Georgia’s Slide to Authoritarianism
Georgia’s European future is falling victim to the country’s domestic power struggle. The EU’s delay in granting Georgia candidate status could strengthen the pull of Russia and silence pro-reform actors.
Bidzina Lebanidze is a senior analyst at the Georgian Institute of Politics
Georgia’s European future is falling victim to the country’s domestic power struggle. The EU’s delay in granting Georgia candidate status could strengthen the pull of Russia and silence pro-reform actors.
The EU should help Georgia overcome its latest political crisis and in that way invest in the further democratization and stability of the wider region.