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EUCACIS Online Paper No. 8: The changing image of Russia in the European project of post-Soviet Georgia in 2004–2012

Tamar Gamkrelidze elabo­rates on the role of Russia in Georgia’s European project. The puzzle is why the European project, which initially aimed for peaceful coexis­tence with Russia, led to a situation where Georgia’s northern neighbour became a chief antagonist. The findings reveal that President Saakashvili and his government tried to redefine an image of Russia in the period of 2004 to 2012 in order to implement the European project, after the initial plan of allocating Russia as a strategic partner in the process of Georgia’s Europea­nization has failed. The paper bases on the analysis of 464 speeches of the former Georgian President.

EUCACIS Online Paper No. 8 can be downloaded here.