Center for International Studies

                              Rural tourism for organic farming in Georgia                                                                  "When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not                                                                     de...

  78% of the world's population suffers from a shortage of water resources Nika Chitadze Director of the Center for International Studies  Professor of the International Black Sea University    Clean and drinkable water is not available in many countries. While 3/4 of the Earth's surface is covered by water, only 3% of it is drinkable. Moreover, only 0.3% of this falls on rivers, lakes and groundwater, and the rest is localized in the form of glaciers. Taking into account the mentioned factor, it should be mentioned that 3 out of 4 people in the world live in water-scarce countries, and statistically more people die from a lack of safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene services than from water-related natural disasters - according to the latest assessment of global water security. According to the international definition, the availability of drinking water is not less than 20 liters of water per capita, which is available within a radius of 1 kilometer...

  Montenegro – the only NATO country where Russians are warmly welcomed ?   a uthor: Vahan Martirosyan, journalist, political scientist, Yerevan, Armenia     After the outbreak of full-scale war, Russian citizens, as is well known, began to flee their country in droves. This wave took a particularly massive character after the announcement of mobilization, in September 2022.   Entire families fled, regardless of social status and political views, ordinary citizens and bankers, famous artists and scientists. In the kilometer-long lines at borders and airports, both the rare opponents of the war and those who unquestioningly supported the Russian invasion stood side by side.    Those who were lucky enough to have Schengen visas in their passports naturally chose the EU zone as their countries of emigration. A special wave came to the Baltic States (the border is closer). However, by the spring of 2023, the leaders of almost all European coun...

  The Central Asia Actors Balance Geopolitics and New Game   By Professor Vakhtang Maisaia   The geopolitics of the Central Asian countries has changed recently due to numerous events in the world. Most of these countries have opted for a multi-vector foreign policy and economic diversification. The process of changing the approach to these issues has been forced by the war in Ukraine and by Russia's attitude itself. These countries, which are economically dependent on Russia, are increasingly feeling the sanctions imposed on Russia and are trying to find alternatives at various levels. Recently, there have also been major changes in the internal politics of these countries, such as the January protests in Kazakhstan, which strengthened the power of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, or the transfer of power in Turkmenistan from father Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow to son Serdar Berdimuhamedow. The issue of internal tensions, such as the unrest in the autonomous republic of Karak...