de/EUFAJ/EUFAJ_4_2014.pdf

The Armenian news agency Arminfo reported on the presentation of RSC Director Richard Giragosian at the South Caucasus Security Forum 2014. Held from 18-19 November in Tbilisi, Georgia, the conference was entitled “New regional Security Environment and Global Challenges,” and was organized by the Center for European and North Atlantic Affairs (CENNA) and the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS).

Following an extensive media monitoring project focused on the coverage of the Azerbaijani downing of a Nagorno-Karabakh helicopter, RSC Analyst Mikayel Zolyan publicly presented his findings in a series of interviews with the “Media.am” electronic news agency.

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Participating in a press conference with two other analysts at the Yerevan-based “Media Center,” RSC Analyst Mikayel Zolyan offered his unique perspective on the future of EU-Armenia relations.

On 31 October, RSC Director Richard Giragosian was a guest on Armenia TV’s “Point of Intersection” (“Հատման կետ”) talk show, hosted by noted journalist and former BBC Armenian Service Director Mark Grigorian. The show featured two other analysts and one member of the Armenian parliament and assessed the recent Paris meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents and reviewed the status of the Karabakh peace process. With consecutive translation, Giragosian’s original English-language statements are also available.

www.armeniatv.am/hy/programs/48097/52961