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5 October 2020
Georgia in the Western and Russian Military Prism: "If" or "When"?

The School of Social Sciences at the University of Georgia, supported by NATO’s Liaison Office (NLO), held its second annual international conference on October 5:

“Georgia in the Military Prism of the West and Russia.”

During the online conference, key regional and international security issues were discussed, including:

  • NATO-Georgia relations: membership, military interoperability, and Article 5.

  • Russia and the South Caucasus: military deployments, risks of escalation, and options/opportunities for de-escalation.

  • Military and political aspects of Black Sea security.

Conference Panelists:

  • General (Ret.) Ben Hodges (Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, CEPA)

  • Dr. Michael Carpenter (Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy)

  • Dr. Mark Galeotti (University College London - UCL, Royal United Services Institute - RUSI)

  • Dr. Sinikukka Saari (EU Institute for Security Studies - ISS)

  • Dr. Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer (Director of IRSEM)

  • Dr. Steven J. Flanagan (RAND Corporation U.S and Georgetown University)

  • Zigmantas Pavilionis (Lithuanian Parliament)

  • Dr. Beniamin Poghosyan (Political Sciences Association Armenia)

  • Dr. Gustav Gressel (European Council on Foreign Relations)

  • Jacob Hideskog (Swedish Defence Research Agency - FOI)

  • Dr. Dimitrios Triantafyllou (CIES, Kadir Has University)

  • Dr. Mustafa Aydin (President, International Relations Council of Turkey, Kadir Has University)

  • James Black (RAND Corporation – Europe)

  • Dr. Jan Antony (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)

  • Bruno Lete (The German Marshall Fund of the U.S. - GMF)






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