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Independent think tank focused on democracy and security in Eurasia. Home of the Eurasia Democratic Security Network.
🆕 Check out Nina Kuriata's newest article - Odesa’s true identity: countering Russian propaganda and imperialist myths

🔗Read it here: demsecinstitute.org?p=1240
Odesa’s true identity: countering Russian propaganda and imperialist myths - Democratic Security Institute
While behind Ukraine’s physical front line, the port city of Odesa has become a focal point for the memory war now being waged by Moscow. The varied realities of life in the city over the past few cen...
demsecinstitute.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🆕 Geopolitical Event: Georgia & Moldova 🇬🇪🇲🇩

On January 29 at 15:00 GMT, LSE and the Democratic Security Institute dive into the challenges faced by Georgia and Moldova in the current Euro-Atlantic crisis. What does Trump’s second term mean for their security and European integration? 🧵1/4
January 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Reposted by Democratic Security Institute
Ukraine can offer Europe a highly credible deterrent and key insights for European defense and resilience.
What a Victorious Ukraine Can Offer Europe
With transatlantic cooperation under scrutiny, a battle-tested land power will be ready to step into the breach.
foreignpolicy.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Check out Diana Lezhava's recent interview on education. www.facebook.com/share/v/15KJ...
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December 13, 2024 at 9:07 AM
"I'm not going to obey this law or censor myself." - DSI's
Diana Lezhava in Finnish news article Länsi-Uusimaa by Aino Mielo. www.lansi-uusimaa.fi/uutissuomala...
"En aio totella tätä lakia tai sensuroida itseäni" – georgialaiset yliopistot lakkoilevat vastauksena maan Venäjä-mielisen hallituksen toimille
Georgiaa repivä kahtiajako maan Eurooppa- ja Venäjä-mielisten voimien välillä on saanut nyt osan maan yliopistoista menemään lakkoon.
www.lansi-uusimaa.fi
December 3, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Protests are gaining momentum in Georgia. DSI Director Alex Scrivener's (@alscriv.bsky.social) most recent interview in @aljazeera.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE4U...
DSI Director Alexander Scrivener On Al Jazeera
YouTube video by DSI
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December 3, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Check out DSI Director Alex Scrivener's comments on the on-going Georgia protests on ABC News www.youtube.com/watch?v=V28h...
DSI Director Alexander Scrivener on ABC News
YouTube video by DSI
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December 2, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Reposted by Democratic Security Institute
“Most painfully for pro-EU forces, Georgian democracy did not die heroically in a hail of Russian bullets, or under the batons of riot police. It appears to be dying because it’s too cold outside and Georgians are too depressed and nihilistic to resist.”

Read Alex Scrivener’s full analysis:
Why Georgia’s pro-democracy protests failed
Georgia is a masterclass in how to steal an election and get away with it
www.atlanticcouncil.org
December 1, 2024 at 7:25 PM