For decades, Georgia has tried to extricate itself from Russia's shadow. But with the recent influx of Ukrainian refugees and anti-war Russians and the rise of Georgia’s Dream Party, the former Soviet state is once again walking a political tightrope between Russia and a tenuous future with NATO. In this episode, reporter Levi Bridges takes us on the ground to hear about the dangers of standing up to Russia.

Reporter:

Levi Bridges, journalist 

Featured guests:

Daniil Chubar, co-founder of Emigration for Action 

Monika Jaranowska, Director of Kids Club "Happy Me" Tbilisi

Giga Bokeria, leader of the European Georgia party

Sonja Schiffers, Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Tbilisi Office

Giorgi Khelashvili, Georgian Dream MP and Deputy Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of Georgia

Host:  

Ray Suarez

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