AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHarvard Funding Shock: Georgia’s Harvard Georgian Studies Program has closed after Tbilisi refused to extend funding, with the Education Ministry citing the lack of an agreed future plan—raising questions about how politics shapes academic cooperation. AI in Schools: US educators in Charleston are piloting AI literacy training, using live demos to show students how generative tools can produce obvious errors and why safe use matters. Energy Diversification: Georgia’s oil supply is slowly shifting as it imported Kazakh crude for the first time (5,500 tonnes), while still receiving large volumes from Russia—signaling diversification under sanctions pressure. Cybersecurity Watch: A Central Asia-focused espionage campaign dubbed “SilkParasite” used Google Drive as a command channel to hide malware traffic in trusted cloud services. Regional Science & Culture: Tbilisi hosted the 100th anniversary event of the First Turkology Congress, highlighting research and cooperation across the Turkic world. Tech Policy Trend: The EU’s Critical Entities Resilience approach reframes critical infrastructure as interconnected digital and AI-dependent systems, not just physical facilities.
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