On September 22, 2023, the public defense of the dissertation of Irakli Gabelia, a doctoral student of the Political Science doctoral program at Caucasus International University, was held on the topic: “Black Sea Security in the Modern Geopolitical Context.”

Scientific supervisor:
Vakhtang Maisaia - Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor at Caucasus International University.

Official reviewers:
Alika Guchua - Doctor of Political Science, Associate Professor at Caucasus International University.
Edisher Gvenetadze - Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor at the Georgian Technical University.

After the presentation of the work and the completion of relevant procedures, by the decision of the Dissertation Council of the Political Science doctoral program of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Caucasus International University, Irakli Gabelia was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Political Science.