What’s Going On in Georgia? An Activist Explains the Nation’s Political Crisis and Turbulent History

Last week, riot police used force to remove Nika Melia, the leader of Georgia’s main opposition party, from his political headquarters in Tbilisi. Meila’s arrest has deepened political rifts within Georgia and is plunging the nation into crisis, with opposition parties vowing to boycott Parliament until Melia is released by the government. Nino Evgenidze, a Georgian activist and executive director of the Economic Policy Research Center in Tbilisi, tells Mike what Melia’s arrest means for Georgia, the region and the rest of the world on the World Class Podcast. For more from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, follow: Website: https://fsi.stanford.edu/​​​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FSIStanford​​​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordFSI/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fsi_stanfor...​ The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies is Stanford University's premier research institute for the study of international affairs. Our work informs decision-makers in Washington, Geneva, Beijing and beyond, and our Policy Implementation Lab helps ensure that our research has real-world impact.