The International Dimension of Regional Conflicts: The cases of Georgia and Ukraine Post-Soviet conflict zones have internal and external dimensions. Internally, countries have to deal with the IDPs, a constant threat of spillover effects from the disputed territories and the human dimension of conflicts. Externally, other players use these conflicts to manipulate and control the affected countries.
Germany and the regional conflicts in Georgia hbs Tbilisi Office hosted the public lecture by H.E. Hubert Knirsch, German Ambassador to Georgia "Germany and the regional conflicts in Georgia".
Russia's Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine and Georgia Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Tbilisi Office - South Caucasus Region organized the public debate "Russia’s hybrid warfare in Ukraine and Georgia".
Why the Post-Communist Grey Zone Is Still Grey: Causes and Future Scenarios There are five potential solutions to the problem of Ukraine's, Georgia's, Moldova's and Azerbaijan's current location in a security-political nowhere-land. They include a Western-Russian grand bargain, NATO accession, EU membership, US security guarantees, and the Intermarium. Yet, none of these models has so far materialized. Why is that the case?
Public Lecture by Thomas De Waal Taking the Long View: Georgia’s Conflicts in an International Context is a Public Lecture by Thomas De Waal, that took place on January 10, 2019, at HBS Tbilisi Office - South Caucasus Region. By Thomas de Waal
The Defense of Internal and External Borders: Political Discourses and Key Elements of the Refugee Crisis On May 27th, 2016, Auditorium #115 (I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University) hosted Attila Melegh's Public Lecture The Defense of Internal and External Borders: Political Discourses and Key Elements of the Refugee Crisis. By Attila Melegh
Armenian-Georgian Cooperation on the Edges of Contradicting Political Projects On November 20, 2015, the Heinrich Boell Foundation hosted public debate Armenian-Georgian Cooperation on the Edges of Contradicting Political Projects. Here we present video of the event.
Geneva Process and Peaceful Transformation of Conflicts: A New Political Reality What is the new political reality, and what does peaceful transformation imply? What are the most important problems of the Geneva process?
Crisis of Democratization and Transformation of Ethno-Political Conflicts in the South Caucasus What hinders resolution of the conflicts in the South Caucasus, especially since there is no fundamental problem of ethnic tension between individuals? Thomas de Waal, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace states that the people involved in the conflict have nothing against each other.
Poti and Tskaltubo: Empowering Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Parliamentary Election Context On 3rd and 4th of June, 2012 within the frameworks of the project “Empowering Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Parliamentary Election Context”, initiated by the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation, two roundtable discussions were held in Poti and Tskaltubo. The goal of the initiated project is to promote and strengthen the civil activism and participation of IDPs in political processes and encourage political parties to integrate into their party programs the issues important and crucial for IDPs.