In Georgia, the Opportunity That Wasn’t

Russia isn’t all that interested in intervening in the embattled country.

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Pressure is building in Georgia, where anti-government protests have reached a fever pitch and the recent detention of the United National Movement party’s leader in particular has invited criticism from the West. If this sounds familiar, it should. Instability is a hallmark of Georgia and the Caucasus more generally. Destabilization there coupled with dissatisfaction from […]

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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.