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RSC BRIEFS VISITING NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY DELEGATION

RSC BRIEFS VISITING NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY DELEGATION

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As an independent “think tank” in Armenia, the Regional Studies Center (RSC) was pleased to host a visiting delegation from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on March 28 and to provide a briefing focusing on an “Overview of Armenian National Security and Defense Reform.” The RSC briefing consisted of a specific assessment of several issues, including Armenia’s foreign and national security priorities, an analysis of regional security challenges from an Armenian perspective and an overview of Armenian defense planning and reform.

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RSC MARCH 2014 MONTHLY CLOSED BRIEFING

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The Regional Studies Center (RSC) held its latest closed monthly briefing on March 26, providing an analysis of recent political, economic and military security trends in Armenia, but with an added focus on the implications from Russian aggression against Ukraine, followed by an informal “off-the-record” closed discussion (see briefing summary notes below).

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RSC ANALYSIS WARNS OF IMPLICATIONS FOR NAGORNO KARABAKH FROM RESURGENT RUSSIA

RSC ANALYSIS WARNS OF IMPLICATIONS FOR NAGORNO KARABAKH FROM RESURGENT RUSSIA

In a special commentary for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), RSC Director Richard Giragosian warned of the implications from Russian aggression against Ukraine and assessed the possible outcome of a similar assertive Russian approach toward Nagorno Karabakh. The analysis, entitled “The Putin Paradigm -- What Next for Nagorno-Karabakh?,” was also published by both the RFE/RL Armenian and Azerbaijani Services.

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RSC ANALYSIS OF ARMENIAN DEFENSE REFORM PUBLISHED BY DE FACTO MAGAZINE

Richard Giragosian

The 17 March issue of the “De Facto” magazine published an analysis of Armenian defense reform by RSC Director Richard Giragosian. The article, entitled “Armenian Military & Security Policy: Regaining a Strategic Balance,” was published in both Armenian and English («Դե Ֆակտո» N93, 2014թ.). The Regional Studies Center (RSC) has a strategic partnership with the Yerevan-based “De Facto” magazine (www.df.am), as part of our broader communications strategy in which the RSC seeks to elevate the level of public discourse and engage in a more balanced debate on issues of critical national importance.

http://www.df.am/news/1895/r-giragosyan_93.html

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GALA TV INTERVIEW WITH RSC DIRECTOR ON UKRAINE CRISIS

Richard Giragosian

In an interview with Armenia’s independent GALA TV, RSC Director Richard Giragosian assessed the Ukraine conflict, arguing that the Armenian government should recognize the Ukrainian government in Kiev and strongly criticizing Russian aggression. The 15 March interview, conducted in English, was dubbed into Armenian:

http://galatv.am/hy/news/ayastany-partavor-e-twanachel-iewi-ishxanutyany-ichard-irakosyan/

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