Nana Kalandarishvili

Management of work of the department. Lead analyst on Russia`s foreign and domestic policy, Hybrid warfare and conflicts South Caucasus. Participation in identification and examination of the strategic issues concerning national security, assessment and forecast of internal and external treats, development of strategic documents, preparation of the informational-analytical reports on strategic issues related to national security, provision of informational-analytical support to the members of the NSC;

Research topic: The Perceptions of the Impact of International Support on Peaceful Transformation of Conflicts in South Caucasus- view from Tbilisi. Published April 2017; http://regional-dialogue.com/en/int-orgs-eng/

Serving as a Liaison between State Minister and international organizations, international missions and diplomatic corps. Providing the research and analysis of the practices of the conflict resolution and its possible implications for the conflicts in Georgia. Monitoring and analyzing situation in the conflict regions. Participating in development of the conflict management and mitigation policy. Assisting State Minister with translation from English into Georgian and/or Russian;

Overseeing overall implementation of the project, developing the content, conducting and facilitating the dialogue component of the study – dialogue meeting between Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian and Turkish young professionals;​

Participating in everyday activities of Parliamentary Communication Center. Researching legislation and news in order to find the material for the TV program designed to ensure the communication, accountability and feedback between elected Members of the Parliament and their constituency. Assisting program manager with the planning of the recording, selection of the guests as well as translation and interpretation. Conducting media monitoring for NDI`s daily newsletter;

Participation in everyday activities of Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee.  Preparation analytical paper on development of human rights situation in Georgia based upon comparative analysis of Public Defender`s yearly reports. Preparation of the talking points and speeches for MP Chairman of the committee. Collecting information for National Democratic Institute`s Parliamentary Newsletter;

Participating in researching the potential threats, risks and opportunities for Conflicts in Georgia for next 5-10 years. Conducting interviews and focus groups with the government officials, political parties, experts, NGOs, locally based international organization representatives and societal groups in Georgia. Identifying main stakeholders and arranging interviews and meetings with them. Assisting international consultants with interpretation and translation;

Analyses of the work of embassies of Georgia for the bulletin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Analyses of international affairs. Research of threats of recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by other countries other than Russia and Venezuela and the potential outreach Georgia`s non-recognition policy;

Gathering Statements on Abkhazia and South Ossetia made by Georgian Politicians during 2008 parliamentary election campaign, first hand analyses of the information​;

Gathering information about the attitudes reflected in Georgian Newspapers towards taking Georgian National Treasure for the exhibition to USA in 1999, First hand analyses of the information;