Defense & Security NATO Membership and Georgia’s Democratic Future Miro Popkhadze Dec 3, 2019 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the most powerful alliance in history. Since World War Two, with American…
Defense & Security How Russia’s Disinformation Campaigns are… Gabriella Gricius May 11, 2019 Russian disinformation campaigns continue to increase, and increasingly seems to be part of a coordinated campaign…
Diplomacy What’s the Future of the E.U.’s Eastern… Gabriella Gricius Apr 16, 2019 The politically-divisive Eastern Partnership Program (EPP) has been in existence for nearly a decade. The European…
Government & Politics Georgian Constitutional Reforms Alter Presidency Gabriella Gricius Dec 6, 2018 The election coincides with constitutional reforms that will change Georgia's system of governance. After a…
Foreign Policy As Russia Identifies as a Eurasian Power, It Turns Away… Joshua Ball Oct 2, 2018 The relationship between Russia and the E.U. is at its lowest point since the Cold War.The E.U. first decided to…
Defense & Security To Counter Hybrid Threats, U.S. Must Redefine Conception… Joshua Ball Sep 27, 2018 The United States perceives warfare in a fundamentally different way than its adversaries—that needs to change.…
Defense & Security Georgia: A solitary peacekeeping mission on the edge of… Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 18, 2018 This article was originally published on Eurasianet. For nearly a decade, peacekeepers backed by the European…
Foreign Policy Russian Expansionism is a Consequence of Geography Joshua Ball Aug 30, 2018 Geographically, Russia's defining trait was its indefensibility. Russia has been threatened by invasions for…
Defense & Security What is Hybrid Warfare? Joshua Ball Aug 1, 2018 The term “hybrid warfare” describes a strategy that employs conventional military force supported by irregular and…
Defense & Security Georgia Realizes Strategic Significance Amidst Tense… Anna J. Davidson Jul 2, 2018 Georgia seeks closer ties with NATO while the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia remain occupied by Russia. In…
Defense & Security “Plausible Deniability” in Russia’s… Joshua Ball Mar 22, 2018 From the beginning of Russia’s engagement in Crimea, there was a profound emphasis on maintaining a degree of…
Defense & Security Top Putin Aide’s Hacked Emails Reveal Secret Plan… Joshua Ball Mar 17, 2018 Hacked emails, allegedly belonging to top Putin advisor Vladislav Surkov, reveal a Kremlin plot to create…