Tuesday, September 3, 2025 | 9:00-10:00 AM ET | 5:00-6:00 PM Tbilisi time | Register here

Western policymakers now face a strategic decision: What is more important—a cooperative Georgia or a reform-oriented Georgia? This discussion will explore the recent history of Western engagement in the Caucasus, focusing on the strategic missteps and policy failures detailed in the new policy paper, The West's Inflection Point in the Caucasus: Untying the Georgian Knot. The conversation will also cover broader regional issues, including the Black Sea and Russian foreign policy, and examine potential pathways for a recalibrated Western approach in the region.

PANELISTS:

John DiPirro, Senior Fellow for Eurasia at the Central Asai-Caucasus Institute of the American Foreign Policy Council

Tengiz Pkhaladze, Senior Fellow at the European Center for International Political Economy

Laura Linderman, Senior Fellow and Director of Programs at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute of the American Foreign Policy Council

MODERATOR:

Tamar Kekenadze, Managing Director of the CAMCA Regional Forum 

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