Ms. Ia Meurmishvili is the chief international correspondent, and host of The World Deciphered, a weekly analytical show focused on U.S. national and global security issues, produced by The Cipher Brief. Previously, she served as the managing editor of Voice of America's Georgian Service and the anchor of View from Washington. As an international journalist and editor, Ms. Meurmishvili specializes in American foreign and national security policy and transatlantic relations, including NATO and the EU, U.S.-Russia relations, Ukraine, Black Sea security, and U.S.-Georgia relations. She is frequently featured as an expert commentator on these topics on television and at international conferences.
In addition to her broadcasting work, Ms. Meurmishvili has lectured at universities in Georgia on U.S. politics, disinformation, and the role of journalism in democracy. She has been a regular contributor to Ooligraph.info, an investigative fact-checking publication dedicated to debunking fake news and propaganda. Prior to her time at Voice of America, Ms. Meurmishvili held key roles at the Eurasia Foundation, Finmeccanica, and in the office of U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz.
Ms. Meurmishvili is also the founder and director of Villa Chven Winery in the Republic of Georgia, which produces Georgian wines using indigenous grapes to help revitalize Georgian winemaking traditions disrupted by the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
