Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers interviews with Accent News on Russia cancelling visa regime with Georgia
On May 12, Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers offered his expert comments to Georgian outlet Accent News regarding Moscow's reasoning for cancelling the visa regime... MORE
As Kremlin Boosts Soft Power, Will Georgia ‘Fly’ to Moscow or Brussels?
According to the decree on May 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that, from May 15 on, the visa regime for citizens of Georgia visiting... MORE
US Slaps Sanctions on Georgian Judges
On April 5, United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken issued a statement announcing that the US State Department has publicly sanctioned Georgian judges Mikheil... MORE
Georgia Dragged Into Russian-Ukrainian Orthodox Controversy
On March 25, the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, in a letter to the spiritual head of global Christian Orthodoxy, Ecumenical... MORE
Georgian Government Withdraws ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill After Large-Scale Protests
On March 10, the Georgian Parliament rejected the draft law, “On the Transparency of Foreign Influence,” after its second reading. The controversial bill was initiated... MORE
Eschewing the West’s ‘Double Standards,’ Georgia Favors Restoring Direct Flights With Russia
On February 3, the United States Department of State warned the Georgian government that the resumption of direct flights between Georgia and Russia would lead... MORE
Georgia Believes ‘Modest Dowries’ Are Enough for EU Membership
On February 1, the European Commission published analytical reports on Georgia’s, Ukraine’s and Moldova’s respective alignment with the European Union’s acquis. The reports complement the... MORE
Russian Praise and Transatlantic Criticism Underline Growing Anti-Western Sentiment Among Georgia’s Elite
During a press conference on January 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised the Georgian government for its decision not to join the Western sanctions... MORE
Georgia Attempts to Revive Strategic Anaklia Deep-Sea Port Project
In all likelihood, the Georgian government has decided to seriously deal with the project of constructing the strategically important deep-sea Port of Anaklia, which was... MORE
Will Abkhazia Become the ‘Georgian Monaco?’
On December 28, 2022, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili remarked that the breakaway Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, which has been under Russian control since 1993,... MORE