Latest Articles about Georgia
RUSSIA DISCARDS ITS “PEACEKEEPING” OPERATION IN ABKHAZIA
At the CIS summit in Bishkek on October 9 and 10, Russia announced the termination of the “CIS collective peacekeeping operation in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict zone.” Moscow describes its move as a common decision of the assembled heads of state and government, in a final... MORE
RUSSIA STILL SEEKING A UN CAMOUFLAGE IN ABKHAZIA
The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) and the UN itself are collateral casualties of Russia’s invasion of Georgia and “recognition of Abkhazia’s independence.” The diplomatic negotiating process, which is scheduled to open on October 15 in Geneva, may well see UNOMIG’s demise and,... MORE
EUROPEAN UNION MISSION DEPLOYS TO GEORGIA WHILE QUESTIONS PERSIST ABOUT GENEVA TALKS
The European Union launched the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia on October 1, in a series of tightly sequenced moves to implement the French-mediated armistice in the Russia-Georgia war. The next scheduled move is Russia’s withdrawal from the unilaterally declared “security zones” outside Abkhazia... MORE
RUSSIAN VERSUS INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS AT GENEVA DISCUSSIONS ON GEORGIA
Preparations are advancing for discussions to open in Geneva on October 15, ostensibly based on the French-mediated armistice in the Russia-Georgia conflict. Russia, Georgia, the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, and the OSCE are to participate in these discussions at the level... MORE
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE RETURNING TO THE SOUTH CAUCASUS TRANSPORT CORRIDOR
Russia’s invasion of Georgia in August caused partial and temporary disruptions to the transport corridor for Caspian oil and other commodities through that country. The two-pronged corridor, running from Azerbaijan to the Georgian Black Sea coast and via Georgia to the Turkish Mediterranean coast, is... MORE
LESSONS AND LOSSES OF GEORGIA’S FIVE-DAY WAR WITH RUSSIA
The Georgian Government, defeated in the five-day war with Russia, has been adopting a two-pronged approach in its information strategy: trying to prove that the war was initiated by Russia on August 7, and frequently praising the might of the Georgian Army, which inflicted 10... MORE
THE CYBER DIMENSION OF RUSSIA’S ATTACK ON GEORGIA
A growing body of evidence suggests that Russia’s disproportionate military assault on Georgia in the aftermath of Tbilisi’s failed bid to retake the breakaway region of South Ossetia was preceded and accompanied by a series of coordinated and sophisticated cyber assaults on Georgia’s embryonic Internet... MORE
NAVAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE SOUTH OSSETIAN CRISIS
Last month’s confrontation between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia had a maritime dimension that continues to expand. Russia deployed elements of its Black Sea fleet to Georgia’s coast during its military operations and subsequently sank several Georgian naval vessels in Poti. During the clash... MORE
WHAT THE EUROPEAN UNION CAN DO ABOUT GEORGIA AFTER THE RUSSIAN INVASION
The EU’s emergency summit on September 1 must contemplate the wreckage of European policies in the eastern neighborhood and toward Russia. Following Russia’s invasion of Georgia and the forcible change of borders there, the EU can expect intensified Russian pressures (perhaps after a decent interval)... MORE
RUSSIA BLOCKING OSCE’S ACCESS TO SOUTH OSSETIA
Russia’s August 26 official recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as “independent states” will change nothing on the ground, let alone the international legal status of the two territories. With or without such “recognition,” Russia did as it pleased in both territories for the last... MORE