On February 3, Caucasus School of Governance held the defense of Lasha kakashvili’s PHD thesis, International Relations PHD program at the Caucasus School of Governance. The PHD candidate presented his thesis on “The Influence of Parliamentary Opposition Parties on the Foreign Policy of countries under the Hybrid Regimes, the case of Georgia in 2012-2021”. Academic supervisor, Professor Dr. Giorgi Nodia.

The defense of the thesis was attended by the members of the Dissertation Commission:

Sergi kapanadze – Program Supervisor, Chair of the doctoral defense commission

Pikria Asanishvili – Associate Professor, Tbilisi State University

Eka Akobia - Professor, Dean of the Caucasus School of Governance

Emir Eteria - Professor, Caucasus School of Governance

Giorgi Tskhadaia - Professor, Caucasus School of Governance

Nana Pirthkhelani - Associate Professor, Caucasus School of Governance

The PHD candidate presented his thesis and answered the questions of the commission. Reviewers of the thesis Korneli kakachia, Professor of Political Science, Tbilisi State University and Konstantine Shubitidze, Assoc. Professor of International Relations, Tbilisi State University, presented their reviews of the thesis, which was followed up by answers from the candidate and then the discussion was opened with the audience as well.

According to the evaluation of the dissertation defense commission, Lasha Kakashvili successfully defended his thesis and was awarded a degree of PHD in International Relations.