The Regional Studies Center (RSC) released a new four-page RSC Policy Report on 3 March 2025, entitled “Management and Mitigation: Weathering a Volatile American Foreign Policy,” assessing the challenges to Armenia from a serious shift in U.S. foreign policy.
Abstract
Since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, there has been a flurry of moves to alter the strategic trajectory of US foreign policy, marked by a dangerous combination of disruption and divergence. In the context of the Trump Administration’s preference for “disruption,” it has been the volatility in Washington that has abruptly triggered a wave of uncertainty. And this degree of disruption was most evident in President Trump’s abrupt decision on his first day in office to impose a sweeping freeze of U.S. foreign assistance, including funds that were already appropriated by Congress.
As an independent think tank in Armenia, the Regional Studies Center (RSC) publishes various analytical reports and assessments aimed at promoting informed debate about issues related to Armenian public policy, particularly in the areas of security and foreign policy, and to encourage critical thinking about Armenia’s post-war strategy. RSC publications offer analytical assessments of significant issues and developments effecting Armenia and the wider South Caucasus region.