Publications
Policy briefs, working papers, analyses, reports, and commentary from researchers affiliated with the Black Sea Institute for Geopolitics and Governance.
The Black Sea Security after Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Views from Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan
Kornely Kakachia, Anar Valiyev, Hanna Shelest, Bidzina Lebanidze, Maksym Khylko, Ahmad Alili, and Salome Kandelaki
Mar 2026
A comparative assessment of regional security perceptions and strategic adjustments in Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The paper maps how regional actors interpret shifting threat environments, alliance dilemmas, and the future of Black Sea security.
Format
Working Paper
Topic
Black Sea security, regional perceptions, post-2022 geopolitical change, and strategic adaptation.
Regional scope
Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and the wider Black Sea region.
Use
Relevant for academic, policy, and media audiences interested in security dynamics across the wider Black Sea space.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC THREAT ASSESSMENT IN EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES
D4.1
Mar 2026
A policy-oriented assessment of socio-economic vulnerabilities and threat perceptions across the Eastern neighbourhood and Western Balkans, with implications for governance, resilience, and regional stability.
Read publicationTbilisi’s Transactional Foreign Policy Leads Georgians Astray
Kornely Kakachia and Bidzina Lebanidze
PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 844 · May 2023
An analysis of Georgia’s increasingly transactional foreign policy and its implications for strategic orientation, democratic development, and relations with Western partners.
Read publicationBandwagoning by stealth? Explaining Georgia’s Appeasement Policy on Russia
Bidzina Lebanidze and Kornely Kakachia
Mar 2026
A commentary on the drivers of Georgia’s increasingly accommodating posture toward Russia and the broader geopolitical logic underpinning this strategic shift.
Read publicationGLOBAL AND DIFFUSE RISKS IN THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES
Potential Impacts on EU Security
Mar 2026
A report examining how diffuse and transnational risks affect Eastern Partnership countries and how these developments may shape the European Union’s wider security environment.
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