Lens on NATO-Georgia Cooperation: A Shared Engagement

Abstract

An overview of the cooperation between NATO and Georgia, encompassing a brief historical overview, recent developments and the main partnership tools. In this framework, a major role is played by Italy on several fields, including through: contribution to the Defence Institution Building School (DIB) and the Join Training Evaluation Centre (JTEC) within the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNPG); presence on the Black Sea – activities and port visits of the Italian Navy under NATO flag – and further projects in the pipeline (Carabinieri’s expected training activities). Focus on NATO-Georgia cooperation within the Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, recalling some major initiatives implemented in this framework, including the project on the responses to seismic emergencies in the Caucasus region and the project – co – directed by the University of Milan-Bicocca and the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University – about the geological risks at the Enguri hydroelectric plant. Win-win nature of the cooperation between Tbilisi and the Alliance.