Tina Dolbaia

Associate Fellow, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program
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Tina Dolbaia

Tina Dolbaia is an associate fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she examines political, economic, and military developments in Russia and Eurasia, as well as Russia’s defense-security relations with Global South countries. She is particularly interested in Russia’s evolving military industrial production capabilities and how it leverages its diplomatic and defense ties in the Global South. Previously, Tina worked in the international development sector, including Chemonics International and the Center for International Private Enterprise. She holds an MA in Eurasian, Russian, and East European studies from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she also worked as a graduate fellow, examining the intersection of the Russian defense and technology sectors, as well as great power competition in Eurasia. Tina is originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, where she obtained her bachelor of science in sociology.