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May 1, 2017

What Can Ukraine Learn from the Balkans?

By Gunther Fehlinger

Ukraine wants to join the European Union, but the level of support among many EU member states is low or nonexistent. Many are afraid of Russia’s reaction and lack a clear understanding of both the climate in post-Euromaidan Ukraine and the country’s strong commitment to Western integration. The situation is challenging in all aspects. War […]

Moldova
The Balkans

UkraineAlert

Mar 30, 2017

One Small Step for Georgia, One Giant Leap for the EU

By Alexandra Hall Hall

At a time when doors across the West are closing to migrants, one small country has managed to buck the trend: the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia. On March 28, the country secured visa-free travel to the Schengen area of the EU, which includes all member states except Ireland, the United Kingdom, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania, and […]

European Union
International Organizations

In the News

Mar 1, 2017

Linderman Quoted by the Accent on Georgia’s Diplomacy and its Democratic Performance

By Laura Linderman

Read the full interview here.

The Caucasus

UkraineAlert

Feb 6, 2017

The End of the Rose for Saakashvili

By Luis Navarro

Dynamic, revolutionary, modernizer, narcissist, opportunist: all of these are terms that have been used to describe Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia and would-be Ukrainian leader. Over the course of a storied political career, all have been true to varying degrees. But what is true now is that Saakashvili has exceeded his expiration date […]

The Caucasus
Ukraine

In the News

Jan 20, 2017

Coote Interviewed by Accent on Georgia’s Negotiation of a New Gas Transit Contract with Gazprom

By Bud Coote

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The Caucasus

UkraineAlert

Jan 18, 2017

Break the Caucasian Chalk Circle

By Alexandra Hall Hall

As hopes fade that President-elect Donald Trump will take a stronger line on Russia than candidate Trump, and worries grow about his commitment to key Euro-Atlantic institutions such as the EU and NATO, it is not just small countries on the fringe of Europe, like Georgia, whose future is at stake. It is time for […]

Russia
The Caucasus

In the News

Jan 11, 2017

Wilson Joins VOA Georgia to Discuss the Recent Congressional Delegation Visit

By Damon Wilson

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The Caucasus

In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Jewish News Service on Netanyahu’s Visit to Azerbaijan and its Long History of Tolerance and Secularism that Underlies its Warm Relations With Israel

By Brenda Shaffer

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Israel
The Caucasus

In the News

Dec 15, 2016

Shaffer Quoted in The Times of Israel on Netanyahu’s Trip to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan

By Brenda Shaffer

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Central Asia
Israel

New Atlanticist

Nov 16, 2016

Between Trump and Putin: A Way Ahead for Georgia

By Alexandra Hall Hall

The election which mattered most for Georgia was not the one that returned the incumbent Georgian Dream party to power last month, but the one that took place in the United States last week. Georgia’s leaders were swift to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump and express confidence in the US-Georgian relationship. But privately, they may harbor […]

The Caucasus
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Experts

Fellow

Michael Carpenter

Distinguished Fellow

Eurasia Center Europe Center

Eastern Europe National Security
Sopo Gelava

Staff

Sopo Gelava

Research Associate, Caucasus

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Civil Society Disinformation
Givi Gigitashvili

Staff

Givi Gigitashvili

Research Associate, Caucasus

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Conflict Disinformation
Melinda Haring

Fellow

Melinda Haring

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Civil Society

Staff

John E. Herbst

Senior Director

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Politics & Diplomacy

Fellow

Laura Linderman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

The Caucasus Political Reform
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