Ani Chkhikvadze is a journalist focused on international politics, security, and US foreign policy. She has covered mass protests and political shifts in Georgia, including the ongoing demonstrations in Tbilisi against the ruling party’s authoritarian drift and its distancing from the European Union and the West. Her reporting has appeared in Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, The Spectator, The Free Press, and other outlets. She spent eight years in Washington as a correspondent for Voice of America, reporting on US diplomacy, defense policy, and post-Soviet affairs. She holds a master’s from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a bachelor’s from Tbilisi State University.