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The Global Implications of Georgia’s Political Crisis

Salome Samadashvili
31 May 2024clock4 Minute Read
Not backing down: demonstrators wave flags during a protest against Georgia's 'foreign agents' law in Tbilisi

Not backing down: demonstrators wave flags during a protest against Georgia's 'foreign agents' law in Tbilisi. Image: Associated Press / Alamy

Borrowing from the Kremlin’s playbook, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia’s de facto ruler, is seeking to eliminate foreign-funded NGOs, suppress independent media, and eradicate the political opposition. His determination to establish an authoritarian regime reflects his harmony of interests with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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