Don’t forget Georgia, under assault from Putin’s puppets. Georgia is European. @annagvarish.bsky.social

In a comparative case study for Georgia and Slovakia, @tasomga.bsky.social analyzes the countering influence of EU conditionality on autocratization ahead of pivotal elections: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Does EU conditionality work? @tasomga.bsky.social finds it depends on the international context: ✅ Slovakia (1994-98): Liberal EU consensus + domestic mobilization → democratization ❌ Georgia (2022-24): Russian/Hungarian support → autocratization 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Georgian society has long aspired to join the West, but the ruling party—led by the country’s richest man—is dragging the country closer to Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Georgians are still resisting, but can they halt their country’s authoritarian slide? muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

"Give medication to children" - Tbilisi's traditional Saturday march is led by families of children diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), who have been demanding access to modern treatments for a rare genetic muscle-wasting condition. 🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge