

Member of the Parliament of Georgia
Executive Director, Transparency International Georgia
Senior Fellow for Malign Finance, Alliance for Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund
Board Member, Anti-Corruption Action Center and Co-founder, International Center for Ukrainian Victory
Research Fellow
Nate Sibley is a research fellow with Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative.
In 2008, Russia invaded and illegally occupied one-fifth of the Republic of Georgia. Now Moscow’s authoritarian influence again threatens the country.
Georgia’s wealthiest oligarch, Bidzina Ivanishvili, made his fortune in Russia and reportedly maintains business interests there. Meanwhile, anti-Western elements have sought to influence Georgia’s state institutions and civil society in recent years, and relations with the United States and European Union have become increasingly strained.
Russian influence within Georgia has significant implications for Ukraine’s fight for freedom. Tbilisi’s stance toward Kyiv has been lukewarm despite strong public support for helping Ukraine. Georgia’s strategic location and economic dependence on Russia raise concerns that it could become a hub for sanctions evasion. And the recent influx of Russian émigrés has prompted fears that the Kremlin could use their presence as a pretext for further interference or aggression.
Please join leading Georgian and US experts at Hudson Institute for a discussion on countering Russia’s influence in Georgia.
Hudson Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth discusses the recent FTC proposal to ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts with Maureen K. Ohlhausen, partner and section chair of antitrust and competition law at Baker Botts.
A decade ago venture capitalist Marc Andreessen argued that software was eating the world. Please join Hudson Institute and DoD experts for a discussion on how the US military is wrestling with that reality.
Peter Rough will host Bucha Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk and Deputy Mayor Mykhailyna Skoryk-Shkarivska for a discussion about moving beyond the atrocity and Bucha’s role in the future of Ukraine.
As China purchases more US farmland, join Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA) and Hudson Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt as they discuss how Congress can protect Americans from both a food and national security crisis.