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Jesse Tatum

Jesse Tatum holds a M.Sc. in European Studies with Translation from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, and a B.A. in International Studies from Portland State University. Previously, he was a translator for the Groupe de sociologie politique européenne at Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, France, and taught English in France and in China. His current research interests include the EU's external relations and political trends in the Caucasus and Central Asia. He is the interview editor for the Caucasian Review of International Affairs (CRIA).
Jesse Tatum holds a M.Sc. in European Studies with Translation from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK,...

Malte Vifhues

Currently, Malte is a B.A. student in political sciences at the Institute for Political Studies in Paris. He joined CRRC's fellowship program in February 2010 as part of his undergraduate studies. Prior to that, he worked for a year on solar energy projects in Burkina Faso, in which he is still actively engaged today. Malte is involved in different social projects both at home and abroad. Amongst others, he helped to set up an educational center in rural Morocco and organized an annual music festival and a monthly parlour game club for young people in his hometown in Northern Germany. He has done internships at the Aspen Institute Germany and the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies.

In addition to his native German, he speaks French, English and studies Russian. His research interests include the nexus between energy politics, democracy and social policy, and the transformation process in the CIS countries.
Currently, Malte is a B.A. student in political sciences at the Institute for Political Studies...

Robia Charles

Robia Charles is a California native who holds a B.A. from the University of California, Davis where she studied Russian and Mathematics. She has a M.A. in Eurasian an Russian Studies from the European University of St. Petersburg, Russia and a M.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at UC Berkeley and also currently an affiliated doctoral student at the Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science at the Freie Universitaet in Berlin, Germany. Prior to joining CRRC, Robia was employed as a Graduate Student Instructor at UC Berkeley, as a community organizer in Northern California, and as a limnological researcher in both Tanzania and Siberia. Robia's academic interests include nationalism and the intersection of politics and religion, especially in post-Soviet Eurasia. In her spare time she loves to travel, study languages and juggle. She is very excited to be in Georgia for the first time and to work at CRRC.
Robia Charles is a California native who holds a B.A. from the University of California,...

Melissa Scholz

Melissa Scholz is a recent graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (M.A., German and European Studies), where she concentrated in international conflict resolution and humanitarian/refugee emergencies, particularly as applied to the Caucasus. She is a 2006 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S. International Affairs and Modern Languages, Highest Honors). Her most fulfilling previous jobs were with the Division of Biodefense tracking security issues in the FSU, and as a program coordinator for the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs. A collegiate athlete, she loves swimming and watching sports (especially Euro 2008), as well as photography, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Melissa Scholz is a recent graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (M.A., German...

Become a CRRC Junior Research Fellow

Are you a research-minded university graduate who wants to gain an important skill set that is absent in Georgia?  Do you want to work hard and open the door to international opportunities? If so, then this is for you!
Are you a research-minded university graduate who wants to gain an important skill set that...

GEORGIA’S CHANGING PRIORITIES AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

A quantitative analysis of the speeches made by Georgia’s leaders at the annual UN General Assembly found that their themes and priorities changed after the change of government in 2012, with Georgian Dream leaders more positive and discussing Russia less negatively than their predecessors. 
A quantitative analysis of the speeches made by Georgia’s leaders at the annual UN General...

Online Tutorials

SPSS Crash Course In order to use Caucasus Barometer (CB), you need to know SPSS,...

RUSSIAN ÉMIGRÉS IN GEORGIA

After the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Russian nationals moved to Georgia, with many choosing to stay. A CRRC survey found that Russian respondents in Georgia believe that Russia is not a democracy, have mixed views about Georgia’s political direction, and feel relatively secure in Georgia. 
After the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Russian nationals...