Issue no: 1472
• OCTOBER 18 - 24, 2024 • PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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ON THE ELECTIONS
Giorgi Kalandarishvili on how the CEC modernized the Georgian elections
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In this week’s issue... Ukraine Latest: Russia Attacks Energy Infrastructure in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv Region NEWS PAGE 2
Media Coalition: Since Adoption of “Russian Law,” Gov’t Intensified Pressure on Media POLITICS PAGE 4
ICT Association Quarterly Meeting Empowering Georgia’s Tech Future BUSINESS PAGE 6
German Experts Address Political Instability and Economic Outlook at a Business Forum - Georgia's Political and Economic Future at Stake
Giorgi Kalandarishvili
Prof. Chuck Freilich on Israel’s War and Netanyahu’s Ambition INTERVIEW BY VAZHA TAVBERIDZE
UNDP and Biomass Association Give Vulnerable Highland Families Eco-Friendly Stoves SOCIETY PAGE 8
O Fortuna: Gábor Hollerung and Georgian Choral Masterpiece at Autumn Tbilisi Festival
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ith things ever hotter in the Israel conflict, this week Radio Free Europe/RL’s Georgian Service sat down with Prof. Chuck Freilich, senior fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center's International Security Program, teacher of political science at Tel Aviv University, Columbia and NYU, and a former Israeli deputy national security advisor. We started our interview by discussing the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. “The year started with the worst day in Israel's history, and much of the year has continued to be quite difficult,” Freilich notes. “But it ended on a more positive note, seeing Israel turn the tide. Hamas has been defeated as a military organization, not politically, but militarily. And the axis of resistance led by Iran is on the defensive and a little bit on the run even. Hezbollah has been hit very, very hard. And the Iranians are now waiting to see how Israel responds to their attack last week. Continued on page 5
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