A New Georgia? Corruption, Democracy and Conflict

On January 16th, 2004, the CSIS Russia and Eurasia program’s Caucasus Initiative, along with the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at American University, hosted a seminar entitled “A New Georgia? Corruption, Democracy, and Conflict.” Chaired by Celeste Wallander, Director and Trustee Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS, the panel was comprised of four distinguished speakers: Kenneth Yalowitz, Former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia and Director of the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College; Louise Shelley, Director of TRACCC; Sarah Mendelson, Senior Fellow at CSIS; and Cory Welt, Visiting Fellow at CSIS.