Richard Giragosian Director of the Regional Studies Center Follow Richard Giragosian is the director of the Regional Studies Center (RSC), an independent think tank in Yerevan, Armenia, and is a frequent contributor to the Asia Times and the Brussels-based New Europe newspaper. He served on the staff of the U.S. Congress for nine years and was a guest lecturer for the U.S. Army’s Special Forces at Fort Bragg.10/06/2020The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: What is at Stake? Richard Giragosian