МЕСТО ГРУЗИИ НА ШКАЛЕ СОВРЕМЕННЫХ ВНЕШНЕПОЛИТИЧЕСКИХ ПРИОРИТЕТОВ США

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The article analyzes the evolution of Georgia’s role in the US foreign policy strategy in 2012–2022. The article is aimed at understanding the degree of importance of Georgia in the U.S. foreign policy, identifying the areas of cooperation and conflict, and establishing the nature of the relations between Georgia and the United States. The methodology of the study is based on a systematic approach, thanks to which it was possible to determine the most significant factors influencing the bilateral relations. The scientific novelty of the research consists in conducting a comprehensive analysis of the logic and dynamics of the 2012–2022 Georgian-American relations, the study of the anti-Western rhetoric of the modern Georgian government, as well as in attracting the relevant groups of sources that have not been used previously in the domestic studies on the Georgian-American relations (the U.S. reports on the state of democracy in Georgia, a complete list of the legislative materials of the U.S. Congress for Georgia, the data on the Georgia’s foreign trade from 2014 to 2022, the U.S. officials’ statements criticizing the “Georgian Dream”, etc.). The author comesto the conclusion that the Biden administration, unlike the previous administrations, faced an additional problem in determining the significance of Georgia: since the end of Bush’s presidential term, the American side had not had a clear strategic regional policy to which Tbilisi could have related. Thus, the undertaken research is relevant for the formation of Russia’s foreign policy strategy in the context of the toughened geopolitical competition in the South Caucasus in order to effectively protect its own national security.