When the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016, the event was predicted to have a huge impact – not only on the EU itself, but also on the countries in its Eastern neighbourhood, including Georgia. It was expected that the EU would lose both a ‘vocal supporter’ of Georgia (Jorjoliani 2016), as well as a proponent of taking a ‘hard line on Russia’ (Nicolescu 2018, 107).
2016-2020: The Post-Referendum Period and “Global Britain”
2020-2024: A New Era for UK-Georgia Relations, or an Era of Lost Opportunities?
2024-: What Now, and What Next? The 2024 Elections Amidst an Already-Strained Relationship