Tinatin Japaridze

Tinatin Japaridze specializes in geopolitics and security in Eurasia, with a particular focus on the Russia-Ukraine war. She also leads the firm’s coverage of the South Caucasus, namely Georgia and Azerbaijan, including the countries’ domestic and foreign policies, reforms, and leadership. She supports the Eurasia team in its analysis of technology policy in the region.
Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Tinatin spent more than 15 years working at the intersection of communications and security. She served as a vice president of business development and strategy at The Critical Mass, a Virginia-based veteran-owned small business, supporting and implementing the initiatives of the US State Department and international partners in the Eurasian region. She has also worked for the City of New York, first as the field and digital community engagement specialist at the NYC Census and later as the press secretary for New York’s Covid-19 response at NYC Health & Hospitals. For several years, Tinatin was the UN bureau chief for eastern European media outlets, a UN Radio host, and the producer of her own radio show on current affairs and international security. She is a regular media contributor with widely published works that have appeared in The Moscow Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic, among other outlets. Her book Stalin’s Millennials: Nostalgia, Trauma, and Nationalism was published to critical acclaim in 2022. Tinatin holds a master’s degree in Russian regional studies with a focus on cybersecurity and digital diplomacy from Columbia University’s Harriman Institute and is fluent in six languages, including English, Russian, Georgian, and French.