Archil Sikharulidze on Georgian Law on Foreign Agents and Armenia Protests | Ep 332 - May 26, 2024

Georgian Law on Foreign Agents | Politics and Diplomacy of Armenia | Parallels and Lessons from Georgia | Ep 332 - May 26, 2024 Conversations on Groong Topics: * Georgian Law on Foreign Agents * Politics and Diplomacy of Armenia * Parallels and Lessons from Georgia Guest: * Archil Sikharulidze - TW/@achosikha Hosts: * Hovik Manucharyan - TW/@HovikYerevan * Asbed Bedrossian - TW/@qubriq 00:00 Intro to topic and welcome to Archil Sikharulidze 00:28 What are the sensitivities around the Georgian law on Foreign Agents? 01:49 On Zurabishvili’s input on the Law 04:36 On the US FARA law 05:22 On Europe’s input on the Georgian law 06:27 The introduction of the bill in 2023 and efforts since to make it palatable 09:25 The concern that NGOs are not working towards national interests 11:41 The problem of assuming a “civil society“ in post-Soviet countries 16:03 What are the Georgian government’s expectations from this Law on Transparency? 18:52 Who are the rivals on the two sides of this law, what are they fighting for? 23:44 Pledge Break: GIVE to Groong! 25:54 Is Georgian Dream pro-Russian? 32:16 Does the timing of the law have to do with Upcoming Elections? 34:53 Will US & EU threats on Georgia work? 38:17 How are the Armenian Tavush protests viewed from Georgia? 43:50 Did a lot of Civil Contract people come from Western funded NGOs? 44:38 At the Rose and Velvet coups, were events pre-determined or did current events influence the leaders’ decisions? 49:06 Armenian should learn from Georgian mistakes 50:55 About Dr. Archil Sikharulidze 51:27 Pledge Reminder: GIVE to Groong! Episode 332 | Recorded: May 25, 2024 Website: