Knowledge Base

A systemic audit of the operational mechanics of power in Georgia. This is an evolving library of our foundational research.

A Guide to Our Research

Welcome to the CAT AGI Knowledge Base. This page serves as the central analytical library for our research, designed for an audience of diplomats, journalists, and international observers.

Operating as post-political systemic auditors, we provide in-depth, evidence-based briefings on the operational mechanics of power in Georgia, using the 2025 Tbilisi mayoral election as a diagnostic lens. Each report is a living document (v1.0, v.1.1, v.1.2, etc), initially based on extensive Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and designed to be updated with primary data from our Transparency Log and Citizen Signals Channel.

To guide your research, our analysis is structured into four key thematic areas. The sections below begin with the system’s core architecture, then move to its instruments of control, profile its key operators, and finally, analyze its response under pressure. This structure allows for a comprehensive understanding of the entire power vertical.

The System's Architect & Architecture

This section deconstructs the foundation of Georgia's informal power vertical. These reports profile its architect, Bidzina Ivanishvili, and map the interlocking network of loyalists who operate the system.

The Power Vertical: An Audit of Ivanishvili's Inner Circle | CAT AGI

A systemic audit of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s informal power vertical, mapping the key figures and interlocking directorates across politics, security, and business in Georgia.

The Ivanishvili System: An Audit of Informal Power in Georgia | CAT AGI

An audit of the informal governance system architected by Bidzina Ivanishvili, detailing its resilient structure, operational mechanics, and model of state capture.

The Instruments of Control

Here we analyze the key mechanisms used to maintain and consolidate power. These audits examine how the electoral system, media landscape, and urban digitalization projects are instrumentalized for political ends.

The Smart City Façade: An Audit of Tbilisi's Digitalization | CAT AGI

A systemic audit of Tbilisi’s 'smart city' initiatives, analyzing the gap between the PR narrative and the reality of opaque procurement and political patronage.

The Echo Chamber: An Audit of Georgia's Polarized Media | CAT AGI

An audit of Georgia’s polarized media ecosystem, detailing the architecture of control, state-sanctioned narratives, and coercion against independent journalists.

The Electoral System: An Audit of the 2025 Election Rules | CAT AGI

A systemic audit of the legal framework for the 2025 Tbilisi election, analyzing how legislative changes create a structurally uneven playing field.

Key Lieutenants & Case Studies

Power is executed through key individuals. These profiles provide an in-depth look at the system's most important public figures, documenting their careers, networks, and operational roles within the regime.

Profile: Mamuka Mdinaradze, The Regime's Enforcer | CAT AGI

An analytical profile of Mamuka Mdinaradze, tracing his career from Georgian Dream ideologue to his appointment as head of Georgia's State Security Service (SGB).

Profile: Kakha Kaladze, The System Mayor of Tbilisi | CAT AGI

An analytical profile of Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, documenting his career, governance model, inner circle, and the system of political patronage in his administration.

The System Under Stress

This section presents the results of our real-world stress tests. By analyzing the institutional responses—or lack thereof—from civil society and parliament, we provide a unique, data-driven diagnostic of the system's resilience and vulnerabilities.

The Wall of Silence II: An Audit of Georgian Parliament | CAT AGI

An audit of the 100% non-response from Georgia's ruling party MPs, providing data-driven evidence of the collapse of parliamentary oversight and state capture.

The Wall of Silence: A Stress Test of Georgia's Civil Society | CAT AGI

An analysis of the near-total silence from Georgian CSOs under pressure, diagnosing a 'silence of weakness' from fear, fragmentation, and state retaliation.