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The Ethics of Political Commemoration: The Stalin Museum and Thorny Legacies in the Post-Soviet Space

The Stalin Museum in Georgia highlights a key feature of the post-Soviet region: the past still overshadows the present. Georgia, and many other countries, including, palpably, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, struggle…

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Georgian-Russian Relations: the Role of Discourses and Narratives

(Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung) In this collection of three articles, Otar Kobakhidze first analyzes the narratives about Russia during the United National Movement (2003-2012) and Georgian Dream (since 2012) governments. Both parties label…

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Georgia’s Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Challenges for a Small State

(Bloomsbury) The South Caucasus is the key strategic region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea and the regional powers of Iran, Turkey and Russia and is the land bridge…

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Changing Perceptions of State Capacity Delivery in Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine During the COVID-19 Pandemic

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) How have citizens’ attitudes about the state and its capacity to deliver public goods changed during an especially fraught period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? This…

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The Lords of Misrule in Georgia

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia and de facto leader of the opposition United National Movement (UNM), is not a saint. But after seven weeks on…

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Are Elections Bad for Georgia’s Democracy?

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) Georgia’s politics has always been operatic, a blend of comedy and tragedy. Like opera, it is a performance for and by elites. The latest drama was the…

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The Georgian Orthodox Church as a Political Actor in Uncertain Times

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Over the past 30 years, the Georgian Orthodox Church has always played a significant role in the political life of Georgia, but in recent years, it…

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Governance Trends: Embattled Judiciaries and Political Competition in Eurasia

Join us for a panel on governance trends in Eurasia featuring top experts from PONARS Eurasia. Featuring: Julie George (Queens College) Ivan Gomza (Kyiv School of Economics) Margarita Zavadskaya (European…

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In the Caucasus, There Is a Peace Agreement but Not Peace

(Jacobin) Last fall, Armenia was devastated by a six-week war with its neighbor Azerbaijan, ending in the deployment of Russian peacekeepers across the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. Yet the “peace agreement” has…

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Can Georgia Deliver Democratic Elections?

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) Recently, Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream (GD), proclaimed its intention to formally apply for EU membership in 2024, against all odds. The statement was made at an important…

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The Ethics of Political Commemoration: The Stalin Museum and Thorny Legacies in the Post-Soviet Space

Georgian-Russian Relations: the Role of Discourses and Narratives

Georgia’s Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Challenges for a Small State

Changing Perceptions of State Capacity Delivery in Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Lords of Misrule in Georgia

Are Elections Bad for Georgia’s Democracy?

The Georgian Orthodox Church as a Political Actor in Uncertain Times

Governance Trends: Embattled Judiciaries and Political Competition in Eurasia

In the Caucasus, There Is a Peace Agreement but Not Peace

Can Georgia Deliver Democratic Elections?