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Malkhaz Saldadze is an assistant professor at George Mason University Korea. He earned his Ph.D. from George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. He also holds an MA in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. His Ph.D. research examines how history is narrated and how conflicts transform in Georgia, engaging social, cultural, and political perspectives on these issues. As part of civil society and various research institutions in Georgia, he worked on peace and conflict issues through programs and projects, including cross-border South Caucasus initiatives that shaped public discourse on conflict transformation, gender equality, civic engagement, and European integration. Malkhaz Saldadze also worked to empower CSOs in Georgia, developing skills and expertise in organizational culture and conflict management.