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‘Foreign Agent’ Laws in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan Show Pitfalls of Turning Local Governance Issues into Geopolitical Battles

Image credit/license Geopolitics is perilous to democracy. This is the cautionary story from the recent adoption of “foreign agent” laws in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia (called “foreign representatives” by the former…

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Survey Data from Republic of Georgia Highlights Risks of Polarization Ahead of 2024 Election

Image credit/license The Republic of Georgia will hold highly consequential elections on October 26. This is the first parliamentary election conducted under a fully proportional electoral system, the first since…

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Local Responses to Russian Migration in Georgia and Kazakhstan

Image credit/license Since both countries border Russia and have visa-free entry for Russian citizens, Georgia and Kazakhstan have received many of the Russians fleeing the impact of the full-scale invasion…

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Russia’s Intended Naval Base in Ochamchire: Implications for Georgian and Black Sea Security

Image license/credit Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine and occupation of its sovereign territories since 2014 are reshaping the geopolitical map of Europe and sending ripples of apprehension across the wider…

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The Gen Z Effect: A Portrait of the Younger Generation Fighting for Georgia’s European Future

Image license/credit Georgia, once hyped as a “beacon of democracy” in New Eastern Europe, has recently become the sick man of the region. The country has become caught in a…

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Tbilisi’s Transactional Foreign Policy Leads Georgians Astray

Conventional wisdom holds that small states in hostile environments have minimal menus of foreign policy options. This theory is being tested in the countries wedged between Russia and the EU/NATO…

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Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Second-Order Effects of the Russia-Ukraine War

The Russian invasion of Ukraine sent ripples through the Caucasus, where frozen conflicts linger in Georgia and its breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which have been controlled and…

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The Russian Migration to Georgia: Threats or Opportunities?

The flow of Russian citizens into Georgia has triggered mixed reactions and controversy. With more than 100,000 new Russians now in Georgia, new demographics and concerns are being created. Fears…

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How the War in Ukraine is Reformatting the Post-Soviet Space

Every day, Russia’s neighbors observe its hostile actions in Ukraine with concern and uncertainty. The war and its consequences are producing a variety of outcomes, many we cannot predict or…

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Georgia’s Crossroad after Crossroad: Paths of Risk and Resilience

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the security of the Black Sea region changed forever. Like Ukraine and Moldova, Georgia has long been considered a primary target of Russia’s…

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