The seventh session of our professional training program was held on 9 December, with a presentation and discussion of the “The Future of Armenian Statehood.”  RSC Director Richard Giragosian guided the participants through an in-depth discussion of the key pillars of Armenia’s future: political stability, military security, economics and trade, demographic trends, and the role of the diaspora.

On 29 November, the sixth session of our professional training program was held with an analytical assessment of “governance, decision-making and leadership in Armenia.”

During the state visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to Armenia, RSC Director Richard Giragosian participated in a briefing for the president and his staff on 26 November.  Joining several other Armenian analysts and civil society representatives, Giragosian also met with other members of the Polish delegation, including Mieszko Pawlak, Undersecretary of State in the Chancellery of the Presidency, Marek Prawda, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presidential advisor Wojciech Gerwel, and Undersecretary of State Anna Radwan-Röhrenschef.

Returning to the NATO Defense College on 21 November, RSC Director Richard Giragosian offered an analytical presentation on developments in Armenia and the wider South Caucasus for the officers and participants in Senior Course 145.

As an independent think tank in Armenia, and as a past GMF Black Sea Trust (BST) grant recipient, the Regional Studies Center (RSC) was invited to participate in the BST Advisory Board meeting in Yerevan.  Convened from 18-21 November 2024, this meeting focused on the regional consequences of conflicts in the Black Sea region and assessed key challenges for civic actors in the countries of the wider region.