Tasks performed
- Research assistance
- Organizing events
- Administrative tasks
Background
Ani holds a BA in International Relations from Tbilisi State University and an MPhil in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Oslo. In 2019, she was awarded two Erasmus+ scholarships, spending the spring semester at Ăstfold University College in Halden and the fall semester at the University of Oslo.
Ani previously worked as a Project Assistant at the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS), where she was involved in two projects: Roadmap to Kremlin's Policy in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali Region and the Training Program in National Security and Public Policy. She has also completed internships at the Parliament of Georgia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Before joining ARENA, Ani was employed at NORLA (Norwegian Literature Abroad) as a Project Assistant, focusing on grant management and international communication with publishing houses.
Academic interests
Ani's academic interests span Russian foreign and security policy issues, with a specific focus on the role of propaganda in Russian grand strategy. Her research interests also include de facto states in the post-Soviet space, hybrid threats and democratic backsliding in Georgia and, more generally, in Central and Eastern Europe.