Patrik Shirak

Conflict resolution and peace building practitioner currently residing in Ecuador. His experience with the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict stretches back years, having helped organized trips bringing together Georgian and Abkhaz leaders and youth while working for a NGO in Washington, DC. He lived in Georgia and Abkhazia in 2007, and recently completed research examining the failures of third party mediation efforts in the conflict.

McCain & Obama Are Both Wrong on Georgia

After watching the first presidential debate between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, one of the only lasting thoughts on my mind was how over-simplified they present the ongoing

By Patrik Shirak

/ 30 Sep 2008