Mariam Lashkhi: NGO Nation - Who Speaks for Georgia?

<p>Mariam Lashkhi is a representative of the Georgian Dream Party and a member of the Georgian Parliament.</p><p>A strong civil society is required as a balance to state power in a healthy democracy. However, what happens when civil society is represented by &quot;non-governmental organisations&quot; (NGOs) that are financed by foreign governments with strong geopolitical interests? On the dividing lines of a redivided Europe, Georgia finds itself with thousands of &quot;NGO's&quot; financed by Western governments, many with close cooperation with foreign intelligence services. The government in Georgia passed an NGO transparency law, which was immediately denounced in the West as a &quot;Russian law&quot;. While the government of Georgia has no diplomatic relations with Russia and aspires to join NATO, it is nonetheless dismissed as &quot;pro-Russian&quot; after refusing to join the fighting against Russia. As the Prime Minister of Georgia warned, the NGOs are used by the US to topple the government so a second front can be opened against Russia.Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen:Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesenSupport the channel:PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f</p>