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DSI Director Alexander Scrivener On Al Jazeera
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Georgian Higher Education in the Crosshairs
By Diana Lezhava No one disputes that 2024 has been a tough year for Georgia, pivotal in many senses. It began with the introduction of the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence (the “foreign agents bill”) and continued with the adoption of anti-gay legislation. Read More
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DSI Director Alexander Scrivener on ABC News
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Putin Pulls From Stalin’s Playbook in Sending North Koreans Disguised as Buryats to Ukraine
The role of Buryats in the Korean War and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are two episodes of the same story: an Indigenous minority being exploited in imperial wars by an imperial power. Read More
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Eastern European scholars stuck between Brussels hope and Kremlin
Contested elections in Georgia and Moldova ‘decisive moments’ for EU relations, experts say Read More
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Georgia’s Pro-Western Turn Is Officially on Life Support
Georgia’s parliamentary elections late last month appeared to be a test of the country’s democracy and the viability of its longstanding Euro-Atlantic path. Amid credible allegations of irregularities, official results giving the incumbent Georgian Dream, or GD, party a commanding lead sparked protests at home and incredulity abroad. Whether GD can hold on, and how… Read More
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The Countdown to Save Georgia’s Democracy is On: An Assessment
The October 2024 parliamentary elections left Georgians grappling with questions, concerns and deep emotions for what lies ahead amid existential risks to our democracy and sovereignty—including the security threat from Russia, a derailed EU integration process, and the rise of authoritarianism. Based on emerging evidence, there is a little doubt that Georgia’s October 26 elections… Read More
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Georgia’s Electoral Battle Continues
This column explores the key issues shaping life in the South Caucasus, focusing on how the divergent paths of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan reflect the region’s complex histories, economic developments, and political shifts. While new generations in these countries grow more isolated from one another due to language barriers and conflicting national trajectories, the same… Read More
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