Allegations of election fraud, a crack down on wide-scale protests, and a president refusing to resign. The current situation in Georgia is hectic to say the least. How did it come to this? Will the country await the same faith as its separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia? And what does Russia’s role in the destabilization of its neighboring countries mean for the EU and its Eastern members?
- Date
- Tuesday 21 Jan 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
- Type
- Lecture
- Spoken Language
- English
- Location
Langeveld Building, Room 0.18
With the introduction of a ‘Russian Law’, the recently disputed election victory of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream, and the announcement of the suspension of the country’s EU bid in the past year, Georgia seems to be moving away from Europe politically. But in the streets of Tbilisi and beyond, EU-flags flown by protestors tell a different story. Marina Ohanjanyan will tell us all about the current situation in Georgia, Russia’s supposed role in this, and what it all means for the EU.
Marina Ohanjanyan is a Senior Research Fellow at Clingendael’s Security Unit, focusing on the developments in and surrounding Russia and Eastern Europe. Her main research interests are the political developments within the countries in the region and the geopolitical dynamics surrounding them, democratization processes and authoritarian tendencies in the region, (frozen) regional conflicts and the broader infrastructure of international security.
Clingendael, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, is an independent international affairs think tank and academy based in the Hague.
This event is organized by Studium Generale.
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Date: Tuesday 21 January
Time: 16:00 – 17:00 hrs (Doors open: 15:45hrs)
Location: Campus Woudestein, Langeveld Building, Room 0.18
Entrance: Free, reservations highly recommendedThis event is organized by Studium Generale.
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