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Europeans can no longer rely on the U.S. for security, a reality highlighted by Thorniké GORDADZE. The focus is now on supporting Ukraine and boosting defense. Georgia must align with this vision and position itself as part of Europe’s security architecture: politicsgeo.com/article/135

Recent elections in Abkhazia reaffirm Russia’s total political control, despite ongoing local resistance. Sergi Kapanadze's article analyzes how the 2008 'independence' recognition was a geopolitical trap cementing Abkhazia’s reliance on Russian aid: politicsgeo.com/article/131

Brussels' passive approach to Georgia's authoritarian drift is no longer sustainable. The GD's crackdown on civil society, media, and its alignment with autocratic regimes signal a deliberate break from the EU path. Read more in Vano Chkhikvadze's article: politicsgeo.com/article/133

The abrupt suspension of USAID operations has severely weakened Georgia’s civil society sector, with over 2,000 jobs lost and a collapse in funding. The vacuum left behind is unlikely to be filled by the EU. Read more by Jaba Devdariani here: politicsgeo.com/article/132

Trump's "America First" policy is reshaping U.S. foreign policy, dismantling alliances, and risking global instability. With NATO sidelined and Russia courted as a counter to China, the world faces a profound geopolitical realignment. Read more: politicsgeo.com/article/134

Multipolarity masks imperial ambition. As authoritarian regimes expand their spheres of influence, sovereignty becomes conditional. In this issue, GEOpolitics explores how this threatens small states like Georgia and the future of Europe as a whole. politicsgeo.com

Authoritarian powers rebrand “spheres of influence” as “civilizational zones,” where sovereignty is conditional. Georgia, once a poster child of Western alignment, now risks being left unaligned and unprotected. Read the article by Natalie Sabanadze: politicsgeo.com/article/142

In a world where Trump’s U.S. sees allies as freeloaders and Russia and China fuel division within EU, Europe must become a “porcupine” - or risk being relegated to a buffer zone. Read more: politicsgeo.com/article/141

Russia's "multipolarity" vision masks a troubling agenda of territorial revisionism and spheres of influence. SH.G. examines how peace proposals for Ukraine could set dangerous precedents for sovereignty worldwide: politicsgeo.com/article/140

"The Brain Drain That Will Break Georgia's Democracy" - Ivanishvili's regime weaponizes 'sovereignty' to crush dissent while pro-European voices flee. Vano Chkhikvadze warns the EU must act before losing both a partner and its future saviors: politicsgeo.com/article/139

As political repression intensifies in Georgia, a brain drain is inevitable, warns Vano Chkhikvadze, a visiting lecturer at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, urging Europe to take concrete steps to invest in the country's democratic diaspora. Vano Chkhikvadze

The ruling party mimics Trumpian slogans while building their own deep state, selling ports to China, appeasing Russia, and jailing journalists - a dangerous tactic to avoid Western sanctions while undermining democracy. Read the article by Sergi Kapanadze: politicsgeo.com/article/138

With Trumpism challenging American ideals, Georgia's democracy must now draw from its own republican traditions. Deep dive by Jaba Devdariani on reclaiming our own republican traditions in this time of ideological testing: politicsgeo.com/article/137

The new issue of GEOpolitics is out! It dives into the Black Sea region, Türkiye's role, Georgia’s foreign policy shift, Russia’s interference playbook, and Trump’s unsuccessful Ukraine peace plan. Read now! politicsgeo.com

"Protecting Odesa and keeping what remains of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast out of Russian control is vital for Ukraine’s survival, European security, and global food security", writes Senior Research Fellow Natalie Sabanadze for GEOpolitics. 📑Read below: politicsgeo.com/article/150

Read the article by Eka Tkeshelashvili - "Small States, Big Stakes: Why Alliances Still Matter" - Georgia is the EU's geopolitical litmus test: stand with its pro-European society against Russia, or lose credibility as authoritarians worldwide take note: politicsgeo.com/article/149

"By forcing Ukraine into a bad deal and abandoning NATO's open-door policy, the U.S. would embolden China, destabilize Eastern Europe, and fracture transatlantic unity." Read on why peace remains elusive in Ukraine by our editor-in-chief Sergi Kapanadze: politicsgeo.com/article/148

"A Man with Cards: Will Türkiye's Multi-Alignment Policy Bring Results?" - Thorniké GORDADZE analyzes how Erdoğan uses crises to boost Türkiye's influence using geography, defense, migration and soft power to strengthen its role in Europe's security framework: politicsgeo.com/article/147

Today marks 107 years since Georgia declared independence from the Russian Empire on May 26, 1918. Our founding act promised equality for "all citizens regardless of nationality, religion, social status, and gender". Today, as ever, the fight for true independence continues.

"Ironically, the Georgian Dream is right about one thing: the MEGOBARI Act is indeed an unfriendly step—toward them. But it is a profoundly friendly act toward the Georgian people." Read Temuri Yakobashvili's analysis: politicsgeo.com/article/144