On Sunday, 8 January, RSC Director Richard Giragosian returned as a guest on the weekly “Sunday Analyst with Hrayr Tamrazian” news program for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Armenian Service Radio Azatutyun.

Joining host Daniel Ofman, RSC Director Richard Giragosian offered comments and expressed concern over Azerbaijan’s siege of Nagorno Karabakh, in a report for “The World” public radio news program.

As part of an executive course for mid-level officers, RSC Director Richard Giragosian was invited to the NATO Defense College in Rome to present an “assessment of risks and challenges in the South Caucasus.”  On 20 December 2022, Giragosian joined Zaur Shiriyev, an analyst from the International Crisis Group (ICG), in an initial plenary session that was followed by separate breakout sessions with the class.

Staff of the Regional Studies Center (RSC) participated in a roundtable discussion on 13 December 2022 entitled, “Is dialogue possible within a polarized society?” organized by the Caucasus Institute.

The Regional Studies Center (RSC) convened the latest monthly analytical briefing on 6 December 2022, with a timely assessment by RSC Director Richard Giragosian focusing on the state of diplomacy between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the outlook for Armenia-Turkey “normalization,” and the broader issues of Armenian-Russian relations (especially after the CSTO summit in Yerevan) and Western (EU and US) engagement in the region.