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Supporters of the Georgian opposition take part in a protest near the Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, in December 2024. DAVID MDZINARISHVILI/EPA

July 7, 2025

Georgia: how democracy is being eroded fast as government shifts towards Russia

Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex

Formerly part of the Soviet Union, Georgia was seen as moving towards democracy, but that is quickly being eroded.

Demonstrators protest the foreign influence law in front of the Georgian Parliament building on May 28, 2024. Nicolo Vincenzo Malvestuto/Getty Images

March 28, 2025

First year of Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how autocracies are replicating Russian model − and speeding up the time frame

Anastasiya Zavyalova, Rice University and Christopher A. Hartwell, ZHAW School of Management and Law

Georgian legislation directly mirrors a contentious law Russia passed more than a decade ago to stifle dissent and quash the power of civil society groups.

Mikheil Kavelashvili, who has been elected as president of Georgia. Georgian parliament handout via Xinhua/Alamy

December 23, 2024

Georgia: how a former Manchester City footballer will shift the nation’s politics further towards Russia

Jennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University

Georgia’s new president was not directly elected after a change to the constitution, and was the only person on the ballot.

December 4, 2024

Georgians are protesting their pro‑Russian government’s withdrawal from EU accession talks – but Brussels is also at fault

Amy Eaglestone, Leiden University

Is the EU too strict about its membership requirements?

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