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  Why Ban an Opposition That's Already Weak? Is Moscow Behind It? | TGQT-S2-E7 18.10.2026 40мин

  Why has Moscow suddenly restricted imports from Georgian companies? And why does Bidzina Ivanishvili want to ban opposition parties that are already politically and financially weak? In this episode of Talk Georgia Question Time, Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze explore these questions and discuss the growing tensions within Georgian Dream, the arrests of figures linked to Georgia's criminal underworld, ownership changes at pro-government television channels, the EU's new €38 million funding package, and reported attempts by Georgian Dream to reconnect with the Trump administration.Top Questions of the week Nika & StanoWhy does Ivanishvili want to ban opposition parties that are already extremely weak and on the verge of bankruptcy?Given Georgian Dream's approach to Moscow, why is Russia restricting Georgian imports, and why target specific companies rather than entire sectors?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected]#TalkGeorgia #Georgia #Russia #GeorgianDream #TalkGeorgia #TalkGeorgiaQuestionTime #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgianDream #BidzinaIvanishvili #Russia #Putin #RussiaGeorgiaRelations #OppositionBan #PoliticalRepression #GeorgianOpposition #GeorgianDemocracy #Kremlin #RussianInfluence #Geopolitics #SouthCaucasus #EuropeanUnion #GeorgiaEU #TrumpAdministration #NodarKharshiladze #GiorgiRukhadzeSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE
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  Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. October 17. 2026 17.10.2026 10мин

  Talk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out!
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  Why Ban an Opposition That's Already Weak? Is Moscow Behind It? TGQT-S2-E7.Trailer 17.10.2026

  Why has Moscow suddenly restricted imports from Georgian companies? And why does Bidzina Ivanishvili want to ban opposition parties that are already politically and financially weak? In this episode of Talk Georgia Question Time, Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze explore these questions and discuss the growing tensions within Georgian Dream, the arrests of figures linked to Georgia's criminal underworld, ownership changes at pro-government television channels, the EU's new €38 million funding package, and reported attempts by Georgian Dream to reconnect with the Trump administration.The questions of the week: Nika & StanoWhy does Ivanishvili want to ban opposition parties that are already extremely weak and on the verge of bankruptcy?Given Georgian Dream's approach to Moscow, why is Russia restricting Georgian imports, and why target specific companies rather than entire sectors?In this episode:Why ban opposition parties that are already struggling?Is Moscow tightening its grip on Georgian Dream?Russia's restrictions on Georgian companies: economic dispute or political pressure?What's happening inside Georgian Dream?Could Ivanishvili seek a new understanding with Washington?What can Georgia learn from Armenia's experience with Russia?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected]#TalkGeorgia #TalkGeorgiaQuestionTime #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgianDream #BidzinaIvanishvili #Russia #Putin #RussiaGeorgiaRelations #OppositionBan #PoliticalRepression #GeorgianOpposition #GeorgianDemocracy #Kremlin #RussianInfluence #Geopolitics #SouthCaucasus #EuropeanUnion #GeorgiaEU #TrumpAdministration #NodarKharshiladze #GiorgiRukhadzeSupport Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE
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  Eagle Hills $6.6 Billion Georgia Deal: Investment or Land Grab? Economist Nikoloz Shurgaia | TG-S2-E6 15.10.2026 57мин

  Is Eagle Hills bringing $6.6 billion in genuine foreign investment to Georgia, or is the deal primarily about transferring valuable public land to a foreign-controlled development venture?In this episode of Talk Georgia, Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Nika Shurgaia, an economist, civic activist and member of the One Georgia platform, to examine the controversial Eagle Hills projects in Tbilisi and Gonio.In this episode:Eagle Hills: Genuine Investment or a Disguised Land Deal?Georgia's Public Land: Who Decided Its Value?The Serbian Precedent: Who Profits and Who Bears the Risks?Environmental Threats and the Contradictions of Georgian Dream's Land Policy Foreign Property Buyers and Georgia's Demographic Future From West to East: Is Georgia's Economic Orientation Changing?Nikoloz (Nika) Shurgaia is a Georgian economist, former senior banking executive and civic activist with nearly three decades of experience in international finance and banking. A graduate of London Business School, he has held senior positions at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Bank of Georgia, VTB Bank Georgia and several banks across the region, including serving as CEO of PASHA Bank Georgia. He is also the founder of Sadagi, a civic initiative focused on environmental protection and community engagement, and a member of the One Georgia platform.#TalkGeorgia #EagleHills #LandGrab #NikolozShurgaia #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgianDream #ForeignInvestment #LandDeal #GeorgiaEconomy #Tbilisi #Gonio #Batumi #RealEstate #EconomicTransparency #EnvironmentalRisks #Demographics #BelgradeWaterfront #SouthCaucasus #Geopolitics Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE
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  Eagle Hills' $6.6 Billion Georgia Deal: Investment or Land Grab? Economist Nikoloz Shurgaia | TG-S2-E6.Trailer 14.10.2026

  Is Eagle Hills bringing $6.6 billion in genuine foreign investment to Georgia, or is the deal primarily about transferring valuable public land to a foreign-controlled development venture?In this episode of Talk Georgia, Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Nika Shurgaia, an economist, civic activist and member of the One Georgia platform, to examine the controversial Eagle Hills projects in Tbilisi and Gonio.In this episode:Eagle Hills: Genuine Investment or a Disguised Land Deal?Georgia's Public Land: Who Decided Its Value?The Serbian Precedent: Who Profits and Who Bears the Risks?Environmental Threats and the Contradictions of Georgian Dream's Land Policy Foreign Property Buyers and Georgia's Demographic Future From West to East: Is Georgia's Economic Orientation Changing?Nikoloz (Nika) Shurgaia is a Georgian economist, former senior banking executive and civic activist with nearly three decades of experience in international finance and banking. A graduate of London Business School, he has held senior positions at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Bank of Georgia, VTB Bank Georgia and several banks across the region, including serving as CEO of PASHA Bank Georgia. He is also the founder of Sadagi, a civic initiative focused on environmental protection and community engagement, and a member of the One Georgia platform.#TalkGeorgia #EagleHills #LandGrab #NikolozShurgaia #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgianDream #ForeignInvestment #LandDeal #GeorgiaEconomy #Tbilisi #Gonio #Batumi #RealEstate #EconomicTransparency #EnvironmentalRisks #Demographics #BelgradeWaterfront #SouthCaucasus #Geopolitics Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE
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  Is the Georgian Dream System as We Know It Coming to an End? | TGQT-S2-E6 11.10.2026 33мин

  Is the Georgian Dream System as We Know It Coming to an End?#TalkGeorgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgianDreamIn this episode of Talk Georgia Question Time, Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze discuss a series of troubling developments in Georgia - allegations of police and prison violence, a new corruption scandal involving a National Bank board member, growing signs of confusion and internal dysfunction within Georgian Dream, and the latest European Parliament resolution on Georgia..Top Questions of the week Peter & LiaWhat’s going on with the police and prisons? We’ve had so many disturbing cases in just one week. Is there a political dimension to this?What’s the point of yet another European Parliament resolution, no matter how tough, if there are no consequences and Georgian Dream simply carries on?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected]#TalkGeorgia #TGQT #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgianDream #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanUnion #Democracy #RuleOfLaw #PoliticalCrisis #PoliceViolence #PoliticalRepression #Corruption #EU #SouthCaucasus #BidzinaIvanishvili #GiorgiRukhadze #NodarKharshiladze Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE
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  Is the Georgian Dream System as We Know It Coming to an End? | TGQT-S2-E6.Trailer 10.10.2026

  Is the Georgian Dream System as We Know It Coming to an End?#TalkGeorgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgianDreamIn this episode of Talk Georgia Question Time, Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze discuss a series of troubling developments in Georgia - allegations of police and prison violence, a new corruption scandal involving a National Bank board member, growing signs of confusion and internal dysfunction within Georgian Dream, and the latest European Parliament resolution on Georgia..Top Questions of the week Peter & LiaWhat’s going on with the police and prisons? We’ve had so many disturbing cases in just one week. Is there a political dimension to this?What’s the point of yet another European Parliament resolution, no matter how tough, if there are no consequences and Georgian Dream simply carries on?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected]#TalkGeorgia #TGQT #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgianDream #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanUnion #Democracy #RuleOfLaw #PoliticalCrisis #PoliceViolence #PoliticalRepression #Corruption #EU #SouthCaucasus #BidzinaIvanishvili #GiorgiRukhadze #NodarKharshiladze Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE
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  Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. October 10. 2026 10.10.2026 8мин

  Talk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out!
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  Is Russia Recolonising Georgia Without Tanks? | Historian Beka Kobakhidze | TG-S2-E5. 08.10.2026 58мин

  Is Russia Recolonising Georgia Without Tanks?Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with historian Beka Kobakhidze, Professor at Ilia State University, to explore what Georgia’s history can tell us about the country’s current political and geopolitical crisis.In this episode: - Introductin the Guest- Is Georgia at a Historic Turning Point?- 1918–2026: Is Georgia Still Trapped Between Russia and the West?- Recolonisation Without Tanks: What Is Russia doing in Georgia?- Who Controls Georgia’s Past? The Battle Over History- Is Georgia’s European Identity Ancient or Reinvented?- Georgia’s ‘Fourth Isolation’ - and Can the Country Recover?Beka Kobakhidze is a historian and Professor at Ilia State University. He has been a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford and a visiting scholar at Harvard University. His professional experience also includes work with the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, Georgia’s Ministry of Defence and the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine.#TalkGeorgia #Georgia #Russia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgiaRussia #GeorgiaHistory #BekaKobakhidze #GiorgiRukhadzer #Geopolitics #SouthCaucasus #EuropeanUnion #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanIntegration #Democracy #RussianInfluence #SovietHistory #FirstGeorgianRepublic Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE
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  Is Russia Recolonising Georgia Without Tanks? | Historian Beka Kobakhidze | TG-S2-E5.Trailer 07.10.2026

  Is Russia Recolonising Georgia Without Tanks?Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with historian Beka Kobakhidze, Professor at Ilia State University, to explore what Georgia’s history can tell us about the country’s current political and geopolitical crisis.In this episode: - Introductin the Guest- Is Georgia at a Historic Turning Point?- 1918–2026: Is Georgia Still Trapped Between Russia and the West?- Recolonisation Without Tanks: What Is Russia doing in Georgia?- Who Controls Georgia’s Past? The Battle Over History- Is Georgia’s European Identity Ancient or Reinvented?- Georgia’s ‘Fourth Isolation’ - and Can the Country Recover?Beka Kobakhidze is a historian and Professor at Ilia State University. He has been a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford and a visiting scholar at Harvard University. His professional experience also includes work with the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, Georgia’s Ministry of Defence and the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine.#TalkGeorgia #Georgia #Russia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgiaRussia #GeorgiaHistory #BekaKobakhidze #GiorgiRukhadzer #Geopolitics #SouthCaucasus #EuropeanUnion #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanIntegration #Democracy #RussianInfluence #SovietHistory #FirstGeorgianRepublic Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE
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  14 Years of Ivanishvili’s Rule: What Has Georgia Become? | TGQT-S2-E5 04.10.2026 35мин

  Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from SylviaAfter 14 years of Georgian Dream rule, where exactly does Georgia stand today? What has changed politically, economically and institutionally, and where has the country ended up in terms of its European future?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected]#TalkGeorgia #TGQT #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #BidzinaIvanishvili #GeorgianDream #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanUnion #Democracy #DemocraticBacksliding #PoliticalCrisis #CivilSociety #MediaFreedom #HumanRights #GeorgiaRussia #EuropeanIntegration #SouthCaucasus
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  Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. October 3. 2026 03.10.2026 8мин

  Talk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out!
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  14 Years of Ivanishvili’s Rule: What Has Georgia Become? | TGQT-S2-E5 03.10.2026

  Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from SylviaAfter 14 years of Georgian Dream rule, where exactly does Georgia stand today? What has changed politically, economically and institutionally, and where has the country ended up in terms of its European future?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected]#TalkGeorgia #TGQT #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #BidzinaIvanishvili #GeorgianDream #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanUnion #Democracy #DemocraticBacksliding #PoliticalCrisis #CivilSociety #MediaFreedom #HumanRights #GeorgiaRussia #EuropeanIntegration #SouthCaucasus
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  Georgia’s Democratic Breakdown: How Did Europe Miss the Warning Signs? | Agnieszka Filipiak. TG-S2-E4 01.10.2026 44мин

  Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREGeorgia’s Democratic Breakdown: How Did Europe Miss the Warning Signs?In this episode of Talk Georgia, Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Agnieszka Filipiak, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Women Poland and a journalist with almost two decades of experience covering Georgia and the South Caucasus, to discuss Georgia’s democratic breakdown, repression through law, Europe’s missed warning signs, the limits of the Russia-versus-West lens, the EU’s growing focus on Armenia, and why Georgia is not lost.In this episode:* Georgia after two decades of political change* How repression works through the law* Did Europe miss Georgia’s democratic warning signs?* Beyond the Russia-versus-West binary* Poland–Georgia relations: Does Georgia still matter strategically?* Why Europe is turning its attention to Armenia* Business, politics and the Trump Tower project in Georgia* What Europe still misunderstands about Georgia* Why Georgia should not be written off#TalkGeorgia #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanUnion #Democracy #SouthCaucasus #Russia #Poland #Geopolitics #DemocraticBacksliding #RuleOfLaw #EuropeanPolitics #GeorgiaPolitics #EUIntegration #EasternEurope #AgnieszkaFilipiak #GiorgiRukhadze
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  Georgia’s Democratic Breakdown: How Did Europe Miss the Warning Signs? | Agnieszka Filipiak. TG-S2-E4 30.09.2026 1мин

  Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREGeorgia’s Democratic Breakdown: How Did Europe Miss the Warning Signs?Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Agnieszka Filipiak, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Women Poland, to discuss Georgia’s democratic breakdown, repression through law, Europe’s missed warning signs, the limits of the Russia-versus-West lens, the EU’s growing focus on Armenia, and why Georgia is not lost.In this episode:* Georgia after two decades of political change* How repression works through the law* Did Europe miss Georgia’s democratic warning signs?* Beyond the Russia-versus-West binary* Poland–Georgia relations: Does Georgia still matter strategically?* Why Europe is turning its attention to Armenia* Business, politics and the Trump Tower project in Georgia* What Europe still misunderstands about Georgia* Why Georgia should not be written off#TalkGeorgia #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GeorgiaEU #EuropeanUnion #Democracy #SouthCaucasus #Russia #Poland #Geopolitics #DemocraticBacksliding #RuleOfLaw #EuropeanPolitics #GeorgiaPolitics #EUIntegration #EasternEurope #AgnieszkaFilipiak #GiorgiRukhadze
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  Georgian Dream’s Extremely Dangerous Game with Russia | TGQT-S2-E4 27.09.2026 35мин

  Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from AnnaPM Kobakhidze addressed the UN without mentioning Georgia’s EU aspirations, let alone NATO, while Papuashvili, during his visit to Brussels, accused the EU of funding fascists and hate speech in Georgia and mocked its ambassador. Is this a final break with the EU, or another political manoeuvre?these developments connected? What is Ivanishvili trying to achieve?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected]
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  Talk Georgia Weekly News Update. September 26. 2026 26.09.2026 8мин

  Talk Georgia brings you weekly news updates on the key political and regional developments in Georgia. New episodes drop every Saturday at 22:00. Don’t miss out!
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  Georgian Dream’s Extremely Dangerous Game with Russia | TGQT-S2-E4 26.09.2026

  Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREThis is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics.Top Question of the week from AnnaPM Kobakhidze addressed the UN without mentioning Georgia’s EU aspirations, let alone NATO, while Papuashvili, during his visit to Brussels, accused the EU of funding fascists and hate speech in Georgia and mocked its ambassador. Is this a final break with the EU, or another political manoeuvre?these developments connected? What is Ivanishvili trying to achieve?Please send your questions for the next show to [email protected]
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  Why Georgian Dream Wants Control of Georgia’s Schools & Universities | Gota Chanturia | TG-S2-E3. 24.09.2026 50мин

  Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREIs Georgian Dream “De-forming” Education to Take Full Political Control?In this episode of Talk Georgia, Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist, civic activist and founding member of the Movement for Social Democracy, for a wide-ranging conversation about education, protest and Georgia’s emerging political alternatives.#TalkGeorgia #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GotaChanturia #GeorgianDream #Education #GeorgiaProtests #MovementForSocialDemoracy
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  Why Georgian Dream Wants Control of Georgia’s Schools & Universities | Gota Chanturia | TG-S2-E3. 23.09.2026

  Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgiaPLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHAREIs Georgian Dream “De-forming” Education to Take Full Political Control?In this episode of Talk Georgia, Giorgi Rukhadze sits down with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist, civic activist and founding member of the Movement for Social Democracy, for a wide-ranging conversation about education, protest and Georgia’s emerging political alternatives.#TalkGeorgia #Georgia #GeorgianPolitics #GotaChanturia #GeorgianDream #Education #GeorgiaProtests #MovementForSocialDemoracy