On February 10, at 16:00, the public defense of the dissertation by Besik Jajanidze, a doctoral student of the School of Governance Doctoral Program in International Relations, will take place at the Institute for Peace Studies (D33).

Dissertation Title: From Strategic Partnership to Crisis: On the Example of Cooperation Between NATO’s Southern Flagship, Turkey, and the United States of America.

Scientific Supervisor: Sergi Kapanadze, Professor, Doctor of International Relations.

The dissertation defense will be conducted before the Dissertation Defense Commission, composed of the following members:

• Eka Akobia – Professor, Dean of the School of Governance;
• Emir Eteria – Professor, Caucasus University;
• Giorgi Tskhadaia – Professor, Caucasus University;
• Nana Pirtskhelani – Associate Professor, Caucasus University;
• Giorgi Muchaidze – Associate Professor, Caucasus University;
• Pikria Asanishvili – Associate Professor, Tbilisi State University.

The reviewers of Besik Jajanidze's dissertation are professors and experts in the relevant field: a Professor from Ilia State University and a Professor from Tbilisi State University.