As a speaker at a two-day international conference in Yerevan focusing on comprehensive security and resiliency, RSC Director Richard Giragosian presented an analysis of the role of the private sector in security and defense on 7 June 2024.

As part of our regular series of monthly briefings, the Regional Studies Center (RSC) convened a briefing on 27 May to assess recent developments in Armenia and the wider South Caucasus region.  The Ambassadors from Brazil and Canada, as well as diplomatic staff from the Embassies of Argentina, Austria, Czechia, the European Delegation, France, Poland, Serbia and Switzerland, as well as officials from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) also attended.

RSC Director Richard Giragosian was invited to speak at a meeting in Yerevan on 24 May of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s (KAS) meeting of the alumni of the KAS “Leadership Academy Armenia” project, in collaboration with the Eduardo Frei Foundation.

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.

The RSC convened a briefing on 6 March to report on a recent study visit to Turkey on 25 February-3 March.  This special briefing assessed the outlook for Armenia-Turkey “normalization.”  The participants in the RSC Study Visit to Turkey, which included events, meetings and activities in both Istanbul and Ankara, included three staff from Radio Azatutyun: Nane Sahakyan, Tatevik Lazaryan and Ani Sardaryan), and two RSC staff: Zara Sahakyan and Laetitia de Montgolfier.