05
June 2024
Past Event
The Crisis in Georgia and Its Implications for the Black Sea Region

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: daltman@hudson.org

The Crisis in Georgia and Its Implications for the Black Sea Region

Past Event
Hudson Institute
June 05, 2024
 Demonstrators hold a Georgian flag during a protest against the “foreign agents” bill after the Georgian Parliament voted through the law on May 15, 2024, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Demonstrators hold a Georgian flag during a protest against the “foreign agents” bill after the Georgian Parliament voted through the law on May 15, 2024, in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Photo by Nicolo Vincenzo Malvestuto/Getty Images)
05
June 2024
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: daltman@hudson.org

Speakers:
Nona Mamulashvili
Nona Mamulashvili

Former Member of Parliament, Georgia and Cofounder, Gamziri

Laura Thornton
Laura Thornton

Senior Vice President of Democracy, German Marshall Fund

Miriam Lanskoy

Senior Director for Russia and Eurasia, National Endowment for Democracy

Catherine Sendak
Catherine Sendak

Director, Transatlantic Defense and Security, Center for European Policy Analysis

Moderator:
luke_coffey
Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Listen to Event Audio

For weeks, hundreds of thousands of Georgians have peacefully demonstrated across the country against the “Russian Law,” a bill designed by the Georgian Dream party to stifle and restrict civil society and political opposition. Georgia’s Western friends have warned that the law is not compatible with Euro-Atlantic integration. But the Kremlin has supported Georgian Dream’s measures. In addition to the harm the law will do to Georgia’s democracy and Euro-Atlantic path, there are serious implications for the Black Sea region if Tbilisi fully falls under the influence of Moscow.

Join Hudson for an expert panel on the regional implications of this crisis.

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