As an independent think tank in Armenia, the Regional Studies Center (RSC) provides a consistent set of policy-related analyses and assessments of developments in Armenia, the South Caucasus and the wider region.  The following is our most recent analytical commentary, by RSC Director Richard Giragosian:

RSC Director Richard Giragosian was a guest on the weekly analytical show hosted by Hrair Tamrazyan on RFE/RL Armenian Service’s Radio Azatutyun on 28 April. The interview, assessing a wide range of issues and current developments in Armenia, was conducted in English but broadcast dubbed into Armenian.

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.

In a radio interview on 22 March, RSC Director Richard Giragosian returned as a guest on Monocle Radio’s show “The Briefing,” assessing Armenia’s deepening ties with the West and the increasingly tense relationship with Russia.  His interview starts at the 10:56 mark of the show.

RSC Director Richard Giragosian was cited in an article for the well-known Italian newspaper “La Repubblica,” in an article by Luna De Bartolo published on 18 March 2024.