Center for Strategy and Development (Georgia)
Center for Strategy and Development (CSD) is a non-partisan and neutral, non-governmental organization. CSD is one of the leading independent think tanks in the country. Our values are based on the principles of equality, freedom, respect, accountability, and transparency. Our goals are to support Georgia’s national security, strengthen the country’s principles of effective and democratic governance, support its European and Euro-Atlantic integration, and create the conditions for Georgia’s sustainable development.
With the support of the U.S. Department of State’s Office for Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR), CSD has been conducting several initiatives to enhance Georgia’s capacity to identify and respond to CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) and ACW (Advanced Conventional Weapons) threats. The aim of the interventions has been to expand non-proliferation activities and awareness in Georgia. Diverse actions have been implemented to improve the technical and tactical capabilities of relevant state institutions, prepare law enforcement agencies for appropriate scenarios, sensitize private sector representatives from financial and logistics companies.
Contact information
Center for Strategy and Development
Mtskheta 48/50, Tbilisi, Georgia
+032 2 222 667
- Website: csd.org.ge
- LinkedIn: Center for Strategy and Development
POINT OF CONTACT
Gogita Gvedashvili – Deputy Director
E-mail: [email protected]
The team
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Giorgi Goguadze E-mail: [email protected] |
Giorgi Goguadze is a specialist in International Relations and Security. He is a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations at Caucasus University. Also, he is an Assistant Professor at Caucasus University and an invited lecturer at Tbilisi State University, University of Business and Technology, and European University. His work experience includes programmes of international organisations and the civil sector. Currently, Giorgi holds the position of a Board Member at the Center for Strategy and Development (CSD) and is actively involved in the implementation process of various programmes. |
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Tinatin Bregvadze E-mail: [email protected] |
Tinatin Bregvadze has extensive experience working with various local and international organizations. From March 2018, she headed the Levan Mikeladze Diplomatic Training and Research Institute. Before that she has been working as a civil education specialist in organizations, such as – Transparency International Georgia and World Vision Georgia. She was actively involved in the Academic Scholarship Program supported by the Open Society Georgia Foundation which was aimed at increasing the quality of education and support and development of higher education system in Georgia. At that time, she was supervising the program in three South Caucasus countries – Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. In the past, she has worked at Millennium Challenge Account and at the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (as a member of the Authorization Board). Since 2021, she is a member of the Commission of the International Education Center. Tinatin works as an invited professor at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Also, she is a Ph.D. student in Education at Ilia State University. |
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Gogita Gvedashvili E-mail: [email protected] |
Gogita Gvedashvili is the Deputy Director at Center for Strategy and development. Since 2017 he was the EU programme director at GCSD. He has been actively involved in research and analytical activities in various leading local and international organizations, including OSCE observation missions in Georgia. Gogita is the author of a number of research and policy documents related Georgia’s European integration. In 2015, he received a Masters degree in Public Policy Administration and passed a training of trainers (TOT) programmes at the Praxis Centre for Policy Studies in Estonia. Gogita is a trainer on project writing, fundraising, and advocacy. |
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Mariam Tokhadze E-mail: [email protected] |
Mariam has a BSc in Politics and International Relations from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In 2017 she was awarded MSc in Security Studies from University College London (UCL). Her professional experience is with various state institutions operating in the field of defense and security. In the past, she has worked at the Ministry of Defence and the State Security Service of Georgia. She was also the Policy Officer within the framework of the technical assistance project of the European Union to the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Refugees and Accommodation. In her previous capacities, she participated in the elaboration of various strategic and national level documents as well as the policy planning process of respective agencies. |
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