The Regional Studies Center (RSC) convened the latest in the monthly series of analytical briefings on 26 September, focusing on recent developments in Armenia and the wider South Caucasus region.

Armenia hosted the 108th Rose-Roth Seminar of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) from 22-23 September, in cooperation with the National Assembly of Armenia and formally entitled “Armenia and the South Caucasus in a Shifting World: Strengthening Democracy and Regional Security.

As the latest in our think tank’s collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), RSC Director Richard Giragosian served as a senior trainer for KAS Georgia’s Academy of Political Education in a three-day training and role play simulation exercise held in Yerevan from 25-27 August.

The Regional Studies Center (RSC) held a special analytical briefing on 14 August to assess the Washington trilateral “peace summit” hosted by U.S. President Trump on 8 August, with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Aliyev signing a new “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) agreement and the two sides also initialing a post-war bilateral peace treaty.  A separate online session of this special briefing was also held on 15 August, with participants from Ankara, Berlin, Brussels, London, Paris, Tbilisi and Washington.

The RSC held its July monthly briefing on 8 July, which was also followed by two alternative online sessions, held on 10 and 14 July.