Education and Work Experience

• 10/2020 - | Freelance Journalist | Institute for War and Peace Reporting | Tbilisi, Georgia
• 09/2019-06/2020 | College of Europe | Master of Arts in European Politics and Governance | Bruges, Belgium
• 09/2020-08/2022 | Foreign Relations Coordinator | Political Movement "Droa" | Tbilisi, Georgia
• 09/2018 - 02/2019 | Program Assistant (Intern) | German Marshall Fund of the United States | Warsaw, Poland
• 09/2015 - 06/2018 | Tallinn University of Technology | Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (Highest Honors) | Tallinn, Estonia

Fellowships, Stipends and Awards

• Doctoral Researcher at FU Berlin | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) | Graduate School Scholarship Program | 2022-2025
• Graduate student at the College of Europe | European Commission | 2019-2020
• Erasmus + Exchange Student at LUISS University (Rome, Italy) | European Commission | 2016

Research Interests

• Hybrid regimes
• EU External Affairs
• Democratization
• Central and Eastern Europe
• International Relations

Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Mgaloblishvili, A. 2026: Countering autocratization in a contested liberal international order: comparing the role of EU conditionality in Georgia (2022–2024) and Slovakia (1994–1998). Journal of European Public Policy, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2026.2657994 
• Mgaloblishvili, A. 2025: The Illiberal Shield: Hungary’s Role in Averting EU Democracy Promotion in Georgia. Journal of Illiberalism Studies, no. 3 (2025): 131-154, https://doi.org/10.53483/ZCRA3616.
• Mgaloblishvili, A. 2018: Beyond Neoclassical Economics: The Impact of Religion on the Economic Disparity Between Georgia and Estonia. TalTech Journal of European Studies, 8(2), 24-43. https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2018-0014 

Monographs

• The Overlooked Actors in the EU Studies: Examining the Strategies and Objectives of Religious actors in the European Union | Bruges Political Research Papers | Publication of MA thesis in research paper series: https://www.coleurope.eu/news/bruges-political-research-paper-no-81-anastasia-mgaloblishvili
• Beyond neoclassical economics: the impact of religion on the economic disparity between Georgia and Estonia | Baltic Journal of European Studies | Publication of BA thesis in double-blind peer reviewed journal: https://sciendo.com/article/10.1515/bjes-2018-0014

Other Publications

• Mgaloblishvili, Anastasia 2024: “Is Georgian Dream Digging Its Own Grave?” https://www.gmfus.org/news/georgian-dream-digging-its-own-grave.
• Mgaloblishvili, Anastasia 2024: “The crucial role of the EU elections in Georgia’s battle against authoritarianism” https://www.scripts-berlin.eu/transfer-activities/read/blog/Blog-72-Mgaloblishvili-Georgia/index.html.
• Mgaloblishvili, Anastasia 2024: “Reasons for Cautious Optimism About Georgia’s Elections” https://www.gmfus.org/news/reasons-cautious-optimism-about-georgias-elections.
• Mgaloblishvili, Anastasia 2024: “How did Georgian Dream ‘win’ in Georgia?” https://www.scripts-berlin.eu/transfer-activities/read/blog/Blog-76-Mgaloblishvili-Georgian-Election/index.html.
• Mgaloblishvilli, Anastasia 2023: “Russia’s Clandestine Victory in Georgia” https://visegradinsight.eu/russias-clandestine-victory-in-georgia/.
• Mgaloblishvilli, Anastasia 2023: “Democracy in Peril: Rethinking EU Conditionality for Georgia’s Path to EU Candidacy” https://gip.ge/publication-post/democracy-in-peril-rethinking-eu-conditionality-for-georgias-path-to-eu-candidacy/.
• Articles and Contributions | Institute for War and Peace Reporting 
• Articles and Contributions | New Eastern Europe 
• ”When political institutions fail, boycott and street protests can succeed” | Public Seminar | Reprinted article from New Eastern Europe
• “Sans the U.S: Are we ready for a new climate change agreement?”| The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• “What’s Wrong with Elections in Georgia?” | RealPolitika | Weekly Video Blog “Georgia Deconstructed”
• “Political Turbulence Shakes Georgia”|New Eastern Europe | Interview and take on the political situation in Georgia for the “Talk Eastern Europe” Podcast|