IPF	Archil Gegeshidze

Georgia in the Wider Europe context: Bridging divergent interpretations Context and background  ▪ Soros network initiatives OSI initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe OSI Georgia Foundation OSI East-East Program: Subprogram for European Integration OSI Central Eurasia project OSI eurasianet.org OSI Georgia: South Ossetia Priorities of the Georgian Government IPF Fellows Forum: The Future of the Caucasus Working Group  ▪ Relevant initiatives worldwide Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) Institute for Policy Studies Georgia RAND Europe Crisis Management Initiative South Caucasian Freedom of Expression Network  ▪ Annotated papers Commission Country Report - Georgia Georgia and European Neigborhood Policy Foreign Policy Priority of South Caucasus Countries Georgia and the EU Georgia and the Caucasus Caspian Sea Region Security Georgia: Foreign Policy and National Security Georgian - Abkhazian Conflict "Bottom Line of the Year" Integration without Europeanization: Ukraine    Project objectives analyze the implications of Georgia's inclusion in the European Commission's New Neighborhood Policy (NNP) formulate a coherent vision of Georgia's future role and place in an enlarging Europe develop policy recommendations for decision-makers both in Georgia and the European Commission (EC) to accommodate outlooks and expectations for the outcomes of Georgia's participation in the NNP write a research paper and 20-page policy study in coordination with the group advisor

Fellow Website ▪ www.policy.hu/gegeshidze    Fellow activities & publications ▪ Archil Gegeshidze: Georgia’s Regional Vulnerablities and the Ajaria Crisis, Insight Turkey, Vol. 6, No.2, 2004.   ▪ Archil Gegeshidze: A Strategic Vision for Georgia, The Washington Times, September 13, 2003    The fellow ▪ Curriculum vitae ▪ Research proposal ▪ e-mail:    2005 Working Groups ▪ 2005 Working Group Summary ▪ Democratic Governance ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Public Health and Roma ▪ Policy Making ▪ Combatting Organized Crime ▪ Higher Education Reform ▪ Open Society in Former SU ▪ Open Society and Muslims    2006 Working Groups ▪ 2006 Working Group Summary ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Open Muslim Societies ▪ Open Society Threats ▪ Resource Curse ▪ Roma Exclusion ▪ Open Information Policy

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January 2006