Vasili Rukhadze

Vasili Rukhadze is a political scientist, specializing in Russian and post-Soviet politics and policies. In the late 1990s, he moved from his home country of Georgia to the United States, where he has resided ever since. He holds an M.A. degree in political science from the City University of New York and Ph.D. in political science from Kent State University. In 2007-2008, he was a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute, conducting academic research on the prospects of establishing new energy routes from the Caspian Sea basin to the European Union. In 2010, he served as a Chairman of the Georgian Truth Commission, overseeing a large scale research project, from its inception to its completion, about Georgia’s historical experiences under Tsarist and communist rule. Since 2012, he is a Political Analyst at the Washington, D.C. based think-tank, Jamestown Foundation.