In Episode 2 of SSI In Focus, Megi Benia is joined by Ambassador Giorgi Badridze to discuss how small states can navigate an international system increasingly shaped by great-power competition.

The conversation covers alliances and strategic autonomy, the Black Sea and South Caucasus, Georgia's strategic position, and whether the Middle Corridor can turn connectivity and geography into meaningful strategic value.

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Twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the security environment has transformed dramatically. Yet one challenge remains central: how governments, institutions and societies communicate during moments of crisis and how that communication shapes public trust, resilience and security.In this episode of SSI IN FOCUS, we examine the evolution of strategic communications since 9/11, the lessons learned from two decades of counterterrorism and crisis response, and the growing role of information manipulation, disinformation and emerging technologies in today’s security landscape.Vivian S. Walker and Mariam Gamdlashvili discuss how strategic communications have evolved, why trust has become a critical component of national and international security, and what the post-9/11 experience can teach us about communicating in an increasingly contested information environment.SSI IN FOCUS is a Strategic Security Initiative (SSI) series exploring contemporary security and foreign policy challenges through conversations with leading experts and practitioners.🌐 www.ssi-policy.org