{"id":1287,"date":"2025-12-15T09:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/?page_id=1287"},"modified":"2025-12-15T09:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:48:34","slug":"rusudan-shelia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/?page_id=1287","title":{"rendered":"Rusudan Shelia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1291 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-1536x1101.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-2048x1468.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Rusudan Shelia<\/strong> is a journalist with 16 years of experience, based in Washington, DC since 2022. In 2023, she founded Globalnews Georgia, a media outlet focused on Georgia\u2013US relations and the South Caucasus. Her work centers on Georgia\u2019s domestic and foreign affairs, with a strong emphasis on security and geopolitical dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is a credentialed journalist at the State Department and the White House and writes about developments in Georgia\u2019s international relationships, particularly with the United States, while exploring the broader security landscape of the South Caucasus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rusudan Shelia is a journalist with 16 years of experience, based in Washington, DC since 2022. In 2023, she founded Globalnews Georgia, a media outlet focused on Georgia\u2013US relations and the South Caucasus. Her work centers on Georgia\u2019s domestic and foreign affairs, with a strong emphasis on security and geopolitical dynamics. 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