CCDS board member Irakli Mchedlishvili spoke about the parliamentary election held in the de-facto republic of Abkhazia on the Georgian Public Radio.

 CCDS board member Irakli Mchedlishvili spoke about changes in President Trump's foreign policy on the Georgian Public Radio.

 CCDS board member Irakli Mchedlishvili appeared on the GDS channel to discuss Russia-Turkey relations and the responses of the international community to the challenges of terrorism.

CCDS board member Irakli Mchedlishvili discussed global politics and regional challenges that affect the future perspectives of Georgia on the Georgian Public Radio.

CCDS board member Shorena Lortkipanidze discussed the pre-election environment on the Georgian Public Radio.

A workshop "Defense and Security Sector Reform in Georgia: Current State of Affairs and a Way Ahead" was held on 6-7 December 2016 at the Ilia Chavchavadze Hall at the Parliament of Georgia, Tbilisi. It was organized by the Civil Council on Defence and Security (CCDS), parliamentary committee on defence and security, Defence Institution Building School of the ministry of defence of Georgia and the Geneva Centre for...

A conference "2nd Tbilisi International Forum for Regional Stability Nuclear and Radiological Challenges in the Black Sea Region: Causes, Consequences and Countermeasures" was held on 5-6 October 2016 in the Courtyard Marriott, Tbilisi. The Conference was organized by State Security Service of...

The summer university "Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security: Global Challenges and Opportunities" was held on 4-8 September 2016 at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia. It was organized by Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM), Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University and Civil Council on...

The present policy report examines the current state of affairs within the export control system of dual use goods in Georgia. 

CCDS Joint Session with NGO-sector and the First Deputy Defence Minister David Ebralidze under the "Building Integrity Culture (BIC)" project  was held on 26 May 2016 in the Courtyard Marriott, Tbilisi...

The workshop on "Export Control System of Strategic Products in Georgia"  was held on 20 June 2016 at the Ilia Chavchavadze hall at the Parliament of Georgia. The event was organized by the Civil Council on Defense and Security with the support of the US Department of State, US Department of Energy and  Argonne National Laboratory, the Committe of Defense and Security of the Parliament of Georgia ..

CCDS board members Shorena Lortkipanidze and Irakli Mchedlishvili spoke about nuclear radiation and nuclear safety

Preparatory meeting for Tbilisi International 2nd Forum for Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation" conference was held on 3 February 2016 in the Courtyard Marriott, Tbilisi. The meeting was organized by the  Civil Council on Defense and Security, with the support of the support of the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) ...

CCDS board members Shorena Lortkipanidze and Irakli Mchedlishvili appeared on the Georgian Public Radio to discuss the importance of controlling dual-use goods imports. 

Multi-stakeholder discussion on export control of strategic products in Georgia was held on 6 November 2015 in Tbilisi Marriott. It was organized by the CCDS with the support of the US department of State, the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory..

A workshop on parliamentary oversight of the state security service of Georgia was held on 3 November 2015 at the Georgian Parliament, Tbilisi. The workshop was organized by the  Civil Council on Defence and Security with the support of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces...

A wrokshop on the "Development of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Education Capacities in Georgia" was held on 18 September 2015 in Tbilisi Marriott hotel. The workshop was organized by the CCDS with support of the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) and...

A training "Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security: Global Challenges and Opportunities" took place on 16-17 September 2015 in Tbilisi Marriott hotel. The training was organized by...

 CCDS board member Shorena Lortkipanidze spoke about Georgia's foreign priorities on the Georgian Public Radio.

CCDS representatives Irakli Mchedlishvili and Tamar Pataraia visited the National Defence Academy and handed the academy Georgian and English copies of two books: “The Evaluation of Parliamentary Oversight of the Defence Sector in Georgia” and “The Legal Framework of Security Sector Governance in Georgia".