In Georgia, Balancing East and West Gets Tougher

With elections approaching, some political forces want to upend the status quo.

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Ahead of parliamentary elections set for October, Georgia appears to be reevaluating its relations with Russia and the West. The country severed diplomatic ties with Moscow in 2008 following the Russo-Georgian War but has avoided drawing too close to the West so as not to provoke Russia. But certain political forces in the country are […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.