Natalie Sabanadze

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Natalie Sabanadze is a Cyrus Vance visiting professor in international relations at Mount Holyoke College and a former Georgian ambassador to the European Union.

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Georgia’s Winding Road to EU Membership
November 30, 2023

Georgia is moving toward Europe while retreating from democracy. Following the European Commission’s recommendation to grant the country EU candidate status, with many conditions attached, European leaders will meet in December to confirm whether Georgia merits this new position.

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EU-Georgia Relations: A Local Show of the Global Theater

Tbilisi is hoping to progress toward European integration while resisting genuine reform. In deliberating Georgia’s possible EU membership, Brussels faces an uncomfortable choice between geopolitical calculus and adherence to its own democratization criteria.

  • Natalie Sabanadze
· November 16, 2023
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Who Is Afraid of Georgian Democracy?

The Georgian government’s attempt to pass restrictive legislation on foreign influence provoked mass protests that ultimately led to the withdrawal of the bill. To anchor Georgia to Western values, the EU should support the country's transition to institutional democracy.

  • Natalie Sabanadze
· May 17, 2023