International Center on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN)

Professional Background: international relations, political studies

Main field of activities: research/analysis, conflict resolution/peacebuilding

EDUCATION

PhD in Political Science

Moscow State Institute of International Relations(MGIMO), Moscow, Russia, International Relations and Foreign Policy Dept.

Thesis: Politics of the West and Russia in the South

Caucasus: Comparative Analysis

BA in International Relations, Diploma with Honors

Tbilisi State University, International Relations and International Law Dept.

Diploma, International Program on Building Link to Civil Society under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel

Mount Carmel International Training Center, Haiffa, Israel

Presentation: Strengthening Civil Society in Georgia

Working meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Diploma, Advanced International Programme in Conflict Resolution under the auspices of SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Uppsala University, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala, Sweden

Team work - thesis "Conflict Resolution through Regional Organizations: Comparative Analysis of Five Case Studies"

Working meetings at SIDA and SIPRI, Stockholm

Certificate in Advanced International Study Program in Peace and Conflict Transformation

European University Center for Peace Studies, Stadtshlaining, Austria

Thesis: Ethno-political Conflicts in the South Caucasus: International Dimension

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Researcher, Political Analysis Division,International Center on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN)

Caucasus Regional Coordinator

Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, European Center for Conflict Prevention (Hague, the Netherlands)

Research Fellow

Caucasus Fellowship Program, World Security Institute, Washington DC, US

Research: “South Caucasus: The Perspectives of Creating a Joint Regional Security System”

Field Monitor/Analyst in Georgia

FEWER Program/ Swiss Peace Foundation

Professor at Tbilisi I.Chavchavadze State University, International Relations Dept.

Course: Conflict Analysis/Conflict Resolution

Field Monitor/Analyst in Georgia, member of the South Caucasus Group within Building Crisis Management Analysis Capacities Project Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania

Project Coordinator

Early Warning/Early Response System for the Caucasus, Danish Refugee Council (DRC)