- PII
- S268667300000616-7-1
- DOI
- 10.7868/S0000616-7-1
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue 4 (556)
- Pages
- 57-73
- Abstract
- The Republic of Georgia attracts significant attention among the United States policymaking community in general and lawmakers, in particular. The U.S. Congress plays an active - if indirect - role in shaping the U.S. policy towards Georgia. The U.S. Congress members' interest in Georgia results mainly from their perception of this country as a beacon of democratic and market reforms and a target of pressure by a large neighbor - the Russian Federation. The Congress seeks to influence the U.S. approach to Georgia by adopting resolutions declaring U.S. support for Georgia and demanding more supportive action from the administration. The Hill also uses its “power of the purse” to earmark funds for various kinds of aid to Georgia. On the political track, over the last decade, the Congress has been asking the administration to speed up Georgia's integration into NATO and supply defensive military equipment to Tbilisi. However, a major factor limiting the imprint of the Congress on the U.S. - Georgia policy has been the absence of a powerful ethnic or commercial lobby in the United States that could pressure the U.S. government and the Congress in particular, into a more active engagement with Georgia.
- Keywords
- United States, Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Georgia, lobbying, foreign policy, democratization, security, Obama, Cardin, McCain, Saakashvili, Ivanishvili
- Date of publication
- 09.04.2016
- Year of publication
- 2016
- Number of purchasers
- 1
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- 1062
RAS Global AffairsСША & Канада: экономика – политика – культура USA & Canada: Economics – Politics – Culture
- ISSN (Print) 26866730
- ISSN (Online) 3034-6045
THE CONGRESS' ROLE IN U.S. POLICYMAKING TOWARDS THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
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