SIKHA Foundation

23/12/2025

🧐 In the wake of the quasi-war between the West and Russia in Ukraine, it is time to revise political history Georgia.

❓ In particular, our intern Sofia Balan raises the question: To what extent did the United States and its allies utilize impressionable countries to indirectly escalate tensions with Russia, particularly by facilitating a regime change through the Rose Revolution and promoting the rise of Mikheil Saakashvili?

🔗Read the answer here: https://www.sikhafoundation.ge/index.php/2025/12/22/the-u-s-hidden-hand-in-saakashvilis-anti-russian-policy/

Sofia Balan, SIKHA foundation intern To What Extent Did the United States and Its Allies Utilize Impressionable Countries to Indirectly Escalate Tensions with Russia, Particularly by Facilitating a Regime Change through the Rose Revolution and Promoting the Rise of Mikhail Saakashvili? The post-Sovi...

10/08/2025

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 On the eve of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, it would be worthwhile to recall why the war in Ukraine began.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 В преддверии встречи Дональда Трампа и Владимира Путина неплохо бы вспомнить, почему началась война на Украине.

👉 https://www.sikhafoundation.ge/index.php/2025/08/10/russia-in-ukraine-understanding-with-reason-not-western-values/

❗️ Русская версия по этой же ссылке.

17/07/2025

✝️⚠️☪️ Political scientist and founder of the SIKHA foundation research institute, Archil Sikharulidze during a press conference at the Multimedia Press Center of Sputnik Georgia on June 30, 2025, explained why religious institutions have become targets of systemic attacks and what similarities can be observed across different post-Soviet countries. The discussion concerns not only faith but also the values that are currently being contested.

👉 READ: https://www.sikhafoundation.ge/index.php/2025/07/17/transcript-the-church-under-fire-why-post-soviet-governments-pressure-religion/

26/06/2025

🇦🇲 🇬🇪 Roundtable Discussion | Armenia and Georgia Today: Current Situation and Trends.

🔥 Languages: English & Russian.

🔍 As part of the Second Armenia–Georgia Expert Forum held on June 18–20, a roundtable discussion was convened that offered a multifaceted exploration of key societal aspects shaping bilateral relations between Armenia and Georgia. Participants discussed educational and cultural cooperation, focusing on the current state of Armenology in Georgia and Georgian studies in Armenia.

❓The roundtable discussion participants included Samvel Manukyan, Senior Research Fellow at the Orbeli Research Center; Paata Tsagareishvili, Director of the Transport Corridor Research Center; Giorgi Udzilauri, Director of the European Choice for Georgia NGO; Harutyun Khudanyan, Researcher at the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia; Archil Sikharulidze, Senior Research Fellow of the SIKHA Foundation; Babken Ghazaryan, Senior Laboratory Assistant of the Center for Georgian Studies of YSU; Samvel Meliqsetyan, Associate expert of the Research Center on Security Policy; Giorgi Gvimradze, Head of the Analytical Service of the Georgian Public Broadcaster. The discussion was moderated by Hasmik Meliksetyan, Senior Research Fellow at the Orbeli Research Center.

👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfL1yKauDlY

Կլոր սեղան - քննարկում | Հայաստանն ու Վրաստանն այսօր. ներկա իրավիճակը և միտումներըՀունիսի 18-20-ը տեղի ունեցած Հայ-վրացական երկրորդ փորձագիտական ֆորումի շրջա...

23/06/2025

🇬🇪🇦🇲 Archil Sikharulidze, founder of the SIKHA foundation, participated in the “Armenia–Georgia Strategic Partnership: Towards New Horizons of Cooperation” forum, organized by the ORBELI Center held on June 18–20 in Dilijan, Armenia.

📌 Transcript of the speech titled “Political Science and the Higher Education System of Georgia: Ontology, Epistemology, and Reasoning“.

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Archil Sikharulidze, founder of the SIKHA foundation, participated in the “Armenia–Georgia Strategic Partnership: Towards New Horizons of Cooperation” forum, organized by the ORBELI Center held on June 18–20 in Dilijan, Armenia. Transcript of the speech titled “Political Science and the Hi...

14/06/2025

🔥👩‍🎓 We are pleased to announce that Miss Sofia Balan will be joining the SIKHA foundation as our first intern. If you are interested in contributing to the institute and gaining a unique academic and research experience in return, feel free to contact us.

👉 FOLLOW US: https://www.sikhafoundation.ge/index.php/internship/

14/06/2025

🔥 The SIKHA foundation presents the first research paper by the senior researcher Archil Sikharulidze, focusing on Islam and the Muslim community in Georgia. The paper examines the daily challenges faced by Muslims in the country and explores the community’s precarious position between state security concerns and the struggle for freedom of expression.

📌 The paper is available in ENGLISH, РУССКИЙ, ქართულად.

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The SIKHA foundation presents the first research paper by the senior researcher Archil Sikharulidze, focusing on Islam and the Muslim community in Georgia. The paper examines the daily challenges faced by Muslims in the country and explores the community’s precarious position between state securit...

25/05/2025

🔥 Archil Sikharulidze, founder of the SIKHA foundation, participated in the Termez Dialogue on Connectivity between Central and South Asia, titled “Building a Common Space of Peace, Friendship, and Prosperity,” held on May 19–21 in Termez, Uzbekistan.

❗️Арчил Сихарулидзе, основатель SIKHA foundation, принял участие в Термезском Диалоге (Termez Dialogue) по вопросам взаимосвязанности Центральной и Южной Азии под названием «Создание общего пространства мира, дружбы и процветания», который состоялся 19–21 мая в Термезе, Узбекистан.

TRANSCRIPT in ENGLISH & на РУССКОМ: https://www.sikhafoundation.ge/index.php/2025/05/24/press-release-termezi-dialogue-and-georgia/

Archil Sikharulidze

Archil Sikharulidze, founder of the SIKHA foundation, participated in the Termez Dialogue on Connectivity between Central and South Asia, titled “Building a Common Space of Peace, Friendship, and Prosperity,” held on May 19–21 in Termez, Uzbekistan. Transcript of the speech titled “Central A...

14/11/2024

Влог №2. Почему Запад не смог помочь оппозиции победить на парламентских выборах в Грузии?

Основатель научно-исследовательского института SIKHA foundation, Арчил Сихарулидзе о политических процессах в Грузии, в частности, причинах поражения т.н. прозападной оппозиции и вмешательстве Западных игроков во внутренние дела страны.

1. Критика выборов и ответы;
2. Вмешательство Западных игроков;
3. Будущее оппозиции;
4. Причины поражения оппозиции.

Основатель научно-исследовательского института SIKHA foundation, Арчил Сихарулидзе о политических процессах в Грузии, в частности, причинах поражения т.н. пр...

28/10/2024

Сегодня перед началом гражданского неповиновения оппозиции в Грузии, научно-исследовательский институт SIKHA foundation предлагает вам видео блог - Между "мечтателями" и фанатиками. Основатель института Арчил Сихарулидзе и научный сотрудник Нино Скворцова анализируют прошедшие выборы.

Основатель научно-исследовательского института SIKHA foundation, Арчил Сихарулидзе и научный сотрудник Нино Скворцова бегло о прошедших парламентских выборах...