Georgian Foreign Policy: Holding the Line Amid Uncertainty

Author(s): George Khelashvili
Editor(s): Iris Kempe, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Lili Di Puppo, Hans Gutbrod
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 37
Pages: 8-10
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2012

Georgia's foreign policy in the last few years has been an oddity in the post-Soviet space. With no solid security guarantees, domestic or international, Georgia tried to defy Russian influence and try to integrate into the transatlantic political structures. Unsurprisingly, this ambitious project is under serious threat of failure, due to international systemic and domestic political reasons. Georgia is likely to continue to rely on Western political and economic assistance in its efforts to hold the line amid uncertainty.

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