UG Security, Policy & Nationalism Research Center

UGSPN is dedicated to advancing knowledge & fostering critical discussions on national security, policy challenges, & the multifaceted dimensions of nationalism

[Anna Gvarishvili @AnnaGvarishvili]

Discussing “Leaders, Parties, and Politics - the Organizational Causes of Failure” with @CasalBertoa @AKSikorski @sanna_salo_ @HansGutbrod and @k_kakachia on stage.

@UGSPN_Org’s 6th Annual International Conference.

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📢 Dr. Pogonyi Szabolcs: "There is a specter haunting Europe, and we don't even have a name for it. The naming problem shows that we don't even know the challenges we're facing".

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📢 On a panel about the future of autocracies, Dr. Ramona Coman argued that Central and Eastern Europeans are no longer just importers, but producers of illiberal ideas.

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📢 "Illiberal democracy is a contradiction without terms - there is no democracy without rights", noted Dr. Ramona Coman at the session while discussing the future of autocracies.

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Day 2 of our 6th annual conference “The Europe is…? Long Live the New Europe”.

At today’s first panel Ambassador @GiorgiBadridze, Dr. Shalva Dzebisashvili, Dr. @RamonaComan1 and Dr. Pogonyi Szabolcs discuss future of autocracies and societies in change.

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The third and final panel of the day, titled "South Caucasus: Security Through Cooperation and Integration," featured extensive discussions. Panelists included Dr. Frederic Labarre, Jakob Hedenskog, Ahmad Alili, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, and Nodar Kharshiladze.

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"The West did not respond correctly then and that emboldened Russia", stated Ambassador @Gigiadze at the panel.

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2nd panel “New Eastern Europe: Enlargement Dilemma” with Dr. Kostas Ifantis, Dr. Mustafa Aydin, Wouter Zweers, Gigi Gigiadze, and Nata Koridze on stage.

“Without the overarching aim of deterring Russia, the chances for political evolution in the EU are slim”, noted Ifantis.

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"Smear campaigns are a form of information warfare, prepared by Putin. We have to prepare for not just [Russian] tanks and military, but lies and manipulation against democratic leaders and society. This is another form of Russian war", MEP Krzysztof Brejza (@krzysztofbrejza).

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Opening remark from Konstantine Topuria, Rector of the University of Georgia:

“In standing for Georgia’s European citizens, Europe stands up for the very values that define it.”

“Allowing Russian to strengthen its roots in Georgia will have dire results across the continent.”

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"Putin is very interested in what happens in Moldova, Georgia, the Baltics. When there's a ceasefire in Ukraine, it’s likely the Baltics would be next [to be invaded], to undermine NATO” - @MClarkeRUSI

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We were honored to have EU Ambassador to Georgia Paweł Herczyński as our keynote speaker to open UGSPN's 6th Annual Conference.

“If the current situation continues, Georgia risks missing a historic opportunity to join the EU, and its democracy is in danger.” @EUinGeorgia

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Dr. Michael Clarke on UGSPN's 6th Annual International Conference 'Europe Is...? Long Live the New Europe':

“I hope this conference helps EU security chiefs recognize Georgia's role in Europe's new security architecture.” @MClarkeRUSI 🇬🇪🇪🇺

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UGSPN's 6th Annual International Conference is here! MEP Krzysztof Brejza (@krzysztofbrejza), Amb. Alex Petriashvili, and Dr. Michael Clarke (@MClarkeRUSI) discuss Europe's need for self-awareness and self-sufficiency in security and defense.

Moderator: Dr. Sascha Hach

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Today! 🇪🇺

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Mark your calendars for @UGSPN_Org's Annual International Conference, featuring distinguished speakers including @krzysztofbrejza, @MClarkeRUSI, @profdrmaydin, @Wouter_Zweers, @hedenskog_jakob, @AhmadAlili, @ZMnatsakanyan, @RamonaComan1, @AKSikorski, @CasalBertoa, @hansgutbrod, @sanna_salo_ and more.

The conference will address critical challenges facing Europe, with topics such as New Eastern Europe and the enlargement dilemma, South Caucasus – Security Through Cooperation and Integration, the Future of Autocracies, and beyond.

Follow @UGSPN_Org for key updates and insightful quotes from the event.

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Our team has created The Resilience Index (PRI) for Georgia’s political system against Russian adversarial narratives. It will be presented this Friday and then updated yearly.

📅 11 Oct 2024, 10:00-12:00
📍 Radisson Blue Iveria Hotel
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/grKnrUM8SM

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📣 What do We Mean When We Call it Pro-Russian?: Russian Influence and the Radical Right in Georgia

📍 Get acquainted with the excerpt of the UGSPN study "The Radical Right and Youth in Georgia: Networks, Mechanisms and Tendencies of Radicalization"

🔗 https://t.co/hI8J3Ne6h9

[Yevgeniya Gaber @GaberYevgeniya]

Güzel Tiflis 🇬🇪

Glad to have been part of the “Hunt on Democracies: Unmasking Radicalization and Navigating the New World Order” conference, organized on June 13-14 by the University of Georgia Security, Policy & Nationalism Research Center @UGSPN_Org.

[Nino Gozalishvili, PhD @NinGozalishvili]

Proud to have been part of this important event and incredible team behind it!
⭕ @UGSPN_Org of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Georgia hosted its 5th annual conference, titled "Hunt on Democracies: Unmasking radicalization and Navigating the new world order."

[Helen Khoshtaria @Helenkhosh]

Pleased to be attending the Hunt on Democracies conference by the University of Georgia, UGSPN.
Discussion on global autocracy-democracy electoral dynamics by João Gomes Cravinho, former 🇵🇹 Foreign Affairs Minister.