CCDS board member Shorena Lortkipanidze discussed the so-called Charles Michel agreement on the morning news programme on Euronews Georgia.

A lecture about diversity and inclusion in defense sector – Europe’s experience was conducted on August 25, 2021, by Caecilia Johanna Van Peski, master of educational and cultural psychology

A lecture about Diversity in Politics: Britain’s and Europe’s experience was conducted on August 20, 2021, by Michael Roberts, specialist of international relations and EU studies, policy consultant to various governmental and non-governmental organizations.

A lecture about Georgian parliament: Inclusion and Diversity was conducted on August 18, 2021, by Vakhushti Menabde, lawyer, specialist of political law, professor at Ilia State University, author of various publications.

A lecture about Civil Society and Democratic Transformation was held on August 13, 2021, by Shorena Lortkipanidze, co-founder and board member of Civil Council on Defense and Security, expert in EU programmes and a professor at Tbilisi State University.

Lecture about The Model of Ethnic and Religious Cohabitation was conducted on August 10, 2021, by Giorgi Lobzhanidze, professor specialized in theology, Arabic language and literature, author and translator.

A lecture about Policy of Religious Diversity in Modern Georgia was conducted on August 6, 2021 By Rusudan Gotsiridze, bishop of Georgia’s Evangelist-Baptist church, a women’s rights activist and master of Christian theology from Ilia State University.

A lecture about Women’s rights in Georgia: Historical Perspectives and Reality was conducted on August 4, 2021 by Lela Gaprindashvili. 

July 7 marked an opening of the project “Youth for Pluralism and Democracy”, which gathers young people aged 18-25 from different regions of Georgia. 

As from September 2019 Civil Council on Defense and Security is conducting a Project “Diversity, Inclusion and Gender Equality in Defense and Security Institutions”. During this past two years there where different activities fulfilled within the framework of the project, such as meetings, trainings and workshops with the employees of the Ministries of defense and Internal Affairs. 

April 26 marked an opening of the Academic Writing Project: How to Publish Papers in International Journals. 

March 25 marked an opening of exhibitions of illustrations about Diversity and Women’s equal engagement in Defense and Security institutions of Georgia. 

The EU Export Control List of Military Goods has been translated in Georgian by the Civil Council on Defense and Security (CCDS) and published in 23.03.2021. The translation of this list in Georgian language was made possible thanks to generous support from Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM).

General Vakhtang Kapanadze article about the NATO-Georgia relations. 

Article about the difference between compulsory and voluntary military services and analysis of which one is more effective for Georgian reality.  

Interview with professor of International Relations, Zurab Davitashvili, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. 

The author of the presented lectures is Dr. Thomas Jonter, Professor at Stockholm University (Sweden). 

Comparative analysis of diversity in US and Swedish military services was prepared by MoD representatives - Tamta Tchrikishvili and Ninutsa Shanshashvili. 

Interview with Megan Bastick

interview with Dr. Philipp Fluri, Facilitator of dialogue and adviser on democratic security sector governance/reform and peacebuilding.