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.

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

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.

Day 2 of our 6th annual conference “The Europe is…? Long Live the New Europe”. At today’s first panel Ambassador Giorgi Badridze, Dr. Shalva Dzebisashvili, Dr. Ramona Coman and Dr. Pogonyi Szabolcs discuss future of autocracies and societies in change.

📢 "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.

📢 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.

📢 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".

Discussing “Leaders, Parties, and Politics - the Organizational Causes of Failure” with Fernando CasalBertoa Alexander Sikorski Sanna Salo Hans Gutbrod and Kornely Kakachia on stage. UG Security, Policy & Nationalism Research Center’s 6th Annual International Conference.

📌 Michael Clarke - Security Analyst at SKY News, Professor at King's College London #UGSPN

Fernando Casal Bertoa - an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom) #UGSPN

Happy Independence Day to our American friends! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 U.S. Embassy Tbilisi #Independenceday

Secondly, in Session 1715, we have Sophio Guliashvili (@theUGedu) describing ‘Two Georgian Monks from Mount Athos and Their Remarkable Intellectual Legacy in Georgia and Byzantium’. (IMC_Leeds) #IMC2025

🎓 Sara Ahmed medical student at the University of Georgia ❤ #UGIsAnotherNameForOpportunities

17 years have passed since Russia’s yet another aggression against Georgia in August 2008. As a result - 20% of Georgia’s inalienable territory is occupied by Russia. #StopRussia #RussiaIsOccupier

📜 On August 24, 1995, at 17:50, the Parliament of the Republic of Georgia passed the so-called In the "Imel" building, the supreme law of the state, the Constitution of Georgia, was adopted by 159 votes against 8.

🇺🇦 Україна зустрічає свій найважливіший національний день у розпал війни проти Росії а український народ твердо захищає свободу суверенітет і демократію від окупанта. Тому сьогоднішній день окрім історичного факту ще й день гордості за силу та витривалість України. #СлаваУкраїні

⭕️ UG Class of 2025 - Live m.youtube.com/watch?v=EB8o8h…

During the debate on Georgia held today at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania, Albana Voksh, spoke about the University of Georgia. 🇪🇺🇬🇪 Albana Vokshi Thank you for your support! facebook.com/ug.universityo…

The University of Georgia condemns the ongoing grave human rights violations in Iran. We are deeply concerned by reports of violence against civilians and stand in solidarity with the Iranian people.

🇬🇪 გილოცავთ საქართველოს სახელმწიფო დროშის დღეს! 🇬🇪 Today is Georgia's National Flag Day!