Mariam Khotenashvili is the Executive Director of the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) – the first trans-European research network on EU affairs. She oversees the overall functioning and strategic development of the Association and its Secretariat. Mariam represents TEPSA vis-à-vis the EU institutions, national governments, the think-tank community, and other partners. She works to increase the visibility of TEPSA’s research and bridge the gap between academic knowledge and policy-making. Mariam also hosts TEPSA’s flagship video series, EuropeChats.
Her background combines policy advocacy, research coordination, project management, and academic work. She specializes in the EU’s Enlargement and Foreign Policies and has written extensively on Russia’s war against Europe and the EU’s response. She has delivered guest lectures at institutions such as the London School of Economics and the College of Europe.
Mariam holds Master’s degrees in EU International Relations and Diplomacy (College of Europe) and in Conflict Studies and Human Rights (Utrecht University). Before joining TEPSA in 2016, she worked with Transparency International Georgia and ALDA – The European Association for Local Democracy, and completed traineeships at the European Commission (DG DEVCO) and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
List of recent publications:
Khotenashvili, M. (2024, May 3). What can the EU do about the Georgian government’s drift towards Russia? TEPSA. https://tepsa.eu/analysis/what-can-the-eu-do-about-the-georgian-governments-drift-towards-russia/
Khotenashvili, M. (2024). Building security foundations for an enlarged and democratic EU: Insights from Georgia [Editorial]. TEPSA. https://tepsa.eu/analysis/building-security-foundations-for-an-enlarged-and-democratic-eu-insights-from-georgia/
Khotenashvili, M. (2024, December 11). Why is the EU always late in taking responsibility? [Editorial]. TEPSA. https://tepsa.eu/analysis/why-is-the-eu-always-late-in-taking-responsibility/
Khotenashvili, M., & TEPSA Network. (2024). Recommendations from the TEPSA network to the Hungarian Presidency [Co-author]. TEPSA. https://tepsa.eu/press-releases/recommendations-to-the-hungarian-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union/
Khotenashvili, M., co-author (2024).Streamlining the EU: Better governance without Treaty change. https://tepsa.eu/policy-advice/streamlining-the-eu-better-governance-without-treaty-change/
Khotenashvili, M., co-author (2024) Fighting the Last War: Is the International Community Failing Georgia? European Democracy Hub / EPD. https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/fighting-the-last-war/
Khotenashvili, M. (2023). As Long As It Takes [Editorial]. TEPSA. https://tepsa.eu/analysis/as-long-as-it-takes/
Sirbiladze, I., Khotenashvili, M., & Panchulidze, E. (2023). Seizing the EU enlargement momentum: Georgia’s prospects for joining the European family. In M. Kaeding, J. Pollak, & P. Schmidt (Eds.), Enlargement and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals (pp. 131–134). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-43234-7
Khotenashvili, M. (2022). Can the world not defend Ukraine? [TEPSA Commentary]. https://tepsa.eu/analysis/can-the-world-not-defend-ukraine/
TEPSA (co-authors). (2022, June). Enlargement, Treaty Reform, Energy, and more!https://tepsa.eu/policy-advice/euco-debrief-june-2022-enlargement-treaty-reform-energy-and-more/
Khotenashvili, M. (2022). Why Putin does not have any ‘legitimate claims’ on the territories and statehood of Eastern European countries. [TEPSA Commentary]. https://tepsa.eu/analysis/why-putin-does-not-have-any-legitimate-claims-on-the-territories-and-statehood-of-eastern-european-countries/
Khotenashvili, M. (2021). Georgien. In Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co.
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Belgian Presidency [Co-author, 2023]. https://tepsa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/TEPSA-Recommendations-Belgium-2023-1-1.pdf