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Minimize harm to the national interests of Georgia from regional threats by promoting peace, stability and cooperation in the region.
Further regional cooperation
Actively participate in existing regional cooperation mechanisms
Strengthen Black Sea regional dimension
European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Establish Georgia’s place in the common European family by deepening integration with the EU and joining NATO.
Maintain the dynamics of integration aimed at membership in the North-Atlantic Alliance
Advance through NATO membership mechanisms
Raise public awareness about NATO through public diplomacy.
Closer relations with EU institutions and deepening of political dialogue
Adopt and implement the European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan (ENP AP)
Deepen mutually favorable relations with the European Union
Economic Development and Security
Support economic growth and stable development, expand opportunities for Georgia’s businesses, ensure economic and energy security.
Support economic growth, stability and prosperity.
Promote foreign direct investments
Ensure energy security and fully exploit the potential of the transportation corridor
Promote regional projects
Exploit multilateral formats
Promote and stimulate development of tourism
Democracy, Civil Society and Human Rights
Promote democratic institutions and good governance, strengthen civil society, the rule of law and respect for human rights.
Further internal democratic reforms
Ensure respect for human rights, civil liberties and religious freedom
Participate in international democratic fora
Create positive and objective image of Georgia in the international arena.
Effectively project the country’s full potential to the outer world
Effective public diplomacy
Disseminate timely and accurate information to foreign audiences
Counter possible negative propaganda and disinformation
Study and analysis of opinion of outside audiences
Preserve and popularize Georgia’s cultural and natural heritage
Exploit the potential of diasporas
Consolidation of Democracy
Strengthen Georgia’s contribution to promoting democracy in the international arena
Support the new wave of democratization in Eurasia
Cooperate with the countries that share democratic values
Contribute to strengthening international security
Fight against international terrorism
Display the potential of new energy corridors via Georgia
Implementation of the Euro-Atlantic Energy Security Strategy
Rights and Interests of Georgian Citizens
Support Georgian citizens abroad and defend their rights
Develop the network of diplomatic and consular missions
Defend the rights and liberties of Georgian citizens
Promote Georgian labor migration
Prevent human trafficking and protect its victims
Provide necessary information for Georgian citizens abroad
Liberalise and simplify the issuance of foreign visas for Georgians
Provide assistance in crises and emergencies
Travel, Work and Study Abroad
Assist Georgian citizens to travel, live and conduct business abroad safely
Ensure legal protection and promotion of legal businesses of Georgian citizens abroad
Promote educational and cultural exchange
Fully integrate Georgia into the creation of the United European System of Higher Education, i.e. the Bologna Process
European and Euro-Atlantic Structures
Regional Formats and Initiatives
Relations with European States
Organizational Improvement
Ensure unity of the Foreign Service
Establish a sustainable system of strategic planning
Streamline the decision-making process
Develop a modern and secure infrastructure and operational capabilities
Create common sets of regulations to standardize administration
Develop a strategy of human resources management
Improve staff selection, preparation and professional retraining mechanisms
Establish organizational and management culture
Closer alignment of strategic planning and resource planning
Standardized planning and performance procedures
Effective financial management
Anatomical Pathology of Georgia’s Rose Revolution
Key Challenges of the Georgian Government
Essence of Economic Reforms in Post-Revolution Georgia
American Foreign Policy and Great Power Rivalry in the Caspian Basin
Countries of the Caspian Basin and their Pipeline Dilemmas
Presidential Elections in Armenia on February 19, 2008
Armenian Authority’s Response
The Response of International Organizations
The Voting Day and the Vote Count
Post-Election Processes in Armenia
Post-Election Response of the International Organizations
Armenia: The Country of Three Presidents
Evaluation of Election Result Falsification by Statistic Analysis Methods
1. The 2003 Parliamentary Election in Armenia
2. The 2003 Presidential Election in Azerbaijan
3. The 2008 Presidential Election in Armenia
Armenia on the Long Way to Democracy
The Post-Election Protests
The 1 March Crackdown against Peaceful Protesters
and the State of Emergency
Electoral Fraud and Violence Must Be Condemned Unequivocally
End of the State of Emergency:
Towards Serzh Sargsian’s Inauguration
Serzh Sargsian’s Inauguration and Continuing Protests
A New Phase of the Opposition’s Struggle
The History and the Present Condition of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
What Are the Specific Differences of the Sides?
What Resources Are There for Peaceful Regulation? Are There Chances for “Public Diplomacy” to Contribute
to the Peace in the Region?
Who Will Rip the Benefits in Case the Conflict Is Not Resolved in Predictable Future?
Which Form of Resolution Offered during the Last 15 Years Would You Consider to Be More Realistic?
Contemporary Realities: Is Non-Military Solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Possible?
Newly Independent States: Between Mythopolitics and Reality
Queen Ketevan and the Christian Culture
Education Abroad, Civil Society and Nation-Building: The Case of Azerbaijan
Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests
Renewed Conflict in South Ossetia
Actions in Abkhazia and Western Georgia
Russia’s Partial Withdrawal
Russia Recognizes the Independence of the Regions
Implications for Georgia and Russia
Casualties and Displaced Persons
International Humanitarian Assistance
U.S. Reaction to Russia’s Recognition Declaration
Georgia and the NATO Membership Action Plan
To the 20th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Accident: Medical Consequences in Armenia
Caucasus and Georgian Economy: Past, Present, Prospects
Georgia’s Economy from the Stone Age to 70-Year “Economical Experiment”
Establishment of the Model of “Barracks Socialism” in Georgia
The 90-ies of the 20th Century – Beginning of a
Georgia in Deadlock of the “Non-Market Capitalism”
Cosmopolitan Globalization Destroys Georgia’s Economy
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests(
Overview of U.S. Policy Concerns
The South Caucasus’s External Security Context
Russian Involvement in the Region
The Roles of Turkey, Iran, and Others
Obstacles to Peace and Independence
Regional Tensions and Conflicts
Economic Conditions, Blockades, and Stoppages
Democratization Problems and Progress
U.S. Trade and Investment
Energy Resources and U.S. Policy
110th Congress Legislation
Tajikistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests(
Contributions to the Campaign against Terrorism
Foreign Policy and Defense
Political and Economic Developments
Stability in Russia’s Chechnya and Other Regions of the North Caucasus: Recent Developments(
Recent Developments in the North Caucasus
Contributions to Instability
Implications for U.S. Interests
The Caucasus Region: Economic and Political Developments
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