13 Feb 2018 Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: How Georgia Can Resist Authoritarian PressureGeorgia is at a crossroads regarding its democratic development and European Union (EU) integration. GIP
26 Jan 2018 Making Georgia’s democracy work: Western political conditionality and domestic agendas of Georgian political partiesExternal democracy promotion has not brought any tangible results to most countries in the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), contrary to… Bidzina Lebanidze
18 Dec 2017 Life Without EU Membership: The Case for a Multi-Speed EaPThe recent Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Brussels highlighted once again the gap between the expectations of the Eastern partners… Bidzina Lebanidze
01 Dec 2017 Is Georgia’s “Unique” Approach to Church-State Relations Compatible with EU Integration?This research paper tackles one of the most controversial issues in Georgian society – the relationship between Church and State. GIP
07 Nov 2017 Italy’s Eastern Neighborhood Policy: Georgia in ContextItaly’s economic and diplomatic presence in the European Union’s Eastern neighborhood has increased since the 2000s. GIP
07 Jun 2017 What should be Georgia’s next goal after Visa liberalization?Georgia has signed the Association Agreement and achieved visa liberalization with the European Union (EU), obtaining the two main “carrots”… GIP
25 Apr 2017 Georgia’s European Integration: What Comes After The Eastern Partnership?This policy brief explores future avenues for EU-Georgia relations going beyond the Eastern Partnership (EaP) but short of full EU… Bidzina Lebanidze
20 Apr 2017 Visa Liberalization for Georgia: What’s Next?On March 28, 2017 the visa-free regime for Georgian citizens to the Schengen Area officially entered into force. Elene Panchulidze
11 Apr 2017 France’s policies toward the Eastern Partnership countries in contextFrance’s strategic attention interest and diplomatic engagement in the Eastern neighborhood have increased significantly during the last decade. GIP
03 Apr 2017 German Foreign Policy ExplainedGeorgia continues to make progress in Euro-Atlantic integration. GIP
27 Mar 2017 “Domine, quo vadis?” – Georgian Vulnerability to the EU’s Uncertain FutureEurope is both celebrating and commiserating the 60th anniversary of the Rome treaties as it coincides with the biggest identity crisis the… Tatia Dolidze
23 Mar 2017 French Elections 2017: Expert Interview with Régis GentéWe underestimate how strongly [Marine] Le Pen is supported within the population. She has a very serious chance to win. GIP