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Ani Chkhikvadze is a Washington-based journalist covering U.S. foreign policy, international security and post-Soviet affairs. A former Voice of America correspondent, originally from Georgia, she has reported from Ukraine and contributed to Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, the Free Press, Spectator US, the Washington Examiner, and others. She holds a master’s from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.