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The Tbilisi International Conference provides a unique platform and brings together experienced political and security leaders from the United States, Western Europe, Georgia and the wider Euro-Atlantic community to discuss the vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace; the challenges facing Europe\u2019s eastern nations; and strategies to move forward. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Hosted in the heart of the Caucasus by the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University and the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC), the Tbilisi<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">International Conference has earned a reputation as a can\u2019t-miss event for leaders across<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Georgia, the United States and Europe.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Since 2015, each September, the conference brings together regional experts on security issues, along with Georgian policymakers, civil society activists, and the business community \u2013 with a view toward keeping Georgia high on the transatlantic agenda, and on track in its democratic progress and transatlantic aspirations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In various years, the Conference featured remarks from the President, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia; President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia; U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs A. 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