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The Countdown to Save Georgia’s Democracy is On: An Assessment
Beyond the Battlefield: Why a Ukrainian Victory May Not Secure Belarus’s Democratic Future
Upcoming Event: How can Georgian democracy be saved?
Democratic Security Institute Statement on the Proposed Russian-Style Foreign Agent Law
Democratic Security Online Certificate Program

The Democratic Security Institute (DSI) is an independent, non-partisan thinktank based in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are a team of policy and civil society professionals who are passionate about the power of democracy to bring security, social justice and prosperity to people living in the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
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Can Georgia Do it – Live Stream

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September 9, 2022
Online Panel Discussion

Eurasia Democratic Security Network (EDSN)organizes an online panel discussion on “Can Georgia do it? A discussion on the prospects of Georgia fulfilling the EU’s conditions to achieve candidate status” Date: 9 September, 2022, 18:00 Tbilisi timeFor registration, please follow the URL: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuc-yoqT8rHNN9IsPJxVoI5FC-hO_qWOCI Read More

September 2, 2022
Georgia’s Karabakh conundrum

By Alexander Scrivener As the death toll mounts among both Armenians and Azeris in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the situation in nearby Georgia feels a million miles away. In the throes of both a parliamentary election and a growing Covid-19 epidemic, the fact that what is now a full-blown war is happening next door… Read More

October 23, 2020
Covid-19 Conspiracies as Component of Hybrid Threats

The roundtable discussion COVID-19 Conspiracies as Component of Hybrid Threats in the EU and EaP is the first event within the Protecting Democratic Values by Tackling Pandemic-related Disinformation project framework. Read More

July 30, 2020
The Kremlin’s fake news machine swirl COVID-19 conspiracies

Tornike Zurabashvili To quell the impact of pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns ahead of the milestone October parliamentary elections, the government, Facebook and civil society organisations will need to take more proactive measures. Georgia has been particularly affected by Russian information operations, especially in light of its troubled political relations with Moscow and the country’s generally unabated… Read More

July 24, 2020
Disinformation and other tools of antidemocratic influence: an Armenian outlook in the EU and Eastern Partnership context

By Armen Grigoryan Growing Chinese influence observed by Freedom House The recent Freedom House Nations in Transit 2020 report pays particular attention to the growing Chinese influence in a number of countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and in Central Asia. The report notes: ‘While China’s international engagement is often less directly confrontational than Russia’s,… Read More

June 2, 2020
‘Leaders for rent’ is no answer

Max Fras explains why Ukraine and Georgia need to nurture homegrown talent rather than import politicians Read More

June 1, 2020
Undercurrents: Defining Pandemics, and Mikheil Saakashvili’s Ukrainian Comeback

This week, Ben speaks to Charles Clift from the Global Health Programme about the WHO’s communication challenges around the coronavirus. They explore how pandemics are defined, and the implications of when the announcement was made. Then Agnes meets Max Fras to find out how former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has gained political office in Ukraine. Read More

May 11, 2020

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