Civil society is the lifeblood of any free and democratic society, and this is especially true in Georgia, whose freedom and the institutions that sustain them are young and fragile. The reintroduction of the Russian-style foreign agent bill is a clear effort to strangle Georgia’s civil society and foment permanent autocracy.  Democratic Security Institute joins… Read More

Democratic Security Institute is announcing the Spring-Summer 2024 Intake for the Democratic Security Online Certificate Program! Read More

DSI observes the developing situation in Nagorno Karabakh with urgent alarm. Our principles mean that we stand for democracy and human rights, and therefore against mass repression and ethnic cleansing. Unfortunately, as ethnic Armenians are forced to flee their ancestral homeland in Nagorno Karabakh, we are witnessing ethnic cleansing occurring in real time. Read More

Speaking to Euronews, DSI’s director, Alex Scrivener, has underlined the importance of democratic values and gender equality for security of democracies in the Black Sea region such as Ukraine and Georgia. Read More