Kornely Kakachia

Can the EU’s new global strategy make a difference? Strengthening resilience in the Eastern Partnership countries

(Democratization) This article assesses the European Union’s (EU) performance in promoting societal resilience in the Eastern Partnership countries (EaP) on examples of Georgia and Ukraine. We examine two approaches to…

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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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Game of (open) Doors: NATO-Georgian Relations and Challenges for Sustainable Partnership

(GIP) Since the 2008 Russia-Georgia War NATO-Georgia relations have been in limbo. While NATO has never formally closed its doors on Georgia, the alliance has become more skeptical of enlargement and…

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Global and Diffuse Risks in the Eastern Partnership Countries

(EU-LISTCO) This paper explores the extent to which global and diffuse risks impact the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries of the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood and identifies tipping points at which risks can…

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Georgia’s Dangerous Slide Away From Democracy

(Carnegie Europe) (Co-authored with Bidzina Lebanidze) The EU should help Georgia overcome its latest political crisis and in that way invest in the further democratization and stability of the wider…

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Does EU have role in stopping backsliding in Georgia?

(EUobserver) The EU’s eastern neighbourhood is in flux. The collapse of the pro-reform government in Moldova and the stagnation of anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine was recently followed yet by another political…

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Kakachia: The Georgian election can be considered valid and quite competitive despite the confrontational environment

(civil.ge) On October 28, Georgians went to polls to elect their fifth president. Runoff between the two top contenders – the ruling party-backed Salome Zurabishvili and the opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze…

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Kakachia: Everybody knows that demonizing Russia is something that Georgians will react to

(BBC) It takes guts to eat raw chilli. But in Georgia it has become a matter of political conviction. Opponents of one of the top presidential candidates, Salome Zurabishvili, have signed…

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Бахтадзе: Грузия пользуется в США поддержкой на всех уровнях

Речь грузинского премьер-министра в ООН вызвала раздражение Москвы. Грузия пользуется поддержкой на всех уровнях в Соединенных Штатах – так глава грузинского правительства Мамука Бахтадзе подвел итоги своего официального визита в…

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Президентом Грузии впервые может стать женщина: кандидатка от правящей партии

Правящая партия Грузии Грузинская мечта – Демократическая Грузия в начале сентября поддержала формально независимую кандидатуру Саломе Зурабишвили на пост президента. Эксперты считают, что благодаря этому ее шансы на победу довольно высоки и Зурабишвили…

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Can the EU’s new global strategy make a difference? Strengthening resilience in the Eastern Partnership countries

Can Georgia Deliver Democratic Elections?

Game of (open) Doors: NATO-Georgian Relations and Challenges for Sustainable Partnership

Global and Diffuse Risks in the Eastern Partnership Countries

Georgia’s Dangerous Slide Away From Democracy

Does EU have role in stopping backsliding in Georgia?

Kakachia: The Georgian election can be considered valid and quite competitive despite the confrontational environment

Kakachia: Everybody knows that demonizing Russia is something that Georgians will react to

Бахтадзе: Грузия пользуется в США поддержкой на всех уровнях

Президентом Грузии впервые может стать женщина: кандидатка от правящей партии