Strategic Transformations in Influx_ The South Caucasus in Transitional Geopolitics
Historically sidelined as peripheral in the global grand strategies, the South Caucasus has emerged as a critical region of a shifting great power agenda. Positioned at the crossroads of Eurasia, between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, its geostrategic relevance has surg...
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Georgia’s Strategic Juncture: State Rebranding between Reform and Renewal
11 Nov 2025
Georgia stands at a strategic inflection point that demands a specific focus on an actionable framework that transcends broad or generic catch-all narratives. The central analytic distinction for policy should be between actionable institutional reform, the technical re...
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A Buffer or Beacon: Georgia’s Future Will Be Decided This Year
Why the West Cannot Afford to Lose the Last Line of Freedom in the Caucasus
By Richard Brady
Advisory Board Member, Geocase, CEO of the Society of Defense Financial Management and former U.S. Military Attache in Georgia (2013-2015)
Georgia stands at the edge...
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Georgia’s Democratic Backsliding: Foreign Policy, Post-Soviet Legacy, and the Crisis of Diplomacy
15 July 2025
By Katherine Brady, Intern at Geocase
Introduction
Georgia stands at the strategic intersection between Eastern Europe and Central Asia within the South Caucasus region. The post-Soviet development of Georgia has been motivated by its pursuit of NATO a...
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Georgia–Azerbaijan Relations: Strategic Partnership in a Fragmented Region
11 July 2025
By Katherine Brady, Intern at Geocase
Introduction
The South Caucasus stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia as a region that combines geopolitical importance with historical disputes and changing diplomatic relations. Georgia and Azerbaijan maintain...
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Strategic Neighbors in Transition: The Complex Trajectory of Armenia–Georgia Relations
9 July 2025
By Katherine Brady, Intern at Geocase
Introduction
The two important South Caucasus states of Armenia and Georgia exist as neighboring nations that share multiple historical relationships while currently deepening their economic ties and developing their st...
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What Georgia’s Special Services Will Lose After Distancing from the West
Recently, alongside growing threats in Georgia, the role of the security sector is also increasing. It is becoming important to know what kind of security system we want—Soviet or Western?
Against the backdrop of ongoing active political processes, a number of circ...
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Reform of Georgia’s Intelligence and Security System
Incorporation of Georgian Intelligence Service into the State Security Service appears to be on the agenda. Naturally, every country has national security system in correspondence with its national interests and geopolitical reality. As for Georgia, considering the chal...
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Role of the Intelligence Service in International Relations
Shalva Lomidze
Major General (Retired)
Former Head of the Georgian Intelligence Service
Advisor of Geocase
Engagement in dynamic and effective international relations largely defines internal and external political strategies of the countries. For Georg...
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