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RSC BRIEFING FOR UK ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENCE STUDIES

Royal College of Defence Studies

RSC Director Richard Giragosian provided a briefing on recent developments in Armenia and the broader South Caucasus region to a visiting group of students and facility members form the UK Royal College of Defence Studies on June 2, 2014.  Giragosian offered an assessment of significant trends in regional security, with an added analysis of domestic drivers and determinants of Armenian foreign policy.  The RSC Director joined Ambassador Traian Hristea, the head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Oleksandr Pavlyuk, the head of the Council of Europe office in Armenia, Carel Hofstra of Counterpart International and Ms. Genya Petrosyan from the office of the Armenian Human Rights Defender, or Ombudsman, as part of a larger panel briefing for the visitors.

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Аналитик: Сможет ли Ереван противостоять новому натиску российского давления?

Richard Giragosian

На фоне последних процессов Евросоюз нуждается в нахождении альтернативных средств для вовлечения и предоставления определенных возможностей Армении, но уже на основе более реалистичного признания ограничений и обязательств страны как партнера. Об этом в беседе с корреспондентом Новости Армении – NEWS.am заявил директор Центра региональных исследований, аналитик Ричард Киракосян.

http://news.am/rus/news/207887.html

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Эксперт: Доходы в Евразийском союзе в основном будут доставаться России

Richard Giragosian

«Потеря» Украины добавляет непреодолимое препятствие к жизнеспособности Евразийского союза, а также ставит под серьезный вопрос привлекательность Таможенного союза. Об этом в беседе с корреспондентом Новости Армении – NEWS.am заявил директор Центра региональных исследований, аналитик Ричард Киракосян, коснувшись наличия определенных вопросов между странами-участницами ТС на пути создания Евразийского экономического союза.

http://news.am/rus/news/207894.html

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RSC APRIL 2014 MONTHLY CLOSED BRIEFING

RSC APRIL 2014 MONTHLY CLOSED BRIEFING

The Regional Studies Center (RSC) held its latest closed monthly briefing on April 30, consisting of a comprehensive analysis of recent political, economic and military security trends in the region, but with a detailed assessment of the new Armenian government, as well as an added report on recent RSC events and working visits to Tbilisi and Turkey.

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RSC BRIEFING FOR SWISS OSCE OFFICIALS

RSC BRIEFING FOR SWISS OSCE OFFICIALS

The RSC staff briefed a visiting delegation from the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship on April 16.  RSC Director Richard Giragosian and Resident Fellow Linn Nettelvik from the Swedish Defense College offered an analysis of the Nagorno Karabakh mediation effort, centering on the military balance of power and an objective assessment of the OSCE peace process.  The RSC also offered several concrete proposals related to confidence-building measures and ideas for a de-escalation of tension and ceasefire violations.  The Swiss delegation was led by Ambassador Angelo Gnädinger, the OSCE Special Representative for the South Caucasus, and included Christian Disler, Political Advisor at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the OSCE, and Martin Schuster, Policy Support Officer at the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre (CPC) in Vienna.  Swiss Ambassador to Armenia, Lukas Gasser, also accompanied the delegation and attended the briefing.

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