Meet Our New Senior Research Fellows — Javakhishvili & Laitadze

We are delighted to welcome two outstanding personalities and colleagues to our team.

Ambassador Gocha Javakhishvili is a Georgian diplomat and academic with over 30 years of experience. He served as Ambassador of Georgia to France and Monaco and as Permanent Representative to UNESCO and other major international organisations. A specialist on the South Caucasus and European geopolitics, he is a Professor Emeritus and recipient of the French National Order of Merit and the Order of Academic Palms.

Dr Irakli Laitadze has extensive experience in Georgian diplomacy and the corporate, literary and cultural sectors. He served in Brussels and at the Embassy of Georgia in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. He holds degrees from Tbilisi State University, the Diplomatic School of Madrid, and Cambridge University, and is the author of three books, including Soviet Georgia – A Personal Journey Through Recent History, shortlisted for the 2025 SABA Literary Prize.

We look forward to working together to strengthen informed dialogue and European cooperation.