Sopo Japaridze - USSR: A Common Home & History | Georgia’s Foreign Agent Bill | Armenian Georgian Relations | Ep 330 - May 18, 2024

Chapters

1. 00:00 Intro to topics and welcome to Sopo Japaridze.
2. 00:33 Sopo Japaridze about herself
3. 02:37 How difficult is it to organize labor in Georgia and what does it take to do so?
4. 03:25 How NGO-ization doesn't help unions and unionization
5. 05:21 What type of Unions exist in Georgia and how widespread are they?
6. 08:44 Does the popularity of Unions in Georgia mirror that of the US?
7. 11:25 Is there similar Unionization work being done in Armenia, is there collaboration between the countries?
8. 12:29 Any Union Organizers in Armenia? Reach out to Sopo Japaridze in Georgia
9. 12:48 Do formerly Soviet peoples have a distorted memory of their common hmle and history?
10. 19:42 What do you remember when you think about Georgia's Soviet legacy?
11. 23:16 Are the good things about the Soviet Union compartmentalized by periods?
12. 29:26 Pledge Break!
13. 32:11 Georgia's Foreign Agent Law and current domestic turmoil
14. 38:03 Does Georgia need a Foreign Agent law?
15. 40:27 The power of some NGOs
16. 43:32 Why was the bill brought back at this moment in time?
17. 52:57 Can the Georgian parliament override a presidential veto?
18. 55:55 The Western and domestic media attention on the protests
19. 1:01:02 Armenian Georgian Relations
20. 1:01:23 Why aren't Georgians and Armenians better friends?
21. 1:04:47 Why do Georgians consider Russia the biggest threat?
22. 1:09:44 How do Georgians feel about Turkey?
23. 1:14:32 About Sopo Japaridze
24. 1:14:59 Final pledge reminder and wrap up