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The Mentorship Program

Over the past year, the EETN has worked to foster connections and provide opportunities across international borders and academic disciplines. A major pillar of that work has been the Mentorship program, which connected junior scholars, graduate, and undergraduate students with leading academics in their field. Through the production of policy memos and white papers, mentees gained the opportunity to apply their analytical skills to complex policy problems and learned to present informed solutions to academics, government officials, and policy experts — expanding the potential reach to new audiences and potential employers. EETN remains committed to fostering a new generation of professionals with nuanced views of international security and forging deep partnerships between academia and difference-makers.

Meet the Mentees

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Guram Jurkhadze

  • Tbilisi Free University
Jēkabs Kārlis Rasnačs

Jēkabs Kārlis Rasnačs

  • University of Latvia
Kristine Zubtsova

Kristine Zubtsova

  • Tbilisi Free University
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Luka Tchovelidze

  • Tbilisi Free University
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Margaux Knoerr

  • University of Ottawa
Mariam Papaskiri

Mariam Papaskiri

  • Tbilisi Free University
Sophia Martinez

Sofia Martinez

  • Carleton University

Our Partner Universities

The Memos

1 min read

The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Geopolitical Significance of the Washington Peace Declaration for the South Caucasus

7 min read

Strengthening Canada’s Response to Disinformation Through International Practices

1 min read

Foreign Fighters and Regional Security in the Black Sea Region: Policy Imperatives Amid the Russia-Ukraine War

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1 min read

The Strategic Importance of the Caspian and Black Sea Regions for Europe’s Energy Security

11 min read

The Geopolitical Situation and Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Black Sea Region

2 min read

NATO’s Role in the Black Sea Region – Strategic Interests and Challenges

2 min read

Radicalization as a Threat to National Security: Insights from Latvia since Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine in 2022

11 min read

Corporate Social Responsibility and Economic Sanctions: The Case of Latvia’s Information and Communication Technology Sector

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2 min read

American Foreign Fighters in Ukraine: Motivations, Profiles, and Risk-assessment

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