The stages and factors affecting the relations between Georgia and the State of Israel

Year 2024, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 1 - 21, 28.06.2024

Elnur Kelbizadeh , Eldar Jafarov

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12578764

Abstract

This article analyses the relations between Georgia and the State of Israel after collapse of USSR. The purpose of writing this article is to identify the factors affecting the relations between Georgia and Israel and to periodize the relations from a historical and political point of view. Systematic and content analysis methods were mainly used during the research, and relations between the two states were comprehensively analysed for the first time. Analysing the dynamics suggests a substantial opportunity for both states, and they mutually see the benefit of leveraging these ties in the near future. Strengthening relations between Georgia and Israel not only enhances regional security but also fosters collaboration.

Keywords

relations, Israel, Georgia, security, affecting factors

Post-Sovyet döneminde Gürcistan-İsrail ilişkileri

Abstract

Bu makale, SSCB'nin çöküşünden sonra Gürcistan ve İsrail Devleti arasındaki ilişkileri analiz ediyor. Bu makalenin yazılma amacı, Gürcistan ve İsrail arasındaki ilişkileri etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek ve ilişkileri tarihsel ve siyasi bir bakış açısından dönemlendirmektir. Araştırma sırasında başlıca olarak sistemli ve içerik analizi yöntemleri kullanılmış olup, iki devlet arasındaki ilişkiler ilk kez kapsamlı bir şekilde analiz edilmiştir. Dinamiklerin analizi, her iki devlet için önemli bir fırsat sağladığını ve bu bağları gelecekte yakın zamanda kullanmanın faydasını gördüklerini ortaya koymaktadır. Gürcistan ve İsrail arasındaki ilişkilerin güçlendirilmesi, sadece bölgesel güvenliği artırmakla kalmaz, aynı zamanda iş birliğini teşvik eder.

Keywords

ilişkiler, İsrail, Gürcistan, güvenlik, etkileyen faktörler

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