Georgia has become an important destination for commercial surrogacy, but the practice does not exist in isolation. It is part of a wider global system that operates across borders, connecting intende...

This paper analyzes the conditions under which EU conditionality can counter autocratization through a comparative case study of Slovakia (1994–1998) and Georgia (2022–2024). In both cases, the EU ...

Exploring how Russia and Turkey have shaped the contestation of democracy across South-Eastern Europe and Eurasia over the past two decades, Sonja Katharina Sch…

The United Arab Emirates has become a major investor in the Western Balkans. With enlargement back on the agenda, the EU must ensure that foreign capital meets rather than undermines its governance st...

This article discusses the challenges of transitioning to low-carbon energy from an economic point of view, using the Armenian context for illustrations and examples.

Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) launched an investigation into the documentary on two charges.

As Armenia approaches critical parliamentary elections expected to be held on June 7, 2026, the integrity of information and public trust in democratic processes are facing growing challenges. Russian...

Author: Florian Sädler Weeks have passed since several family members of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a G

Warum hielt Deutschland so lange an der Vorstellung fest, Russland sei ein verlässlicher Partner? Welche Fehleinschätzungen prägten die deutsche Haltung gegenüber Wladimir Putin und warum blieb Angela...

Das EU-Parlament hat Msia Amaghlobeli mit dem diesjährigen Sacharow-Preis ausgezeichnet. Die Journalistin hat zu Korruption in Georgien recherchiert und wurde bei den Massenprotesten im vergangenen Wi...

My fellow journalists are putting their lives in danger every day, but we refuse to surrender to a regime that threatens Europe’s own security, says imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli

YouTube video by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

Zhana trägt zum dritten Mal ein Kind für eine fremde Familie aus – als Leihmutter in Georgien. Sie hofft, damit ihrer Tochter Elene ein besseres Leben zu ermöglichen. "Mutter unter Vertrag" erzählt vo...

By Hayk Hovhannisyan Armenia has seen a dramatic transformation of its car market in just five years, as electric vehicles (EVs) move from a curiosity to a mainstream choice on Yerevan’s streets. Once...

A troubled manganese mine in the former Soviet state is exposing the European Union’s double standards on environmental and worker protections.

Protesters gathered on September 9 in the Georgian capital a day after supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream party attacked protesters participating in ongoing demonstrations over a government decis...

Georgien erklärt die Rosenrevolution zum „Putsch“, den Krieg 2008 zur eigenen Schuld - und folgt damit den Propagandalügen des Kremls.

Elene Pasuri on an Art Sector Caught Between Protest and Practice in Authoritarian Georgia

With human rights crises unfolding in neighbouring Azerbaijan and Georgia, Armenia remains the story of hope for human rights and freedoms in the South Caucasus, but civil society in the country faces...

Georgian Dream authorities responded with repression to the wave of protests that erupted after the

In bewaffneten Konflikten sind medizinisches Personal, Krankenhäuser, Rettungseinrichtungen und Patient*innen durch das humanitäre Völkerrecht besonders geschützt. „Healthcare is not a target!“,...

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