In her first publication as a visiting RSC Research Fellow, Ms. Noor Kahwash produced an insightful analysis entitled, “Sectarian Violence and the Persistence of Crisis Governance in Post-Assad Syria.” Published on 31 July, the 10-page report assessed the rise of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in December 2024 and examined the pressing challenges and responsibility for governing a unified Syrian state.
In our latest collaboration with prominent actors in Georgian civil society, RSC Director Richard Giragosian contributed an 11-page analysis of Armenian foreign policy for the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies – Estonia (GFSIS-E).
Since coming to power in 2018, one of the central objectives of the government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been to implement a sweeping and ambitious campaign targeting crime and corruption. Yet looking back at the record over the past six years reveals a mixed record. RSC Director Richard Giragosian offered a general assessment, published by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime on 30 July 2024: “Armenia’s mixed - bag reformism. Despite considerable progress, challenges remain in Armenia's fight against organized crime and corruption.”
https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/armenia-organized-crime-corruption-ocindex/
The attached is a 7-page “Assessment of Armenia’s Court Crisis,” with an analysis of the Armenian parliament’s recent adoption of legislation to reform and restructure the Constitutional Court, as well as notable concerns and analytical observations regarding the broader implications for legal and judicial reform in Armenia.
In a recent assessment of developments in Armenia, the RSC published an analysis on 15 June entitled, “No Rest or Respite for Armenian Politics,” focusing on the confrontation between the Armenian government and the notorious petty “oligarch,” Gagik Tsarukyan, and his opposition “Prosperous Armenia” Party.