Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

The Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) was established in 1998 and operates as "an independent, non-profit policy think tank dedicated to helping improve public policy decision-making in Georgia"

Core Staff

Alexander Rondeli, President | Irakli Mengarishvili, Senior Advisor | Vladimir Papava | Archil M. Gegeshidzi | Merab Kakulia | Kakha Gogolashvili, Director of the Center for EU Studies, Georgian Director of GEPLAC | David J. Smith, Senior Fellow, Director of the Georgian Security Analysis Center (GSAC) | Jonathon Kulik | Eka Metreveli | Thea Kentchadze | Tinatin Dvalishvili | Eka Akobia | Kety Emukhvary | Nino Ramishvili | Elene Ramishvili | Teimuraz Kancheli

Donors & Partners

Badri Patarkatsishvili Foundation | George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies | BTC/BP Georgia | Georgian Wines and Spirits | Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) | Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva (HEI) | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) | Institute of International Studies | Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) | Open Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF) | Club de Madrid (CdM) | Open Society Institute (OSI)-Budapest | Coca Cola Bottlers Georgia | RAND Corporation | Embassy of the People's Republic of China | Sasakawa Peace Foundation | Embassy of the United States of America | Stanford University | Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) | Frontera Eastern Georgia | United States Department of State

Aims & Objectives

The stated aims and objectives of the institute are promoting democracy, fostering political and economic reforms, enhancing regional cooperation, creating a friendly and secure investment environment, providing local private sector and the international business community opportunities to work in the Caucasus region.

Activities

Research and analysis | Training of policymakers and policy analysts | Public education on strategic issues

Publications

GFSIS Supply research through conferences, seminars, and publications. The foundation publishes newsletters, working papers, project reports and conference proceedings in electronic and printed formats..

• Gegeshidze, A. (2007), The role of the European Union in the normalization of the Georgia-Russia relationship.
• Slade, G. (2006), Georgia’s poisoned soil – will zero tolerance policing work?
• GFSIS. (2006), Russia and Georgia: relations are still tense.
• GFSIS. (2006), Tolerance in Georgia: religious and ethnic aspects.
• Gordon, J. (2006), Georgia’s relationship with the EU: a diverging union.

Contact

• Address: 3a Chitadze St, Tbilisi 0108, Georgia
• Telephone: (+995 32) 47 35 55
• Fax: (+995 32) 98 52 65
• Email: gfsis@gfsis.org
• Website: GFSIS