Tornike Metreveli

My take on #Georgiaprotests and the necessity of a paradigm shift

In Georgia, an activist - whom I know from shared friends for 18 years - was attacked with the same shade of ink used in political intimidation tactics across Russia. The message is clear—and chilling.

#GeorgiaProtests have entered their 100+th day. For many, it no longer feels like resistance is working. Protesting has become an existential act—not to win, but to not betray oneself and political prisoners. But to move forward, the paradigm must shift. Here's my speculative answer how 🧵 #Georgia

The art of selective journalism. The Euronews, agency co-funded by the EU, interviews Georgian Kobakhidze in Tbilisi while ignoring the massive protests outside and brutality of gvt. Not a single question about #GeorgiaProtests. Impressive commitment to looking the other way youtu.be/2X0mNR9ylRo?...

Here is a brief summer reading on what a small Georgian village taught me about faith, power, and pluralism globalengage.org/portico/the-...

In this episode, we look into Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Gilead, uncovering how its epistolary form becomes a vessel for theological reflection, intergenerational reckoning, and luminous grace. Tune in via Spotify and Apple! open.spotify.com/episode/3Xtk...

I just got back from #ISSR2025 in Kaunas. Here’s what I learned. ⬇️

Finally the validation for ASEEES has come. Now it joins Harvard's Ukraine Institute and other "undesirables"

Today Georgia celebrates Independence Day. In this blog I reflect on what does it mean to be “independent” in a society where dissent is criminalized, artists are arrested, and political youth are beaten in the streets? #Georgiaprotest #Georgia #art #TbilisiOpenAir open.substack.com/pub/tornikem...

🧵Was Russia's invasion of Ukraine a "preventive war"? Professor Barry R. Posen, MIT Professor argues that basically yes. Here are his arguments—and some problematic aspects of this article written in a major academic journal of IR published by @mitpress.bsky.social 👇 direct.mit.edu/isec/article...

In Georgia, an activist - whom I know from shared friends for 18 years - was attacked with the same shade of ink used in political intimidation tactics across Russia. The message is clear—and chilling.

BREAKING: Georgian Dream just passed sweeping changes to the Law on Grants—requiring foreign donors to obtain gov’t approval before funding local orgs. What does this mean for civil society and research in #Georgia 🇬🇪? A short thread. 👇 civil.ge/archives/676...

#GeorgiaProtests have entered their 100+th day. For many, it no longer feels like resistance is working. Protesting has become an existential act—not to win, but to not betray oneself and political prisoners. But to move forward, the paradigm must shift. Here's my speculative answer how 🧵 #Georgia

If God is silent in the face of suffering, does this mean his absence - or is his silence a form of presence itself? In this episode of my podcast Religion in Praxis, together with my good Phil MacGillivray, we discuss Shusaku Endo's fascinating novel "Silence" 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/583i...