Political, Psychological, and Cognitive Warfare in an Asymmetric Conflict Environment  - GEOpolitics Four years into Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the conflict has reached a condition of strategic deadlock defined by clear military limits. Russia cannot achieve its maximalist objective of ...

My new monthly for #GnomonWise on Political, Psychological, and Cognitive Warfare in an Asymmetric Conflict. Maintaining this quality amid a rapid deterioration of civic space & democratic backsliding in #Georgia is literally a miracle by the admin & editorial team. politicsgeo.com/political-ps...

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A Fictional Crisis with Real Lessons - Russia’s strategy focuses on political paralysis rather than military defeat. Countering this approach requires resilience, unity, and rendering escalation ineffective, rather than simply managing or enduring it. www.delphigrc.org/research/the...

Europe’s Unfinished Architecture: Who is Prepared for the Next Security Shock? - GEOpolitics Vladimir Putin’s frustration with Russia’s setbacks in Ukraine has not overshadowed his long-standing interest in undermining NATO’s cohesion. On the contrary, there are growing concerns that this may...

Georgia 2008 was not an exception. It was a rehearsal. Weak Western responses taught Moscow that calibrated aggression works. Ukraine confirmed it. The Baltics know the next test comes if Russia is not stopped decisively now. Deterrence must be credible or it fails. politicsgeo.com/europes-unfi...

Explaining the Self-Harming Policies of the Georgian Dream through the Russian Prism - GEOpolitics Georgia is facing the most dangerous political moment since regaining independence. Russia appears to have set a strategic objective that goes far beyond influencing Georgian policies. Russia has move...

Georgia is facing the most dangerous political moment since regaining independence. Russia has moved from trying to meddle in Georgian politics to trying to control the long-term direction of the Georgian state in a way that cannot be reversed: politicsgeo.com/explaining-t...

The Georgian Dream’s Goebbelsian Propaganda Joseph Goebbels, the notorious Nazi Minister of Propaganda, crafted a blueprint for controlling perceptions, public opinion, and behavior that has been studied for decades. His cognitive manipulation ...

The Georgian case exemplifies how Goebbels’ propaganda principles are weaponized today to achieve information dominance - the bedrock of authoritarian control. Democracies can no longer afford reactive or fragmented responses politicsgeo.com/article/167

Ideological Subversion and the Strategic Logic of Influence Ideological subversion, also referred to as active measures, psychological warfare, or cognitive warfare, is a distinct and often misunderstood element of strategic confrontation. It is frequently con...

"Demoralized population no longer recognizes what interests it should defend, nor how to defend them. Individuals become unable to distinguish truth from propaganda, and even when confronted with facts, their reactions are shaped by pre-programmed ideological responses" politicsgeo.com/article/160

Russia’s Vision of Multipolarity - Spheres of Influence and Subjugation of Nations Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has shaken the global order, exposing the fragility of the rules-based international system. While Western governments rallied behind Ukraine early on, their ef...

Three tough questions in my latest article:

Will the US accept a global order shaped by authoritarian powers?

Can the West stay a united polar in a new multipolar world?

Is a new arms race inevitable as nuclear deterrence becomes the last line of trust?

Full article: politicsgeo.com/article/140

The Cost of Peace in Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s White House visit on 28 February 2025 was far more than just an emotional outburst or a moment of political theater – “great television,” as President Trump labeled it. It marked...

The implications of any peace deal in Ukraine are paramount for Georgia. Yet, due to the policies of the GD regime, even if Ukraine secures a deal that guarantees its security and European integration, Georgia will likely remain on the sidelines. politicsgeo.com/article/136

The Roots of Georgia’s Political Crisis Georgia’s current political crisis can be analyzed through many lenses, as this journal has done on many occasions. However, to fully grasp the root causes of the crisis, one must examine Georgia’s jo...

I analyze the root causes of Georgia's political and social fabrics's dysfunctions. Acknowledging and addressing these problems adequately is the only way to achieve a lasting and sustainable solution to the existential crisis Georgia faces www.politicsgeo.com/article/129

The Georgian Dream’s New Social Contract On November 28, the Georgian Dream ended Georgia’s European integration path by declaring that the accession negotiations would be removed from the political agenda until 2028. This came as a surprise...

Ivanishvili's approach fosters an environment of extreme polarization, creating a "who is not with us is against us" mentality that leaves no room for political dialogue or constructive criticism. Only remaining way to oppose Georgia's turn to Russia is protest+sanctions politicsgeo.com/article/108

🟥 The video shows #Batumi Police Chief Irakli Dgebuadze cursing & threatening Mzia Amaghlobeli, the founder and CEO of Netgazeti & Batumelebi, after her arrest.

⭕️ Dgebuadze personally participated in the arrest.
⭕️ Amaglobeli is accused of attacking Dgebuadze - a Police Officer.
#TerrorInGeorgia

The Vacuum of Indecision: Western Policy at a Crossroads The Western policy of strategic ambiguity—a deliberate avoidance of clear communication and decisive action on key geopolitical issues—usually aims to deter conflict and maintain flexibility for diplo...

Critical analysis of the Western strategic ambiguity.

Western policy & strategy need to grow back its teeth 😬

The persistence of indecisiveness and fragmented approaches in Western strategy is missing an opportunity to capitalize on Russia's vulnerabilities. www.politicsgeo.com/article/117

Happy 2025! Georgia and Ukraine shall defeat evil this year.

This way we can hope things to start normalizing (whatever that means) and finally getting better.

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First thing the new president did after being sworn in was to sign in a package of repressive laws into force.

Here is a question I'd ask GD supporters. If UNM regime was so authoritarian (and it was quite), why were such laws not introduced during their time?

via @annagvarish.bsky.social