French Ambassador to Armenia Anne Louyot and her staff hosted a meeting with RSC Director Richard Giragosian and RSC Research Fellow Emily Babakanian Frazier for an interesting and insightful discussion of developments in Armenian-French relations, with a review of post-war challenges and an assessment of the outlook for Armenia-Turkey normalization.
In a much-needed return to diplomacy, Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Sochi on 26 November for an important “mini-summit” convened by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As an independent “think tank,” the Regional Studies Center (RSC) offers a regular monthly series of online “Closed Briefings” to provide a concise analytical presentation of the most significant political, economic and military/security developments in Armenia and the broader South Caucasus region. And as the target audience is the diplomatic community and international organizations in Armenia, our aim is to provide an alternative source of objective analysis and information on a regular basis.
The Regional Studies Center (RSC) convened a series of special online briefings offering both pre-election and post-election assessments of the early parliamentary election in Armenia held on 20 June 2021. The attached is the 7-page summary notes from the special briefings, which featured analytical presentations by RSC Director Richard Giragosian.
27-29 JANUARY 2021
The Regional Studies Center (RSC) offers a regular monthly series of “Closed Briefings,” with RSC Director Richard Giragosian presenting a concise analytical presentation assessing the most significant political, economic and foreign policy and security trends and developments in Armenia and the broader South Caucasus region.