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Call for Applications: EDSN Fellowship 2018-19
The Eurasia Democratic Security Network (EDSN), a project by the Center for Social Sciences with the generous funding of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), is seeking applicants for its 2018-19 Research and Policy Fellowship. EDSN is a network of Europe and Eurasia scholars investigating the nexus between democracy and security, with special attention paid Read More
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POLICY BRIEFING: Conditionality: Western & Regional Perspectives
By Giorgi Khelashvili In Spring 2017, the Center for Social Sciences launched the Eurasia Democratic Security Network project funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). EDSN established a platform for discussing and addressing issues related to the Euro-Atlantic integration and conditionality. In July 2017, CSS organized kick-off workshop involving the first EDSN cohort. The aim Read More
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Baltic Cooperation and its Impact on Conditionality: the Case of Astravets Chance
By Emmet Tuohy On the level of cooperation among the “B3” countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, progress towards accomplishing concrete and needed goals on energy (as well as transport) infrastructure has lagged badly. Not only has this lack of cooperation hampered each country’s ability to pursue its policies effectively in within Euro-Atlantic institutions, but it Read More
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POLICY BRIEFING: Georgian Perceptions & Cautious Conditionality
By Levan Kakhishvili The 2015 Caucasus Barometer Survey demonstrates that for more than half of Georgians, democracy is not necessarily the most preferable form of government. In fact, only some 47 percent of the population thinks that democracy is better than other types of government. While such numbers are concerning, they are not necessarily atypical Read More
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Ivanshvili Returns After Never Really Leaving
By Lincoln Mitchell Bidzina Ivanishvili’s decision to return to a formal role as Chair of the Georgian Dream (GD) is more interesting for its timing than for the action itself. Ivanishvili, despite his protestations to the contrary, has never fully removed himself from Georgian political life since stepping down as Prime Minister in November of Read More
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Georgia’s European Integration, Ethnic Minorities, and Russian Propaganda
By Levan Kakhishvili Support for the European Union in Georgia is surprisingly high. When Georgia was granted a visa-free travel to the Schengen area, former British Ambassador to Georgia Alexandra Hall Hall wrote: “While this [visa-free travel] is a landmark achievement for Georgia, counterintuitively, in some respects it is a bigger deal for the EU.” Read More
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POLICY BRIEFING: Democracy Promotion in Eurasia — A Dialogue
By Licinia Simão Democracy promotion in the countries of the former Soviet Union is now a well-established policy in many Western institutions. For more than two decades, the European Union (EU), the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and even the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have developed specific Read More
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Azerbaijan’s New Law on Status of Armed Forces: Changes and Implications
By Zaur Shiriyev A draft law on the “Status of the Armed Forces” was introduced by the Parliamentary Committee on Defense, Security and Anti-Corruption in mid-November, and on 1 December it was heard by Parliament. The amendments were adopted upon a second hearing with a majority vote on 15 December. The issue was first on the agenda back in Read More
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