What happened
The Georgian Dream government adopts a "foreign influence" law over mass protests, wins a disputed October election that the opposition and international observers challenge, and in November announces suspension of EU accession talks until 2028 — triggering sustained protests, police crackdowns, and Western sanctions on ruling-party figures. The EU declares the accession process de facto halted.
Georgia was the region's westward anchor; its freeze redraws the geopolitical map as surely as any war. Whether this is a durable reorientation toward Moscow's orbit or a contested pause is the module's central Georgian question.
Confidence: High
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