Saakashvili Appoints His Closest Confidants To Head Georgia’s Law-enforcement Agencies
"I'm leaving my political party and opt for political silence," declared the new chairman of the Georgian Supreme Court, Kote Kemularia, after his strong parliamentary... MORE
Russia Turning Back The Clock On Georgian Policy
On June 21, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told military journalists that Russia would only withdraw its troops from the Batumi and Akhalkalaki bases after... MORE
Georgian Defense System Still Faces Problems
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's steps toward improving material and technical support for the Georgian army resulted in a significant increase in the military call-up. During... MORE
Russian Military Bases In Georgia: No Negotiations, New Complications
Bilateral negotiations on Russia's military bases in Georgia were expected to resume this week, but did not. At the last minute, Moscow declined Tbilisi's invitation... MORE
Pankisi Emerges As A Litmus Test In Georgia-russian Relations
The much-discussed Pankisi gorge involving Chechen refugees has reappeared on the agenda of Georgian-Russian relations. On a visit to Georgia on June 8-9, a delegation... MORE
Reshuffle In Georgia “force” Agencies
Prior to this week's cabinet of ministers' parliamentary vote of confidence, according the new Constitution, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili issued a surprise reshuffling of officials... MORE
Georgia Intensifies Pressure On South Ossetia
At a June 2 meeting of the mixed monitoring commission in Tskhinvali, the Georgian delegation demonstrated its lack of confidence in Major-General Svyatoslav Nabzdorov, demanding... MORE
Russian Tycoons Swoop Down On Georgia
Kakha Bendukidze, one of Russia’s leading industrialists, is in Tbilisi today to accept appointment as minister of economics in the government of Georgia. President Mikheil... MORE
Georgian Ngos Protest Prison Abuse
Torture in prisons, mistreatment of prisoners, illegal arrests and abused police discretion have reappeared on the agenda only five months after the Rose Revolution, the... MORE
Georgia Also Makes Life Difficult For Chechen Refugees
The desire of Georgia’s new president Mikheil Saakashvili to improve relations with Russia, especially to relax Moscow’s travel restrictions on visitors from Georgia, increasingly seems... MORE