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Named for the mountain range between southern Russia, and northern Turkey and Iran, the Caucasus is home to the nations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. While all three nations have made progress toward democracy and a free market in varying degrees since independence in the 1990s, corruption, human rights violations, and conflict still hinder efforts to improve regional security.

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Power Vertical Podcast: The Guns of April

Tue, Feb 23, 2021

Experts react: What’s behind the crisis in Georgia?

On February 23, Georgian authorities arrested a top opposition leader, sparking a new political crisis for the country. Experts react to the latest developments and what it means for the young democracy’s future.

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Power Vertical Podcast: The Guns of April

Tue, Nov 24, 2020

Ukraine must study the economic foundations of Azerbaijan’s military success

Ukraine must learn from Azerbaijan and look to create a strong economy built on modern technologies and broad international cooperation before seeking to regain Russian-occupied regions of the country.

UkraineAlert by Vladislav Inozemtsev

Conflict Economy & Business
Power Vertical Podcast: The Guns of April

Tue, Nov 24, 2020

Strengthening ties between NATO, Ukraine and Georgia

Ukraine and Georgia both feature among NATO’s six Enhanced Opportunities Partners but the two former Soviet republics seek greater integration as they continue to push for eventual NATO membership.

UkraineAlert by Alyona Getmanchuk, Irakli Porchkhidze, Sergiy Solodkyy

NATO Partnerships Non-Traditional Threats
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Wed, Mar 3, 2021

Crisis in Georgia?

9:00am

Crisis in Georgia?
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Experts

Eto Buziashvili

Research Associate, Caucasus

Conflict Disinformation

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Michael Carpenter

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eastern Europe National Security

Eurasia Center

Nino Ghvinadze

Nonresident Fellow

Democratic Transitions Georgian

Eurasia Center

Givi Gigitashvili

Research Assistant, Caucasus

Belarus Conflict

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Melinda Haring

Deputy Director

Ukraine Civil Society

Eurasia Center

John E. Herbst

Director

Ukraine Politics & Diplomacy

Eurasia Center

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Content

Fri, Apr 9, 2021

Power Vertical Podcast: The Guns of April

In the News by Atlantic Council

Conflict Democratic Transitions

Thu, Apr 1, 2021

Murtazashvili: The Endurance and Evolution of Afghan Customary Governance

In the News by Atlantic Council

Civil Society Corruption

Thu, Mar 18, 2021

Power Vertical Podcast: The Georgian Front

In the News by Atlantic Council

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

Tue, Feb 23, 2021

Experts react: What’s behind the crisis in Georgia?

On February 23, Georgian authorities arrested a top opposition leader, sparking a new political crisis for the country. Experts react to the latest developments and what it means for the young democracy's future.

UkraineAlert by Doug Klain and Shelby Magid

Democratic Transitions Human Rights

Tue, Jan 5, 2021

End the Russian veto on Georgian accession: NATO 20/2020 podcast

Admitting Georgia to NATO without extending an Article 5 guarantee to the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Regions can fulfill the promise of the Bucharest Summit.

NATO 20/2020 by Transatlantic Security Initiative

Europe & Eurasia International Norms

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Russia in retreat as the Soviet collapse continues

Russia suffered a series of setbacks in its own neighborhood during 2020 that underlined the counterproductive nature of Moscow's imperial approach to the post-Soviet world.

UkraineAlert by Peter Dickinson

Belarus Central Asia

Tue, Nov 24, 2020

Ukraine must study the economic foundations of Azerbaijan’s military success

Ukraine must learn from Azerbaijan and look to create a strong economy built on modern technologies and broad international cooperation before seeking to regain Russian-occupied regions of the country.

UkraineAlert by Vladislav Inozemtsev

Conflict Economy & Business

Tue, Nov 24, 2020

Strengthening ties between NATO, Ukraine and Georgia

Ukraine and Georgia both feature among NATO's six Enhanced Opportunities Partners but the two former Soviet republics seek greater integration as they continue to push for eventual NATO membership.

UkraineAlert by Alyona Getmanchuk, Irakli Porchkhidze, Sergiy Solodkyy

NATO Partnerships Non-Traditional Threats

Tue, Nov 17, 2020

Ukraine can learn from Azerbaijan’s recent victory

Azerbaijan’s recent victory over Armenia offers some potentially important lessons for Ukraine, which is home to the most recent of the many little wars to erupt amid the ruins of the Soviet Empire.

UkraineAlert by Taras Kuzio

Conflict Security & Defense

Fri, Nov 13, 2020

Peace at last? Assessing the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

After six weeks of warfare, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia agreed to a peace deal on November 10 that seems to be more durable than prior agreements. The war leaves Armenia and Azerbaijan with dramatically different domestic situations and a new regional security order, with Russia and Turkey as major players and the United States and Europe on the periphery.

New Atlanticist by Andrew D'Anieri

Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
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Events

Mon, Apr 19, 2021

Online influence in Georgia: A geopolitical crossroads

Online Event An expert conversation on the DFRLab's newest report, "Fighting for the Hearts and Minds of Sakartvelo: The Georgian information environment during the 2020 parliamentary election."

9:30am Cybersecurity Disinformation Elections The Caucasus

Tbilsi, Georgia