Blog Post

5 June 2024

Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet Space and Georgia - Interview with Ilya Yablokov

How Russian international broadcaster uses traditional and new media environments to spread disinformation. How political elites in post-Soviet Russia use conspiracy theories for political purposes. What is happening in this regard in Georgia today?

27 May 2024

The Threat of U.S. Sanctions and Georgia's Economy

In response to the events developing around the “Russian Law”, on May 23 the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a comprehensive review of the bilateral cooperation between the United States and Georgia if the law were to be adopted

15 February 2024

The Unresolved High-Level Corruption Problem in Georgia

Following the so-called “Rose Revolution” in 2003, Georgia initiated and successfully implemented a variety of reforms, including in the direction of the fight against corruption.

14 February 2024

Sockpuppets and Wikipedia - an unknown battlefront

The agenda of Georgian political and strategic communications is based on two main pillars: presenting oneself positively and discrediting opponents.

8 September 2023

Case law of the European Court of Human Rights regarding public information

On June 17, 2022, the European Commission defined 12 priorities for Georgia.

30 May 2023

Will the Georgian Economy Collapse Vis- à -Vis Bilateral Sanctions on Russia?

The significant decline in trade with Russia due to the Russian embargo initiated in 2006, followed by the war, had a devastating impact on the Georgian economy.

20 December 2022

Soviet Roots of Anti-Western Propaganda

Russia's modern information operations and methods are a legacy of the Soviet Union.

3 November 2022

How Russian disinformation tactics were utilised in the context of the 2008 5-day war

In the post-Soviet context, the first Chechen war (1994-1996) illustrated to the Russian state the importance that disinformation can play during times of conflict. Despite eventually overwhelming the Chechen forces in the successive conflict, Russia was said to have lost the ‘information war’ between the two sides.

11 July 2022

Problems of judicial control over access to public information

Access to public information is one of the main mechanisms to conduct public control over state government in a legal and democratic state and to improve open and effective governance.

3 May 2022

The Overview of the Censorship of the Georgian Press and Print Media

The fight against censorship and for the freedom of speech counts centuries. One of the most ancient cases of censorship is related to the philosopher, Socrates who was sentenced to death in 333 BC for spreading the ideas among the youth that opposed his contemporary moral and political code.