Revaz Topuria

Forbes 30 Under 30 | TEDx Speaker | Lecturer & Educator

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

My new piece in @TheDiplomat 🇬🇪🇨🇳

[The Diplomat @Diplomat_APAC]

The new “comprehensive strategic partnership” between Tbilisi and Beijing tells us more about Georgian Dream’s political anxieties than about any genuine deepening of bilateral ties.

https://t.co/D4CE7peGbs

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

Democracy is like a corgi.

It looks adorable from afar, but if you don't actively care for it, chaos is guaranteed.

My TEDx talk on civic participation, democracy, and what my dog Gnocchi taught me about both.

🎥 https://t.co/23Yy5TMMlB

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

My new article in @Diplomat_APAC:
I examine the political symbolism behind 🇬🇪🇨🇳 agreement & ask whether 🇬🇪 is truly benefiting, or simply helping 🇨🇳 expand its influence in the region in exchange of symbolic legitimacy in return.

https://t.co/fr0wIc7gBd

[Nino Gozalishvili, PhD @NinGozalishvili]

It’s happening! Our paper is up for publication with @Oxford University Press Oxford Intersection 🚀
@Rezitopuria

[Anna Gvarishvili @AnnaGvarishvili]

Dear Georgia watchers and defenders of freedom worldwide, help us spread the word about Mzia Amaglobeli, a female journalist, who's on the 17th day of her hunger strike, surviving only on water. Her act of defiance is a refusal to accept the agenda of a Russian regime 🧵1/

[Nino Gozalishvili, PhD @NinGozalishvili]

🚨Article Alert! @n_nationalism

Now more relevant than ever:

*Far-right transnationalism.
*Georgia’s evolving European identity & how the radical right exploits it.

Gotta love the title!

DM me for a PDF:

https://t.co/z22L6AU15Y

[European Parliament @Europarl_EN]

Due to significant irregularities, MEPs reject the outcome of the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia and call for them to be re-run within a year.

Press release: https://t.co/4wFcd7SL6l

[Katie Shoshiashvili @KShoshiashvili]

Tbilisi NOW 🇬🇪🇪🇺

Photo: @FormulaGe

[UG Security, Policy & Nationalism Research Center @UGSPN_Org]

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

[UG Security, Policy & Nationalism Research Center @UGSPN_Org]

📣 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

[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."

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

Representatives of 🇬🇪 opposition parties discussing international political dynamics that shape local elections, the challenges faced by 🇬🇪 democracy & potential policy responses to ensure free and fair electoral processes at @UGSPN_Org Conference #UGSPN2024

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

@NinGozalishvili presenting results of the extensive research conducted by the Security, Policy & Nationalism Research Center (@UGSPN_Org) unveiling the tendencies of radicalization amongst the Georgian young adults at #UGSPN2024 Conference

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

5th annual conference of @UGSPN_Org has just began. This year the topic is “Hunt on Democracies: Unmasking radicalization and Navigating the new world order” #UGSPN2024

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

GD doesn’t even hide it anymore

[Tabula Media @Tabula_Media]

‼️Georgian Dream has admitted that they are sending titushky, masked men to parties, organizations and media outlets. MP Dito Samkharadze stated that he is the one behind the attacks and harassment, something that was already known by the public (Thread 🧵)
#Georgia #GD

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

Received threat calls again yesterday, just like many others speaking out against the Russian law. For the past month, the state has done nothing to investigate these threats. Why would they even try, when they are the ones organizing them?
#GeorgiaProtests

[Rikard Jozwiak @RikardJozwiak]

short discussion today among 🇪🇺 foreign ministers on 🇬🇪. Commission confirm that foreign agent law violates 3 out of 9 recommendations and will prepare an options paper ahead of the next meeting in June. And all options remain on the table

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

Had an insightful conversation with ⁦⁦@franceinfo⁩ about the ongoing situation in Georgia and shared my personal experiences facing authoritarian practices of the state. Big thanks to ⁦@fmagnenou⁩ for shedding light on these critical issues! https://t.co/683a1tVG88

[Revaz Topuria @Rezitopuria]

Happy Independence Day 🇬🇪
Glory to Freedom!

[Civil.ge @CivilGe]

Glory to Freedom. #OTD 106 years ago at 17:10, the Democratic Republic of Georgia was proclaimed. "The new state-Georgia, which commences its existence today, will not go against the interest of any nation, people or state. Its goal is to survive tempest of modern history..." Noe Zhordania, chairing National Council of Georgia said before reading Act of Independence to the legislative.

📷 Female gymnasts celebrate Independence Day in 1919 by marching in downtown Tbilisi/Retrieved from National Archives of #Georgia. #IndependenceDay

[Nino Gozalishvili, PhD @NinGozalishvili]

Please, consider joining us for #ISA2025 in Chicago. We want to discuss the authoritarian politics in CEE and South Caucasus. #RussianLaw of 🇬🇪 in the spotlight!