Month: July 2022

Terrorism as a means for the radical groups to achieve secession: the cases of Northern Ireland and the Basque Country

by Grigol Kalandadze Terrorism, which has become an important phenomenon in today’s world, has its roots in many historical events that have negatively affected the welfare of certain nations. Throughout many years, several nationalist groups have found terrorist acts and methods useful in order to provoke fear in people and achieve their goals. The examples […]

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Local and Regional outcomes of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war

by Giorgi Koberidze The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is one of the main international fallout of the former Soviet Union. With the exception of the warring parties – Armenia and Azerbaijan – Turkey, Russia and Iran were indirectly involved in the conflict. Beyond them, strong international acts such as the United States and France were also parts […]

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The EU and poverty eradciation – which format to choose?

by Dr. Iuris Nino Parsadanishvili In line with the analysis of the legal and policy framework of the European Union (EU) related to poverty eradication present paper gives an overview of the aspirations of the organization in terms of international cooperation with partner countries on the one hand and with other intergovernmental organizations such as […]

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Orthodox Christianity and Liberal Democracy – Theoretical Inroads

by Maka Gurgenidze This article aims to explore compatibility of Orthodox Christianity with the liberal democracy. It shares the argument that core premises of liberalism such as the freedom of choice, individual autonomy and tolerance intrinsically antagonize Christian religion’s absolutism and universality. The cohabitation of conflicting ideologies is only possible through state-church separation and strong […]

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