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In an interview with Poland’s TVP World on 2 December 2025, RSC Director Richard Giragosian was a guest commentator for a 15-minute news program entitled, “Kazakhstan’s strategic balancing: EU, Russia, and China insights.”

RSC Research Fellow Asya Gasparyan authored an insightful assessment for the Germany-based “Caucasus Watch” website entitled, “From Los Angeles to Capitol Hill: The Diaspora’s Role in U.S.–Armenia Relations.”  Published on 2 November 2025, Gasparyan’s article highlights the fact that “Armenian-American lobbying has become a decisive force in U.S.–Armenia relations since 2018” and notes that “for U.S. policymakers, listening to the diaspora is not optional; its networks in swing states make it a decisive actor in shaping American engagement in the South Caucasus.”

In an interview with Astghik Sargsyan for Armenian Public Radio’s Voice of Yerevan program, RSC Director Richard Giragosian assessed the broader impact of the August agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on reopening borders, restoring infrastructure, and linking Armenia to regional transit routes.  Aired on 31 October, the program, entitled “South Caucasus Reconnected: Peace, Power & Global Interests,” also included a discussion of domestic developments in Armenia, including the ongoing confrontation with the head of the Armenian Church.

RSC Director Richard Giragosian returned as a guest for Poland's TVP World news on 26 October for a discussion of recent developments in European security.  Giragosian joined host Sascha Fahrbach to review the past week's meeting of the European Council and the London meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" group of Western nations, which focused on coordinating efforts to assist Ukraine.

In an interview on 25 September with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Azerbaijani Service, Radio Azadliq, RSC Research Fellow Emily Babakanian Frazier assessed the prospects for future bilateral trade between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The interview followed recent statements by Armenian parliamentary speaker Alen Simonyan declaring that such trade would soon become inevitable.

https://www.azadliq.org/a/azerbaycan-ermenistan-ticaret/33541020.html