Prospects for the future

To enable DAG develop further, its leading faculty have consulted and still have to consult with specialists of political science, international relations, diplomacy, law, economics at the leading educational and research institutions in the USA and Europe, such as the Institute for the Study of Democracy (Georgetown Univ.), SAIS (John Hopkins Univ.), APSIA, AU, George Washington Univ. (Washington D.C.), Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts Univ., Medford, M.A.), Kennedy School of Government (Harvard Univ., Cambridge, M.A), Tulane Law School (Tulane Univ. New Orleans, L.A), Foreign Service Institute (Arlington, V.A), OSU (Columbus, OH), Univ. of Pittsburgh (P.A), George Mason Univ. (VA), etc. Tight academic and scholarly contacts and exchanges, joint conferences and workshops, summer school arrangements, possibility of issuing a joint diploma are desirable with any interested university or college in the USA , Europe or any other well developed universities and research centers.

It is vital for the Diplomatic Academy to be affiliated with institutions interested in joint work aimed at mutually beneficial programs, which will also help to develop DAG, help it to become an up-to-date educational and research institution able to function as an International or Southern Caucasian/Regional Diplomatic Academy and a research center.

Georgia's favorable geopolitical situation, its participation in important intergovernmental projects, such as TRACECA (implementation of which will be of great interest to a number of countries, including the USA), make the Diplomatic Academy a convenient base for preparing specialists able to work towards fostering better understanding and closer cross-cultural contacts between the three Southern Caucasian countries (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) and the North Caucasian states. (The first step towards that was attempted by DAG on its own initiative and funding through the conference mentioned above; another- through participating in international Diplomatic Training Courses for young diplomats of the South Caucasus, which were sponsored by the Swiss Government and conducted by leading European specialists at the Diplomatic Academy in 2001-2002). The implementation of the projects offered by DAG will considerably improve the situation in the Region, make it less confrontational, more cooperative and peaceful.

With its still untapped potential DAG may well develop into a regional research center, where important political and economic projects will be designed, analysis of critical situations will be conducted and practical recommendations will be produced. Due to the scientific/research potential of the leading faculty of the Academy, its good and well equipped building DAG can become a convenient base for mutually beneficial meetings, seminars or conferences of international scholars, experts, researchers and theorists. DAG has prerequisites enabling it to accumulate a rich bank of information on TRACECA, The Silk Road Project, Oil Pipeline projects, on the tendencies of development of various political/economic situations in the region, to accumulate the information resulting from analysis of critical situations, etc., all of which can be of great use to foreign scholars, politicians, companies, etc.

Georgia's membership in major international organizations, its participation in a number of international economic projects and its natural access to significant transportation routes make it an interesting place for partner scholars interested in Georgia, who can help develop the idea of broadening international relations, intellectual or business partnership with this country, its practitioners and intellectuals. Few Georgian institutions have research and educational potential equal to that of DAG.

Cooperating with foreign colleagues and scholars in Georgia or abroad  DAG’s faculty seek to:

  • study curricula of the Departments of Political Science/International Relations, International Law, English Departments at relevant universities; study the disciplines with the aim of incorporating them into DAG's curriculum, some of them in the near future, others - later , depending on the availability of specialists or on funding

  • collect necessary books and materials; use rich library resources of American and European universities and research centers

  • consult with specialists of the above mentioned fields as regards disciplines most suitable to Georgian (or in future- to Southern Caucasian) Diplomatic Academy

  • consult with foreign scholars (at relevant research centers) regarding the prospects and practical possibilities of turning part of the DAG's resources into a prospective Southern Caucasian research center; discuss points of mutually beneficial interests and prospective joint activities aimed at the attainment of peace in the Southern Caucasian Region, so important for the implementation of international intergovernmental projects (TRACECA and others)

  • seek possibilities of exchange programs for students and faculty with relevant universities and schools

  • seek possibilities of joint work with scholars, researchers, theorists aimed at conducting analysis of situation in the Region, which is in the interests of the world community and aimed at a joint work producing practical recommendations for creating a sound ground for implementation of projects of practical importance

  • discuss possibilities of using DAG's intellectual potential, its know-how and its access to mass media (through its political journal and programs on an independent TV channels) for the creation of an International Diplomatic Academy in the Southern Caucasus and a research center on its basis

  • discuss topics of mutual interest for future meetings, conferences, workshops of interested scholars together with Georgian specialists

  • search for interested institutions and scholars aware of the mutually beneficial aspects of the project and besides, of its importance for the Southern Caucasus, the North Caucasus and the Central Asia.

Any suggestions are welcome. We are looking forward to hearing from our colleagues and interested persons and organizations.