Russia is Winning in Georgia.
Serious analysis for a dangerous world: https://fronts.coGeorgia’s democracy is collapsing. Oligarch power, rigged elections, crushed protests and rising Russian influence push the country toward autocracy—while the West watches. How Putin is winning without firing a shot.
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00:00 Introduction
01:39 Death of a Dream
05:30 Politics of Power
11:28 One Man, One Vote, One Time
Sources:
Economist: https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/11/09/georgia-is-dousing-the-last-embers-of-democracy
Research paper on the statistical evidence of rigging the 2024 election: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386419321_Statistical_and_Mathematical_Evidence_of_Rigged_Parliamentary_Elections_in_Georgia_2024
Carnegie Endowment, Thomas de Waal: https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2025/09/time-for-eu-decisions-on-georgia?lang=en
The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/georgia-how-democracy-is-being-eroded-fast-as-government-shifts-towards-russia-260430
Engelsberg Ideas: https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/georgian-nightmare/
NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/magazine/georgia-russia-autocracy-dictatorship.html
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce86kgnj7zro
EU Neighbors East, polling: https://euneighbourseast.eu/news/opinion-polls/most-georgians-support-eu-membership-according-to-latest-opinion-poll/
DW: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-enlargement-report-praises-montenegro-slams-georgia/a-74615718
Journal of Democracy: https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-georgias-democracy-is-collapsing/
OC-Media, EU report: https://oc-media.org/georgia-dismisses-damning-eu-enlargement-report-claims-to-remain-fully-committed-to-accession/
Committee to Protect Journalists: https://cpj.org/2025/09/in-georgia-6-journalists-attacked-robbed-while-covering-protests/ Receive SMS online on sms24.me
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